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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE ESTATE OF CECIL ELKINS, JR., et 

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, et 

al.,

Defendants.

1:13-cv-01483-AWI-SAB 

ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR 

PROTECTIVE ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by all parties to this action by and through their attorneys of 

record, that the documents described herein shall be designated as “Confidential” and produced 

subject to the following Protective Order:

1. Categories of documents described as follows:

(a) Any and all documents produced by Defendant Hipolito Pelayo in response to 

Plaintiffs’ Request For Production Of Documents, Set Number One, including those with Bates 

Nos. HP000001 – HP001321 (as well as any future discovery requests); 

(b) Any and all documents produced by third party witness State of California, by 

and through the California Highway Patrol, in response to any Subpoena for Production of 

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Documents, Information or Objects, including any and all sections of any policy or training 

manuals; 

(c) Any and all portions of personnel records of California Highway Patrol Officer 

Hipolito Pelayo that may be produced in this action per court order or otherwise;

(d) Any and all documents produced by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 

concerning the shooting of Cecil Elkins, Jr. on November 13, 2012 in response to any Subpoena 

for Production of Documents, Information or Objects;

(e) Any and all documents produced by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office 

concerning the shooting of Cecil Elkins, Jr. on November 13, 2012 in response to any Subpoena 

for Production of Documents, Information or Objects; and

(f) Any and all documents produced by the Tulare Police Department concerning the 

shooting of Cecil Elkins, Jr. on November 13, 2012 in response to any Subpoena for Production 

of Documents, Information or Objects.

2. The categories of documents designated as “Confidential” contain information that is 

not available to the public, statutorily protected under state law and information in which the 

parties, and potentially other individuals, have a privacy interest in. 

3. A Court-approved protective order is appropriate pursuant to Local Rule 141.1 

because Defendant’s employing agency does not believe it can lawfully waive its perceived 

statutory duties to protect the confidentiality of the materials subject to this order without the 

imprimatur of the Court.

4. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil action of 

Estate of Cecil Elkins, Jr. et al. v. California Highway Patrol, et al., E.D. Cal. Case No. 1:13-cv01483-AWI-SAB. The parties do not waive any objections to the admissibility of the documents 

or portions thereof in future proceedings in this action, including trial.

5. A party may designate any further documents as “Confidential” which it has 

determined in good faith to be: (a) confidential or potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy 

interests; (b) not generally known; and (c) not normally revealed to the public or third parties or, 

if disclosed to third parties, such that third parties would be required to maintain the information 

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in confidence. By designating a document or portion thereof as “Confidential,” the party making 

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

of a protective order covering that document or portion thereof under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26 and Eastern District of California Local Rule 141.1.

6. A party producing the documents described herein may designate those documents as 

confidential by affixing a mark labeling them “Confidential,” provided that such marking does 

not obscure or obliterate the content of any record. If any confidential documents cannot be 

labeled with this marking, those documents shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other container 

that is in turn marked “Confidential” in a manner agreed upon by the disclosing and requesting 

parties.

7. A party may apply to the Court for an order that information or materials labeled 

“Confidential” are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to applying to the Court for such an order, the 

party seeking to reclassify Confidential information shall meet and confer with the producing 

party. Until the matter is resolved by the parties or the Court, the document in question shall 

continue to be treated according to its designation under the terms of this Protective Order. The 

producing party shall have the burden of establishing the propriety of the “Confidential” 

designation. A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a confidentiality 

designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge 

thereto.

8. Documents designated under this Protective Order as “Confidential” may be 

disclosed only to the following persons:

(a) All counsel of record and attorneys in the offices of said counsel;

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

referred to in subpart (a) immediately above, including stenographic deposition reporters or 

videographers retained in connection with this action;

(c) Court personnel, including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged in 

proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial of this action;

(d) Any expert, consultant, or investigator retained in connection with this action;

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(e) Any “in-house” expert designated by Defendant to testify at trial in this matter;

(f) The parties to this action who have affirmatively agreed in writing to be bound by

this Protective Order; 

(g) Witnesses who may have the documents disclosed to them during deposition 

proceedings; the witnesses may not leave the depositions with copies of the documents.

(h) Any neutral evaluator or other designated ADR provider; and

(i) The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the Court’s ruling on in limine 

motions and objections of counsel.

9. Prior to the disclosure of any “Confidential” documents to any person identified in 

Paragraph 7(d)-(g), each such recipient of “Confidential” documents shall be provided with a 

copy of this Protective Order, which he or she shall read. Upon reading this Protective Order, 

such person shall acknowledge in writing as follows:

I have read the Protective Order that applies in Estate of Cecil Elkins, Jr. et al. v. 

California Highway Patrol, et al., E.D. Cal. Case No. 1:13-cv-01483-AWI-SAB 

and shall abide by its terms. I consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, including 

without limitation in any proceeding for contempt.

10. The following procedures shall be utilized by the parties making copies of documents 

designated as “Confidential”:

(a) The producing party shall provide one copy of the “Confidential” documents to 

the receiving party.

(b) The receiving party shall not furnish, disclose, or otherwise divulge any the 

“Confidential” documents to any source, except those persons identified in Paragraph 7 herein, 

without further order of the Court or authorization from counsel for the producing party.

(c) If any document designated as “Confidential” pursuant to this Protective Order is 

used or disclosed during the course of a deposition, that portion of the deposition record reflecting 

such material shall be stamped with the appropriate designation and access shall be limited 

pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order. The court reporter will be directed to bind those 

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portions of the transcript that contain discussion of the contents of the “Confidential” documents 

separately. The cover of any portion of a deposition transcript that contains testimony or 

documentary evidence that has been designated “Confidential,” including exhibits designated as 

“Confidential,” will be marked: CONFIDENTIAL/SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER.

11. Should any documents designated “Confidential” be disclosed, through inadvertence 

or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive the documents under this Protective Order, 

the disclosing person(s) shall promptly: (a) inform the producing party of the recipient(s) and the 

circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure, and (b) use best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to 

the terms of this Protective Order. No document shall lose its “Confidential” status because it 

was inadvertently or unintentionally disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it under this 

Protective Order.

12. The “Confidential” documents produced pursuant to this Order will be redacted with 

respect to any purely confidential identifying personal and family information.

13. If a party would like to use “Confidential” documents in Court filings, at least seven 

(7) days notice shall be given to all parties. The parties shall comply with the requirements of 

Eastern District local Rule 141, in the event that a party would like “Confidential” document to be 

sealed. The Parties agree a request to seal or remove the designation of “Confidential” may be 

heard on shortened time and/or by telephone conference with a showing of good cause.

14. Nothing in this Order shall in any way limit or prevent “Confidential” documents

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

“Confidential” document is used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action, it shall not 

lose its confidential status through such use. If any “Confidential” document is used in a 

deposition, then arrangements shall be made with the court reporter to separately bind such 

portions of the transcript containing information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” and to label 

such portions appropriately.

15. This Protective Order is entered for the purpose of facilitating the exchange or 

documents between the parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the 

process. Nothing in this Protective Order, or the production of any document under the terms of 

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this Protective 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. 

16. Nothing in this Protective 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.

17. If “Confidential” documents produced in accordance with this Order are 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 their rights and remedies available to the producing 

party, make every effort to obtain the return of the disclosed “Confidential” documents and 

prevent further disclosure by the person who was the recipient of such information. 

18. After the conclusion of this litigation, all “Confidential” documents, in whatever form 

stored or reproduced, will remain “Confidential.” All documents produced pursuant to this 

Protective Order shall be destroyed or returned to counsel for the producing party in a manner in 

which counsel will be able to reasonably verify that all documents were returned. All parties 

agree to ensure that “Confidential” documents disclosed to other persons shall be destroyed or 

returned to counsel for the producing party. “Conclusion” of this litigation means a termination 

of the action following a trial (and any subsequent appeal) or settlement, and entry of an order, 

judgment, or decree terminating this action.

19. The terms of this Protective Order shall survive and remain in full force and effect 

during discovery and after the termination of this lawsuit. 

The Court having considered the foregoing stipulation of the parties, HEREBY ORDERS 

that:

1. The above-described records related to this matter, and more specifically described 

in paragraph 1 of the stipulation, be subject to a Protective Order fully 

incorporating the provisions set forth above;

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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; and

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). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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