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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENDRIK BLOCK,

Plaintiff,

v.

MERCED FOOD CENTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00969-AWI-SAB

ORDER ENTERING STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(ECF No. 24)

STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER

COMES NOW, Plaintiff HENDRIK BLOCK (herein “Plaintiff”) by and through his 

counsel of record TANYA MOORE of the MOORE LAW FIRM; and Defendants, MERCED 

FOOD CENTER and HAMID YAHYA, by and through their counsel of record ROGER S. 

BONAKDAR of the BONAKDR LAW FIRM, stipulate and agree herein as follows:

WHEREAS the parties in this action pending before the United States District Court for 

the Eastern District of California, entitled Block v Merced Food Center, et al; Case No. 1:19-CV00969-AWI-SAB (herein “Action”,) anticipate that during the course of resolving this Action, 

disclosure of Defendants’ privileged CASp Report may occur to Plaintiff and/or his counsel of 

record herein. The parties wish to protect the confidentiality of the CASp Report or information 

contained therein, from disclosure to third party persons, or persons not directly involved in this 

Action.

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Therefore, the parties stipulate and agree to the following terms, and respectfully request 

that the Court approve and enter the following proposed Protective Order Re Confidentiality of 

the CASp Report.

WHEREAS, this is an action for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the 

premises of Merced Food Center, located at 1150 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, 

California (herein “Premises”).

WHEREAS, Defendants are in possession of a CASp report, which contains privileged, 

confidential, and private information as to the Premises.

WHEREAS the parties are in the process of resolving this matter, and in the process of 

resolving this matter, Plaintiff and/or his counsel has requested a copy of the privileged CASp 

Report.

THEREFORE it is stipulated and agreed that Defendants will provide Plaintiff by and 

through his counsel of record, with a true and correct copy of their CASp Report for the 

Premises.

THEREFORE, it is further stipulated and agreed that the Premises’ CASp Report, or any 

of its contents, shall not be disclosed to any person and/or entity other than Plaintiff and/or his 

counsel, for any purposes.

THEREFORE, it is further stipulated and agreed that neither Plaintiff nor Plaintiff’s 

counsel shall disclose or share Defendants’ CASp Report, or any portion thereof, with any 

person not expressly identified herein. This includes a prohibition on copies or circulation of the 

CASp Report or any part thereof.

THEREFORE, it is further stipulated and agreed that after disposition of this matter, the 

CASp Report shall remain confidential.

THEREFORE, it is further stipulated and agreed that should Plaintiff and/or his counsel 

learn that, by mistake, inadvertence, or otherwise, that the CASp Report has been disclosed to an 

unauthorized person or entity, Plaintiff and/or his counsel shall use their best efforts to retrieve 

all unauthorized disclosures and/or unauthorized copies of the CASp Report.

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THEREFORE, it is further stipulated and agreed that the Court shall retain jurisdiction 

over all persons to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order, during the pendency of this 

action and for such time thereafter as is needed to carry out its terms.

The prevailing party in any effort to enforce this Order shall be entitled to reasonable 

attorney’s fees and costs.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that this stipulation may be executed in multiple 

counterparts, and that said counterparts (when offered together) shall constitute a fully executed 

original. In this regard, signatures by facsimile shall be given the same force and effect as 

originals.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: March ___, 2020 MOORE LAW FIRM, P.C.

/S/ Tanya Moore

Tanya Moore

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

HENDRIK BLOCK

Date: March ____, 2020 BONAKDAR LAW FIRM

/S/ Roger S. Bonakdar

ROGER S. BONAKDAR

Attorney for Defendants, 

MERCED FOOD CENTER and

HAMID YAHYA

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ORDER ENTERING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The above stipulated protective order is entered;

2. The parties are advised that pursuant to the Local Rules of the United States 

District Court, Eastern District of California, any documents which are to be filed 

under seal will require a written request which complies with Local Rule 141; 

3. The party making a request to file documents under seal shall be required to show 

good cause for documents attached to a nondispositive motion or compelling 

reasons for documents attached to a dispositive motion. Pintos v. Pacific 

Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2009); and

4. If a party’s request to file Protected Material under seal is denied by the Court, 

then the previously filed material shall be immediately accepted by the court and 

become information in the public record and the information will be deemed filed 

as of the date that the request to file the Protected Information under seal was 

made. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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