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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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Stipulation For Protective Order and Protective Order (1:13-cv-00561-LJO-SKO)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT FELIX and JACK PHELPS, 

individuals,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL 

SERVICES, OFFICE OF PROTECTIVE 

SERVICES,

Defendant.

1:13-cv-00561-LJO-SKO

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

Judge: Hon. Lawrence J. O'Neill

Trial Date: June 23, 2015

Action Filed: April 17, 2013

Subject to the approval of this Court, the parties hereby stipulate to the following protective 

order:

1. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties hereby designate 

documents as “confidential” under the terms of this Stipulation for Protective Order (“Order”). 

The documents protected pursuant to this Order have not been made public and the disclosure of 

these documents would have the effect of causing harm. 

2. The documents eligible for protection under this order include:

A. Medical information regarding any party to this litigation or any third party, 

including but not limited to patient medical records. Production of such documents would 

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violate a person’s right to privacy.

B. Confidential reports and investigations that would reveal the deliberations, 

communications made in regard to medical and mental health care provided to the patients 

and/or personnel records of peace officers and other employees.

C. Personnel file or documents relating the employment of any party to this 

litigation or to the employment of third parties. Production of such documents would 

violate a person’s right to privacy.

D. Department training materials regarding the operations of its facilities, which 

include intelligence training. Production of such documents would compromise the safety 

and security of the facilities, employees and patients.

3. By designating documents as “confidential” under the terms of this Order, the party 

making the designation is certifying to the Court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in 

fact for the designation within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(g).

4. Documents produced by a party shall be designated by the party as “confidential” by 

bates stamping copies of the document with the word “CONFIDENTIAL.”

5. Documents designated as “confidential” under this Order, the information contained 

therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or other documents derived in whole or in part 

from material designated as confidential shall be used only for the purpose of this action, and for 

no other purpose.

6. Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed or made 

available only to counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical, and secretarial staff 

employed by such counsel). Confidential Material may be provided to any independent office 

services vendors or expert retained for consultation and/or trial. In the event that Confidential 

Material is given to an expert, counsel that retained the expert shall provide a copy of this Order 

with the Confidential Material.

7. The Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order will be redacted with 

respect to: (i) social security numbers; (ii) dates of birth; (iii) financial information (including 

financial account numbers); and (iv) in all circumstances when federal law requires redaction. 

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Each redaction must be identified by showing what information has been redacted (e.g., “social 

security number,” etc.) This provision complies with Eastern District Local Rule 140.

8. If a party would like to use Confidential Material in Court filings, at least seven (7) 

days notice shall be given to all parties. All parties shall comply with the requirements of Eastern 

District Local Rule 141, in the event that a party would like Confidential Material to be sealed. In 

lieu of seeking a motion to seal, the parties may agree to redact identifying information relating to 

any patient and/or any peace officer. Such identifying information includes but is not limited to 

names, identification numbers, badge number, commitment number, or other information that 

would disclose the identity of a patient or peace officer.

9. Nothing in this Order shall in any way limit or prevent Confidential Material from 

being used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action. In the event that any Confidential 

Material is used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its 

confidential status through such use.

10. This Order is entered for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of documents 

between the parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the process. 

Nothing in this Order, or the production of any document under the terms of this Order, shall be 

deemed to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either party, or of altering the 

confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any such document.

11. Nothing in this Order shall in and of itself require disclosure of information that is 

protected by the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other privilege, doctrine, 

or immunity, nor does anything in this Order, result in any party giving up its right to argue that 

otherwise privileged documents must be produced due to waiver or for any other reason.

12. If Confidential Material produced in accordance with this Order is disclosed to any 

person other than in the manner authorized by this Order, the party responsible for the disclosure 

shall immediately bring all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure to the attention of all counsel 

of record and, without prejudice to other rights and remedies available to the producing party, 

make every effort to obtain the return of the disclosed Confidential Material and prevent further 

disclosure of it by the person who was the recipient of such information.

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13. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the extent that the 

Confidential Material is not or does not become known to the public, and the Court shall retain 

jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of the information disclosed hereunder. 

Counsel for the parties shall destroy all Confidential Material in their possession, custody, or 

control within 180 (one hundred eighty) days of final termination of this action, which shall be 

deemed to occur only when final judgment has been entered and all appeals have been exhausted.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: October 23, 2013 LAW OFFICE OF DEAN B. GORDON

By: /s/ Dean B. Gordon

Dean B. Gordon

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Robert Felix 

and Jack Phelps

Dated: October 23, 2013 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

By: /s/ Mary Horst

Mary Horst

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendant Department

of Developmental Services

PROTECTIVE ORDER

The Court has considered and approves the stipulated protective order in all respects but the 

following:

The Court shall not retain unlimited jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the protective order. 

The Court shall instead retain jurisdiction during the course of the action and for 180 days after 

final termination of the action, which shall occur when final judgment has been entered and all 

appeals have been exhausted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 15, 2013 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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