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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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Rissa A. Stuart #166459

KAHN, SOARES & CONWAY, LLP

Attorneys at Law

219 North Douty Street

Hanford, California 93230

Telephone: (559) 584-3337

Facsimile: (559) 584-3348

Attorneys for: Plaintiff, JOSEPH KENNEDY 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTREN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH KENNEDY, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

KINGS MOSQUITO ABATEMENT 

DISTRICT; MICHAEL CAVANAGH, an 

individual; DAVID HICKEY, an individual; 

and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:12-CV-01458-AWI-MJS

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER AND ORDER

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, stipulate and request that an 

Order be entered by the Court as follows: 

1. The parties agree to the entry by the Court of an Order requiring the maintenance of 

the confidentiality of material produced by the parties in strict accordance with the terms of this 

Stipulation by the parties, as well as third parties who come to have knowledge of the terms of this 

Stipulation. This Stipulation and Order shall govern all documents and discovery materials 

produced within the context of this litigation.

2. “Document” as used herein shall include the broadest possible meaning and shall 

include, without limitation:

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(a) writings, records, photographs and duplicates as defined in Rule 1001 of the 

Federal Rules of Evidence.

(b) any and all tangible things upon which any handwriting, typing, printing, 

drawing, representation, photostatic copy, magnetic or electrical impulse, or other form of 

communication is recorded or produced; 

(c) floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tape, flash drive, and computer memory; 

(d) written discovery responses and the contents thereof, including, without 

limitation, responses to interrogatories, requests for admission, and document requests; 

(e) deposition transcripts and their contents; and

(f) any physical means or medium of recording or storing information.

3. As used herein, the term “counsel of record” shall mean the attorneys of record in 

this proceeding, their partners and associates, clerks, assistants, and other persons employed by such 

attorneys, all of whom shall be bound by the provisions of this Stipulation and this Court’s Order.

4. As used herein, the term “person” shall mean, in the plural as well as in the singular, 

any individual, corporation, firm, association, partnership, business, trust, governmental body, or 

any other legal or business entity, unless specified to the contrary by an Order of this Court.

5. As used herein, the term “party” shall mean, in the plural as well as the singular, any 

named claimant or respondent in this action, and shall include its present directors, officers, 

employees, or agents.

6. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, any party to this action 

(herein “designating party”) shall have the right to designate any document, thing, material, 

testimony, or other information derived therefrom as confidential under this terms of this 

Stipulation and the Court’s Order.

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7. Confidential information is information that the designating party reasonably 

believes (1) to constitute proprietary information, confidential business information, and/or trade 

secrets relating to its business, and/or information in which the party or third parties have a 

protectable interest (i.e., non-party District employee personnel documents or related employment 

information), and (2) to be subject to protection from disclosure under applicable law.

8. All documents designated CONFIDENTIAL pursuant to this Stipulation and 

Court’s Order shall remain confidential until the Court declares that the designated material is not 

subject to the protection of its Order.

9. As used herein, the term “Confidential Information" shall refer to:

(a) Any documents (including any portions thereof and any information 

contained therein) designated to be Confidential by any party and which has had stamped or affixed 

thereon the “CONFIDENTIAL.” Stamping the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” on the cover of any 

multi-page document shall designate all pages of the document as confidential, unless otherwise 

indicated by the designating party.

(b) Deposition testimony, including oral testimony, deposition transcripts, 

exhibits, and the information contained therein may be designated as “Confidential Information” 

during the deposition, in which case the transcript of the designated testimony shall be bound in a 

separate volume and marked “CONFIDENTIAL” by the reporter as the designating party may 

direct. A party who disagrees with the designation, may at any time prior to trial, utilize the 

remedies set forth below in Paragraph 14, to contest the designation of the deposition testimony, 

deposition transcript or exhibits, or any portions thereof as “Confidential.” All other portions, or 

the entire transcript if no designation is made, shall not be confidential and shall not be within the 

terms of this Stipulation or the Court’s Order. 

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(c) “Confidential Information” does not include any information or documents 

obtained or produced by a party outside of the context of discovery in this litigation. However, 

nothing in this Stipulation shall affect the rights of any party to enforce any rights it may have 

regarding the confidentiality of documents and other information disclosed or transferred to another 

party or person to the institution of the present litigation.

10. “Confidential Information” shall be disclosed only to:

(a) The court and its officers in this litigation pursuant to paragraph 18 hereof; 

(b) Any party, or an officer, director, or employee of a party to the extent 

deemed reasonably necessary by counsel to aid in the prosecution, defense or settlement of this 

action.

(c) Experts and/or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by 

counsel of record on behalf of the parties;

(d) Counsel of record and their respective personnel of the law firms as set forth 

in paragraph 3; 

(e) Court reporters employed in this action; 

(f) Non-party witnesses in this action to the extent deemed reasonably necessary 

by counsel to aid in the prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action; and 

(g) Any other person(s) to whom the parties agree pursuant to paragraph 12.

11. Prior to any disclosure of material designated as “Confidential Information” 

pursuant to paragraphs 10(c) and (f), the disclosing party shall require the person to whom 

disclosure is to be made to signify in writing that he or she consents to be bound by the terms of this 

Stipulation and agrees to be subject to the jurisdiction of this Court for any proceedings involving 

alleged improper use or disclosure of material covered by this Stipulation. Counsel for the party 

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making the disclosure shall retain a copy of the signed acknowledgment, in the form attached hereto 

as Exhibit “A,” and shall be made available for any other party upon execution by that person. 

12. If counsel for any party should conclude that, for the purpose of this action, such 

party needs to disclose any Confidential Information or information derived therefrom, to any 

person not described in paragraphs 10 of this Stipulation, counsel for each such party must (a) 

request permission from counsel for the designating party in writing and state the purpose of the 

disclosure, and (b) obtain such permission from counsel for the designating party in writing. 

However, each party may disclose its own documents and information without regard to this 

Stipulation or the Court’s Order unless otherwise under an existing duty to another person not to do 

so. Disclosure by a party of that party’s own Confidential Information will not, under any 

circumstances, constitute a waiver or breach of this Stipulation or the Court’s Order.

13. Confidential Information shall be treated as confidential by all persons to whom 

such information may be disclosed and shall be used by all such persons solely for the prosecution, 

defense, or settlement of claims at issue in this action.

14. If a party objects as to a producing person’s determination that the material marked 

as “Confidential” by the producing person falls within the type of material described by paragraphs 

7 and 8 above, the objecting party may bring a motion before the Court to contest the designation of 

such material as “Confidential.” Such a motion should be filed in accordance with the deadline for 

Non-Dispositive Motions, as per the Scheduling Order. The parties agree that before seeking any 

relief from the Court under this paragraph, they will make a good faith effort to meet and confer and 

resolve any disputes concerning the confidential treatment of any such material.

15. Upon final termination of this action, and subject to each respective counsel’s file 

retention policy (in which case counsel remains responsible to retain Confidential Information 

pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation), each party shall promptly assemble and return all 

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Confidential Information including all copies thereof, to the designating party or to such other party 

which produced the Confidential Information in this action or otherwise destroy the Confidential 

Information. The party to whom such Confidential Information is returned shall acknowledge 

receipt of such material in writing or the destroying party shall acknowledge destruction in writing.

16. Where any Confidential Information or information derived therefrom is included in 

any papers filed with the Court, such papers shall be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” or be marked 

with words of identical meaning, and filed under seal. 

17. This Stipulation does not constitute a waiver of any party’s rights to object to 

discovery on any grounds, except the ground that the information sought contains trade secrets, 

confidential business information, information in which a party has a privacy right, and/or 

information required to be kept confidential pursuant to agreement. Nor does this Stipulation 

constitute an admission by any party that any information that it or any opponent designates as 

Confidential Information is in fact a trade secret, confidential business information, information in 

which a party has a privacy interest and/or information required to be kept confidential pursuant to 

agreement.

18. This Stipulation shall not prevent any of the parties from moving the Court for an 

Order that Confidential Information may be disclosed other than in accordance with this 

Stipulation. 

19. The terms of this Stipulation shall remain in effect after termination of this 

litigation, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Stipulation beyond the conclusion of 

this litigation.

20. A person with custody of material designated as “Confidential Information” shall 

maintain that material in a manner ensuring that access to such material is strictly limited to persons 

entitled to receive such material in accordance with the provisions of this Stipulation.

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21. This Stipulation does not constitute an agreement by either party to disclose or 

produce any documents or information, nor shall the production of any material designated as 

“Confidential Information” pursuant to this Stipulation constitute an admission of the relevancy, 

materiality or admissibility of such material. Moreover, this Stipulation shall not constitute a 

waiver of any objection, privilege, or protection (including, without limitation, the attorney-client 

privilege and any trade secret protection), and is without prejudice to each party’s right to oppose 

production of any documents or information, including material designated as “Confidential ,” on 

any ground allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable law.

22. The parties agree to submit this Stipulation to the Court for entry as a Protective 

Order by the Court. Prior to the execution and entry of the Court’s Order, the parties agree to 

abide by its terms as if fully executed and entered by the Court, and this Stipulation, prior to 

execution and entry by the Court, shall constitute a fully binding agreement of the parties.

23. This Stipulation may be executed in counterparts or detachable signature pages, 

which taken together shall constitute a single original.

24. The parties agree that, prior to commencement of trial, they will enter into mutually 

agreeable stipulations and protective orders with respect to any and all Confidential Information to 

be disclosed during trial. Any unresolved disputes shall be resolved in accordance with discovery or 

related procedures set forth in the Code of Civil Procedure. 

25. If counsel for the parties contend that there is a need to use or produce documents 

or information subject to this Stipulation and Protective Order in any law and motion matter, 

Counsel shall identify the specific material and shall meet and confer with opposing counsel 

before doing so. If the parties cannot agree to the use of the document or information, the party 

seeking to use the information shall lodge the documents under seal so as to preserve its 

confidentiality pending the Court’s determination regarding whether a privilege of right of 

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privacy exists that precludes the use of the document or information as evidence or determining 

what safeguards should be utilized if the Confidential Information is to be considered as 

evidence.

26. This Protective Order is subject to revocation or modification upon written 

stipulation of the Parties, or upon motion and reasonable notice, including an opportunity for a 

hearing.

27. Nothing in this Protective Order excuses or waives the parties compliance with 

the Federal Rules or Local Rules regarding sealing or redacting of documents or evidence filed in 

this action.

DATED: June 5, 2014 KAHN, SOARES & CONWAY, LLP

By: \s\Rissa A. Stuart .

Rissa A. Stuart

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Joseph Kennedy

DATED: June 5, 2014 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE

By: \s\Michael E. Lehman .

Michael E. Lehman

Attorneys for Defendants, Kings Mosquito 

Abatement District; Michael Cavanagh, an 

individual; and David Hickey, an individual

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court hereby grants this Stipulation and Protective Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT “A” TO

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

Re: Case No: 1:12-CV-01458-AWI-MJS

My name is __________________________. My address is _____________________

___________________________.

I have read and understand the terms of the “Stipulation for Protective Order” entered as an 

Order in Case No: 1:12-CV-01458-AWI-MJS.

I agree to be bound by the terms of the “Stipulation for Protective Order” entered as an Order in 

Case No: 1:12-CV-01458-AWI-MJS.

Pursuant to Paragraph 10 of the Stipulation for Protective Order, I am entitled to review 

“Confidential Information” because of my role as ______________________________.

Signature_____________________________________________

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