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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

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BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General

 of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JENNIFER A. NEILL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

DAVID A. CARRASCO, SBN 160460

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 323-1938

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendant Kernan

SA2006301205

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

MARJORIE BLACIC, individually, as

Successor in Interest to DANIEL EUGENE

BLACIC, 

Plaintiff,

v.

SCOTT KERNAN, and DOES 1 through 10,

Inclusive, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:06-cv-0510 LKK DAD

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE

ORDER

IT IS STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES AND ORDERED BY THE COURT AS

FOLLOWS: 

A. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO THIS PROTECTIVE ORDER

Daniel Eugene Blacic (P-06880) (the decedent) died on January 10, 2005, while in the

custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and shortly after

an incident in which force was used on the decedent. The parties anticipate that documents in

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decedent’s central and medical files, and documents related to investigation of the use-of-force

incident will be sought by Plaintiff during the course of discovery. 

These records are deemed confidential by the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation (CDCR) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, 42 C.F.R. § 2.1 et seq., California

Evidence Code section 1040 and California Code of Regulations, title 15, section 3370(d). In

addition, the confidential material is subject to a qualified privilege as official information under

Federal common law. 

The investigative report of the use-of-force incident includes summaries of interviews with

inmates and staff. This investigative report, as are countless others prepared by CDCR staff, was

prepared with the understanding that statements made in the course of the interviews would remain

confidential. The disclosure of these investigative documents without a protective order will

undermine the CDCR’s ability to assure its employees and inmates that their statements will be

maintained in confidence. The likely result of unprotected disclosure of these reports is that

CDCR employees, whether subjects of investigations or witnesses to incidents being investigated,

will be unwilling or less willing to cooperate with investigators. Accordingly, a protective order is

warranted for these reports. 

In addition, some of the medical records may concern psychiatric care and drug

rehabilitation, which are deemed particularly sensitive. Beyond the confidentiality of medical

records generally, the psychiatric and drug rehabilitation records deserve heightened protection

under the Health Insurance and Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). 

1. Records subject to this protective order without in camera review

Pursuant to the conditions set forth in this protective order, the CDCR will release

decedent’s central file (with exceptions specified below) and medical records, including any

psychiatric and drug rehabilitation records. CDCR is willing to release these records because

Plaintiff is decedent’s wife and her action concerns his death. 

/ / /

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2. Records subject to this protective order after in camera review

The records from decedent’s central medical files contain or may contain information

warranting greater protections than are afforded most of the other records in these files. The

central files of these inmates include criminal history summaries the disclosure of which is

prohibited by California Penal Code section 11142; the files may include investigative reports and

summaries of interviews with staff or inmates concerning incidents not related to this case, the

disclosure of which could jeopardize institutional security and safety; and there may be other

information in these files which is not relevant to this action and, if disclosed, would undermine

institutional security and safety. 

With respect to these records, which deserve even more protection than the other

confidential matter contained in the central file and medical records, the parties stipulate to the

following procedure: (1) assuming such records exist, before CDCR releases these records to

Plaintiff, the parties will meet and confer to determine whether they can agree that the records lack

relevance and, therefore, need not be produced, or are relevant and will be produced subject to the

conditions set forth below; (2) if the parties do not agree, then the documents in question will be

presented to the Court for its in camera review to determine whether such records are sufficiently

relevant to this case to warrant disclosure given the legal restrictions and security concerns

connected to these records; and (3) documents ordered to be produced after the in camera review

will be subject to the conditions of this protective order as set forth below. 

B. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

All central file and medical records released in connection with this case to be treated as

confidential material subject to the following conditions: 

1. Before releasing any confidential material, the CDCR will redact personal addresses,

dates of birth, social security numbers, and other identifying information (collectively, “identifying

information”) about any employee of the CDCR, any victim of crime(s), or any third party. 

Identifying information shall not be disclosed without further order of this Court. In no event shall

confidential material containing identifying information about any employee of the CDCR be

made public without written notice to the CDCR and the Court. 

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2. The confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons: 

 (a) Counsel of record for plaintiff in this action; 

 (b) Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel regularly employed by

counsel for plaintiff;

 (c) Court personnel and stenographic reporters engaged in such proceedings as are

incidental to the preparation for the trial in this action; 

 (d) Any outside expert or consultant retained by plaintiff’s counsel for purposes of this

action; 

 (e) Witnesses to whom the confidential material may be disclosed during or in

preparation for a deposition taken in this matter or otherwise during the preparation for trial and

trial, provided that the witness may not leave any deposition with copies of any of the confidential

material, and shall be informed and agree to be bound by the terms of this order;

3. Plaintiff’s counsel and his legal assistants and consultants shall not make copies of the

confidential material except as necessary for purposes of this litigation. 

4. Each person to whom disclosure of the confidential material is made shall, prior to the

time of disclosure, be provided by the person furnishing such materials a copy of this stipulation

and protective order, and shall agree in writing that he or she has read the stipulation and

protective order, and understands its provisions and conditions. The writing shall include the

express consent of the person to whom the disclosure is made to be subject to the jurisdiction of

this Court with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of this stipulated protective order,

including without limitation, any proceeding for contempt.

5. All confidential material in possession of Plaintiff’s counsel shall be destroyed or

returned to the CDCR within 20 days of the time it is no longer needed for purposes of this

litigation. 

6. When Plaintiff’s counsel returns or destroys the confidential material, he shall provide

Defendant’s counsel with a declaration stating the all confidential material has been returned or

destroyed. 

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7. All confidential material obtained by Plaintiff’s counsel shall not be disclosed except as

is necessary in connection with this or related litigation, including appeals, and not for any other

purpose, including any other litigation. 

8. Any confidential material filed with the Court by either party shall be filed and

maintained under seal. The parties are referred to Local Rule 39-141 regarding the filing of

documents under seal. After final disposition of the case, the parties shall request that any hard

copies of documents filed under seal be either unsealed or withdrawn from the custody of the

Clerk by the filing party. 

9. Nothing in this protective order is intended to prevent officials or employees of the

State of California, or other authorized government officials, from having access to confidential

material to which they would have access in the normal course of their official duties. 

10. The provisions of this protective order are without prejudice to the right of any party: 

 (a) To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to any confidential

material or relating to discovery in this litigation; 

 (b) To apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential material designation

from any documents; 

 (c) To object to a discovery request. 

11. The provisions of this order shall remain in full force and effect until further order of

this Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 12, 2006 /s/ David A. Carrasco (orig. in file) 

DAVID A. CARRASCO

Attorney for Defendant

Dated: June 12, 2006 /s/ Brian T. Dunn (orig. in file) 

BRIAN T. DUNN

Attorney for Plaintiff

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ORDER

The Court, having considered the parties’ stipulation for protective order, and good cause

showing therefore, orders as follows: 

1. The medical records of decedent Daniel Eugene Blacic (P-06880), including any

psychiatric and drug treatment records, and his central file records, excepting his criminal history

summary, investigative reports or summaries of interviews concerning incidents not related to the

claims in this case, and other documents the disclosure of which would jeopardize institutional

safety and security, shall be released subject to the conditions stipulated by the parties; 

2. The parties shall meet and confer on any disputes concerning production of any

documents in decedent’s central file, such as criminal history summaries, investigative reports or

summaries of interviews concerning incidents not related to the claims in this case, or other

documents the disclosure of which would jeopardize institutional safety and security; and

3. If the parties cannot agree on whether or not any documents should be produced subject

to the stipulated conditions, such documents shall be presented for the Court’s in camera review;

and any documents ordered to be produced after the in camera review will be subject to the

stipulated conditions of this protective order. In the event an in camera review is requested, the

parties shall contact the courtroom deputy of the undersigned at (916) 930-4128 to arrange for the

in camera submission of materials. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 21, 2006.

Ddad1/orders.civil/blacic0510.stipord

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