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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Law Offices of 

HERR, PEDERSEN & 

BERGLUND LLP 

100 Willow Plaza 

Suite 300 

Visalia, CA 93291 

(559) 636-0200

Leonard C. Herr, #081896 

Caren L. Curtiss, Certified Law Student 

HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP 

100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300 

Visalia, California 93291 

Telephone: (559) 636-0200 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF VISALIA and TIM HAENER 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

E.S., a minor, by and through her 

Guardian ad Litem, VALINE 

GONZALEZ, J.F., a minor, by and 

through his Guardian ad Litem, 

BRIDGET FLORES; in each case 

individually and as successor in interest 

to ARMANDO SANTIBANEZ, deceased; 

and MARIA MORENO, individually, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

 

CITY OF VISALIA, TIM HAENER and 

DOES 2-10, inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 1:13-cv-01697-LJO-BAM 

STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY 

AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER RE RELEASE OF PEACE 

OFFICER PERSONNEL RECORDS 

 

I.

RECITALS 

 WHEREAS, the parties stipulated to submit the personnel file of Defendant 

Police Officer TIM HAENER to the Court for an in camera review; 

 WHEREAS, following the in camera review, the Court has ordered 

Defendant CITY OF VISALIA to produce certain documents, which Defendants 

assert contain official information and information of a privileged, confidential, 

private, or sensitive nature; 

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Law Offices of 

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BERGLUND LLP 

100 Willow Plaza 

Suite 300 

Visalia, CA 93291 

(559) 636-0200

 WHEREAS, in order to protect the privacy rights of Defendant TIM HAENER 

and the integrity of the official information to be produced, the parties do hereby 

stipulate to the terms and conditions of a Protective Order, as follows: 

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STIPULATION 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES 

HERETO, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, AS 

FOLLOWS: 

Defendant CITY OF VISALIA will produce the information ordered to be 

produced from the personnel files of Defendant TIM HAENER, pursuant to the 

following terms, conditions and limitations: 

1. As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all of the following 

information: 

(a) Performance Evaluation for July 2010-July 2011 

(b) Performance Evaluation for July 2011-July 2012 

(c) Performance Evaluation for July 2012-June 2013 

(d) Performance Evaluation for July 2013-June 2014 

(e) Letter dated February 27, 2014 from the Office of the Tulare 

County District Attorney 

(f) Findings and Conclusions of the Deadly Force Review Board 

(g) Confidential Interoffice Memorandum dated September 3, 2013 

(h) Citizen complaint dated January 3, 2007 [sic] 

(i) Witness statement dated December 26, 2007 

(j) Two (2) letters dated September 16, 2008 to the complainants 

(k) Copies of returned envelopes addressed to the complainants 

(l) Letter dated February 1, 2008 from the Office of the Tulare 

County District Attorney 

(m) Amended Misdemeanor Complaint 

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100 Willow Plaza 

Suite 300 

Visalia, CA 93291 

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(n) File Memorandum dated January 31, 2008 from the Office of the 

Tulare County District Attorney 

2. In order for the items listed in Paragraph 1 to be treated by the 

parties and the Court as Confidential Information, such information must be 

designated as Confidential Information as follows: 

(a) In connection with the production of these materials and 

documents by the CITY OF VISALIA, a party or non-party witness shall designate 

such materials as Confidential Information by conspicuously marking each page 

that contains, reflects, or discloses such information as Confidential. 

(b) Information disclosed during depositions may be designated 

as Confidential Information by the deponent or a party at the time of the 

deposition. Within (30) days after receipt of the deposition transcript, the 

deponent or a party may designate any additional portion of the deposition as 

Confidential Information by informing the other parties in writing of the specific 

pages of the transcript that contain Confidential Information. 

(c) Any depositions referring to or using the disclosed documents 

as exhibits will be sealed and marked “Confidential – Subject to Protective Order”. 

 3. Except as provided in Paragraphs 4 and 5, Confidential 

Information shall be disclosed, used, reviewed and/or discussed only by “qualified 

persons” as defined herein. For purposes of this Agreement “qualified persons” 

means: 

 (a) Legal counsel for each of the parties to this action, including 

secretarial, clerical or support personnel of such legal counsel. 

 (b) The Plaintiffs and each of the Defendants to the extent 

necessary for preparation of their respective cases for trial. 

 (c) Experts, advisors or consultants retained by counsel of record 

as necessary for trial preparation. 

 (d) Stenographic reporters and videographers. 

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 4. Prior to the disclosure of any Confidential Information to any 

qualified person described in paragraph 3(a), (b), (c) or (d), attorneys who seek to 

use or disclose such Confidential Information shall first provide a copy of this 

Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order and have the individual 

to whom counsel intends to disclose said Confidential Information sign the 

Certification Re Confidential Discovery Information set forth in Exhibit “A” 

acknowledging his/her agreement to be bound by its terms.

If Plaintiffs’ counsel wishes to disclose Confidential Information to a person 

other than one designated in Paragraph 3, Plaintiffs’ counsel shall serve a written 

request to Defendant CITY OF VISALIA’s counsel stating the name of the proposed 

person, the reasons for disclosure, the information to be disclosed, and that the 

proposed person has read this Protective Order and has signed a copy of the 

Certification Re Confidential Discovery Information attached hereto as Exhibit “A” 

acknowledging his/her agreement to be bound by its terms. If Defendant CITY OF 

VISALIA’S counsel does not agree in writing to the disclosure within ten (10) days 

of being served with the request, then Plaintiffs’ counsel may apply to this Court 

for relief from the provisions of this Protective Order. 

5. The court reporter and videographer, if any, who record all or part of 

the depositions in this matter of any CITY OF VISALIA defendant, or any other 

current or former employee of the Visalia Police Department, shall be subject to 

this Protective Order. In preparing the original deposition, videotape, audiotape, 

or portions thereof, any copies thereof, or portions of copies thereof, the 

Confidential Information and all testimony involving information derived from the 

Confidential Information, shall be segregated from the rest of the deposition. No 

copies of such segregated Confidential Information portions of the materials 

described above shall be provided to any persons other than those identified in 

paragraph 3. 

6. If any Confidential Information or testimony derived therefore, occurs 

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at a deposition, those attending the deposition shall be bound by this Protective 

Order and, therefore, shall not disclose to any person or entity, in any manner, 

including orally, any statements made by CITY OF VISALIA defendants, or any 

other current or former employee of the Visalia Police Department during the 

confidential sections of said deposition. 

 7. Confidential Information shall be disclosed only to persons 

permitted access to it pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 4 above. Confidential 

Information shall be used only for purposes directly related to this litigation and 

shall not be used for any other purposes, including personal, business or 

commercial purposes. All copies of materials designated as “Confidential 

Information” given to a receiving party or its experts in discovery will be retained 

exclusively in the files of counsel or experts for the receiving party, with no 

copies of such materials being distributed to the receiving party or its employees 

for retention in such party’s own business records or files. 

8. There will be no public disclosure of any of the disclosed documents 

or the information contained therein absent a court order or written consent by 

counsel for Defendant CITY OF VISALIA. Any qualified person who has received 

Confidential Information and has been served with a lawful subpoena or other 

compulsory process, shall immediately give notice thereof to counsel for Defendant 

CITY OF VISALIA by telephone, electronic transmission or facsimile transmission, 

and shall furnish said counsel with a copy of the subpoena or other compulsory 

process so as to afford counsel for the CITY OF VISALIA a reasonable opportunity 

to seek a protective order. After application for a protective order is made, no 

qualified person shall produce any information prior to receiving a court order or 

the written consent from counsel for the CITY OF VISALIA. 

 9. If any party wishes to file, lodge and/or make use of any Confidential 

Information in connection with any court proceeding herein, that party shall 

comply with United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Local Rule 

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(559) 636-0200

141 and make the proper motion or application for an order sealing the 

Confidential Information. Confidential documents lodged for a hearing shall be 

returned to the party offering the same immediately following the hearing. If 

Confidential Information is filed with the Court, it shall be filed with the Clerk of 

the Court in a sealed envelope marked with the caption and case number of the 

case, a schedule of contents, and the following notation: 

Contains Confidential Information: 

“To Be Opened Only By Or As Directed By The Court” 

No sealed or confidential record maintained by the Court Clerk shall be disclosed 

except upon written order of the Court. 

 10. Prior to use of the disclosed documents or sealed deposition 

transcripts in court, the party intending to introduce such documents must give 

24-hours’ notice to opposing counsel. Opposing counsel will have an opportunity 

to raise objections to their use in camera, to obtain a ruling on their admissibility 

prior to their introduction in open court. 

 11. Disclosure to each other of any documents, business records or 

other confidential information of any kind by any qualified person or party to this 

litigation, at any time hereafter and through conclusion of this litigation, shall not 

constitute public disclosure of any such information so as to negate, waive or 

abandon any party’s claim that such documents, business records or information 

constitute confidential information. 

 12. This Protective Order does not constitute any ruling on any potential 

objection to the admissibility of any document. 

 13. This Protective Order only applies to the documents identified by the 

Court’s Order dated March 11, 2015 [Doc. 60] and is without prejudice to the 

Plaintiffs’ to request the Court’s reconsideration as to their confidentiality. 

 14. This Protective Order shall survive the termination of this action. 

15. After the conclusion of this litigation, Plaintiffs’ counsel and all 

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other persons to whom Confidential Information was disclosed, shall not disclose 

or communicate to, or discuss with, any other person any portion of such 

Confidential Information. Within sixty (60) days after the resolution or 

conclusion of this litigation, all Confidential Information under the control or 

possession of all qualified persons shall be returned to counsel for the CITY OF 

VISALIA, or destroyed, with confirmation of destruction provided to counsel for 

the CITY OF VISALIA, in lieu of return. 

16. Any violation of this Protective Order may be punished by any and 

all appropriate measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings 

and/or monetary sanctions. 

17. Any procedures specified above in this Protective Order are in 

addition to, and not in lieu of, compliance with this Court’s local rules regarding 

discovery motions. 

DATED: March 20. 2015 LAW OFFICES OF DALE K. GALIPO 

 LAW OFFICES OF NIKOLAUS W. REED 

 QUIRK LAW GROUP 

By: /s/ Dale K. Galipo 

 DALE K. GALIPO 

 NIKOLAUS W. REED 

 LOGAN QUIRK 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: March 20, 2015 HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP 

 

By: /s/ Leonard C. Herr 

 LEONARD C. HERR 

Attorney for Defendants 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 23, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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EXHIBIT A 

CERTIFICATION RE CONFIDENTIAL DISCOVERY INFORMATION 

I hereby acknowledge that I, _________________________________________ am 

about to receive Confidential Information supplied in connection with the matter 

of E.S., et al., v. City of Visalia, et al., United States District Court Case No: 1:13-

cv-01697-LJO-BAM. 

I certify that I understand that the Confidential Information provided to me 

is subject to the terms and restrictions of the Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement 

and Protective Order Re Release of Peace Officer Personnel Records filed in this 

action. I have been given a copy of the Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and 

Protective Order Re Release of Peace Officer Personnel Records, I have read it, and 

I agree to be bound by its terms. 

I understand that Confidential Information, as defined in the Stipulated 

Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order Re Release Of Peace Officer 

Personnel Records, including any notes or other records that may be made 

regarding any such materials, shall not be disclosed to anyone except as expressly 

permitted by the Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order Re 

Release of Peace Officer Personnel Records. I will not copy or use, except solely for 

the purposes of this action, any Confidential Information obtained pursuant to 

this Protective Order, except as provided therein or otherwise ordered by the Court 

in this proceeding. 

I further understand that I am to retain all copies of all Confidential 

Information provided to me in this action in a secure manner, and that all copies 

of such materials are to remain in my personal custody until termination of my 

participation in this action, whereupon the copies of such materials will be 

returned to counsel who provided me with such materials. 

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I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this _____ day of _________________, 2015, at __________________. 

BY: _________________________________ 

 Signature 

_________________________________ 

Title 

_________________________________ 

Address 

_________________________________ 

City, State, Zip 

_________________________________ 

Telephone Number 

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