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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity Action

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18-cv-00534-CAB-BGS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Manuel Dorador-Martinez,

Plaintiff,

v.

CoreCivic, Inc. formerly known as 

Corrections Corporation of America 

(CCA); DO Carini, in his individual and 

official capacities; and DOES 1-30, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

NO. 3:18-cv-00534-CAB-BGS

PROTECTIVE ORDER

The following Protective Order is entered to govern the dissemination of 

documents and information exchanged between the parties in this matter:

1. For purposes of this Agreement, “discovery” means all information, 

documents, and things subject to discovery and that may be used as evidence in this 

action, whether produced by any party or a third party, including but not limited to, 

documents and information produced pursuant to Rule 26, testimony adduced at 

depositions pursuant to Rule 30 or 31, answers to interrogatories pursuant to Rule 33, 

documents produced pursuant to Rule 34, and answers to requests for admissions 

pursuant to Rule 36. The term “documents” includes but is not limited to, 

correspondence, memoranda, interoffice and/or intra-corporate communications, 

letters, statements, contracts, invoices, drafts, charts, work sheets, logs, transcripts, 

summaries, notes, abstracts, motions, drawings, diagrams, maps, specifications, 

sketches, drawings, data, reports, work assignments, instructions, and other writings.

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2. For purposes of this Stipulation and Protective Order, CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION means any document, information, or tangible thing, electronic 

recording or transcript of oral testimony, whether or not made under oath, or any 

portion of such a document, thing, recording, or transcript, designated by any party 

as “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” because the party making the designation 

avers that it can and would make a showing to the Court sufficient to justify the filing 

of the document or information under seal in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(c) and/or controlling federal case law, including the following: (a) 

proprietary information (trade secret, proprietary matter, or other confidential 

research, development, or commercial information as those terms are used in Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 26), (b) security-sensitive information (information that if 

released to the public or inmate population may compromise the safety and security 

of a correctional facility), (c) confidential personal information, or (d) information 

reasonably believed to be protected from disclosure pursuant to state or federal law. 

3. Only documents marked as “CONFIDENTIAL” will be subject to this 

Protective Agreement and the Court’s Protective Order. Documents subject to this 

Agreement will be used by non-producing parties only in this lawsuit, including any 

appeals. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION will not be disseminated or produced 

except in accordance with this Agreement. 

4. Whenever a deposition or court proceeding involves the disclosure of a 

party’s CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to another party, the following 

procedure will apply:

a. The court reporter will be directed to bind those portions of the transcript 

containing CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION separately. This request will be 

made on the record whenever possible.

b. The cover of any portion of a deposition or court proceeding transcript 

that contains testimony or documentary evidence that has been designated 

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION will be prominently marked with the legend: 

CONFIDENTIAL/SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER.

c. All portions of deposition transcripts designated as CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION will be sealed and will not be disseminated except to the persons 

identified in Paragraphs 7 and 8.

5. If counsel for any party wishes to file CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION on the public docket or otherwise make it publicly available, 

counsel shall notify opposing counsel of their intent to file or distribute such material 

at least three business days before doing so. Upon such notice, counsel for both 

parties shall confer in good faith to determine whether redactions are necessary and 

to agree on appropriate redactions. All pleadings that contain CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION shall be filed in the public record in redacted form, with as few 

redactions as possible. An unredacted version will be filed under seal with the clerk 

of the court. 

6. No document shall be filed under seal unless counsel secures a court 

order allowing the filing of a document under seal. An application to file a document 

under seal shall be served on opposing counsel, and on the person or entity that has 

custody and control of the document, if different from opposing counsel. If opposing 

counsel, or the person or entity who has custody and control of the document, wishes 

to oppose the application, he/she must contact the chambers of the judge who will 

rule on the application, to notify the judge’s staff that an opposition to the application 

will be filed.

7. Subject to the Federal Rules of Evidence, CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION may be offered in evidence at trial or any court hearing in this 

matter, provided that the proponent of the evidence gives reasonable notice to counsel 

for any party or other person who designated the information as confidential. Any 

party may move the Court for an order that the evidence be received in camera or 

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under other conditions to prevent unnecessary disclosure. The Court will then 

determine whether the proffered evidence should continue to be treated as 

confidential information and what protection, if any, may be afforded to the 

information at trial. 

8. Unless otherwise provided in this Order, access to CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION will be restricted to: the Court and its officers; attorneys in this 

action and their support staff, including paralegals, legal interns, and legal assistants; 

testifying or consulting experts; any person noticed for deposition or designated as a 

trial witness to the extent reasonably necessary to prepare such person to testify, 

except as prohibited by paragraph 8; U.S. agency officials who are decision makers 

related to this litigation; where production is required by the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure; or where production is ordered by the Court. Any person to whom 

disclosure is made will be furnished with a copy of the Protective Order and will be 

subject to the Order. 

9. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION containing the address, identifying 

information (does not include last names of current and former CoreCivic employees 

and contractors), dependent information, or contact information concerning current 

or former CoreCivic employees or contractors will not be disclosed to any current or 

former detainee or member of the general public. Access will be restricted to the 

attorneys in this action, their support staff, and any consulting or testifying experts. 

Moreover, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION containing policies, protocols, 

practices, and directives specifically relating to security procedures utilized by any 

CoreCivic employee or contractor or at any CoreCivic facility will not be disclosed 

to any current or former detainee or the general public. Defendants will produce the 

information with the label: “CONFIDENTIAL/ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” 

10. If any party, or that party’s counsel, expert, or agent, is required by law 

or court order to disclose Defendants’ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to any 

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person or entity not identified in paragraph 7, the name of that person or entity will 

be furnished to Defendants as far in advance of disclosure as is reasonably possible 

(ideally, not less than two weeks), so that Defendants may object and seek further 

protection as necessary. Once an objection has been made, there will be no disclosure 

until the matter is resolved, unless disclosure is required by law or court order. Any 

person not listed in Paragraph 7 who is then entitled to receive CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION must be furnished with a copy of the Protective Order.

11. The parties retain the right to challenge the designation of a particular 

document as CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. If a party to this Order who has 

received material marked CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with this Order disagrees 

with the designation, in full or in part, the party shall notify the producing party in 

writing, and the parties will confer in good faith as to the status of the material at 

issue. If the recipient and the producing party are unable to agree upon the status of 

the material at issue, any party may raise the issue with the Court for resolution. The 

burden of proof with respect to the propriety or correctness of the designation of 

information as CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION will rest on the designating 

party. No party, by treating designated material as CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION in accordance with this Order, shall be deemed to have conceded 

that the material actually is confidential.

12. Upon completion of this litigation, counsel and their experts shall return, 

or by agreement of the parties may provide a Certificate of Destruction, to the 

producing party any CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION produced in this action. 

Return or destruction of the documents designated as CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION subject to the Protective Order shall be completed within 30 days 

of completion of this litigation. Legal memoranda and briefs containing protected 

information and any work product materials containing protected information may 

be retained if such documents shall be kept in the possession of a private litigant’s 

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counsel, and shall not in the future be disclosed contrary to the provisions of this 

Order. Nothing herein shall restrict Defendant CoreCivic’s use of their records for 

official business or for other purposes consistent with other applicable laws and 

regulations. Any action by this Court must be preceded by an ex parte motion for an 

order authorizing the return of all Confidential and Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material to 

the party that produced the information or the destruction thereof.

13. The Court may modify the terms and conditions of the Order for good 

cause, or in the interest of justice, or on its own order at any time in these proceedings.

14. Without separate court order, the Protective Order and the parties’ 

stipulation does not change, amend, or circumvent any court rule or local rule.

15. Nothing in this Agreement precludes Plaintiff or Defendants from 

seeking and obtaining, on an appropriate showing, additional protection with respect 

to the confidentiality of documents or other discovery material or relief from the 

Protective Order.

16. Each person designated in Paragraph 7, by receiving a copy of the 

Protective Order entered by the Court as part of this Agreement, agrees to abide by 

its provisions and to see that its provisions are known and adhered to by those under 

his or her supervision or control, and to submit to the jurisdiction of the Court in the 

event the Order or Agreement is breached. 

Dated: June 1, 2018

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