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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER 1

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

BENJAMIN E. HALL

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant

United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

YANCHHI YAM,

Plaintiff,

 v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00098-SKO

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 26(c), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to this action stipulate 

and agree to the terms of the following proposed Protective Order.

1. Certain documents that Defendant, the United States of America, will produce to 

Plaintiff, Yanchhi Yam, in the course of this litigation include information regarding lawenforcement techniques that the United States Marshals Service deems sensitive and not appropriate 

for public dissemination. The parties desire to enter into this Protective Order in order to limit the 

dissemination of such information except as necessary for the purposes of this litigation.

2. Defendant shall designate such documents by marking each page with the notation 

“PROTECTED/CONFIDENTIAL” prior to production of such documents to Plaintiff. Such 

designated documents are described hereinafter as the “Protected Document(s).”

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3. Plaintiff’s use of Protected Documents shall be limited to this litigation. Plaintiff 

shall not use Protected Documents for any purpose except the preparation and trial of this case.

4. Plaintiff shall not disclose Protected Documents to any person or entity except the 

following: (a) the Court; (b) Plaintiff’s attorneys of record; (c) persons regularly in the employ of 

such attorneys; (d) any experts or consultants specifically retained for this case; and (e) stenographic 

reporters who are engaged in proceedings necessarily incident to the conduct of this matter.

5. Plaintiff’s counsel agree to make all reasonable efforts to ensure compliance with this 

Protective Order. Any expert or consultant who receives Protected Documents shall first read a copy 

of this stipulated Protective Order and agree in writing to abide by the terms thereof.

6. In the event that one or more of the parties uses a Protected Document in a deposition 

or other discovery proceeding in this case, that portion of the deposition or other discovery 

proceeding shall be subject to this Protective Order.

7. If any party wishes to attach Protected Documents to a pleading or motion in this 

litigation, that party must submit the materials for filing under seal with the appropriate request to 

file documents under seal pursuant to this Court’s rules.

8. This Protective Order does not constitute a ruling on the question of whether a 

particular document or category of information is properly discoverable, nor does it constitute a 

ruling on any potential objection to the discoverability, relevance or admissibility of any record.

9. The terms and conditions set forth herein shall not apply to the disclosure of any 

information subject to a claim of privilege or other basis of exclusion, and this Protective Order shall 

not serve as precedent for adopting any procedure with respect to the disclosure of any such 

information.

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

agreeable stipulations with respect to Protected Documents to be disclosed during trial. Any 

unresolved disputes shall be resolved in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 

addressed within the parties’ pretrial statements.

11. Upon final disposition of this action, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by 

opposing counsel, Plaintiff shall within thirty (30) days assemble and return all Protected 

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Documents, including all copies thereof, to the producing party and certify in writing that all such 

material has been returned, or certify in writing that all such material has been destroyed.

12. Any disputes pertaining to this stipulated Protective Order shall be governed by the 

Court’s procedures for Discovery Disputes set forth in Section VI of the Court’s Scheduling Order 

(ECF No. 15).

13. This Protective Order may be modified by the Court at any time for good cause 

following notice to all parties and an opportunity to be heard.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 16, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/ /s/ Benjamin E. Hall

BENJAMIN E. HALL

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorney for Defendant

Dated: April 15, 2020 WILLIAMS, BRODERSEN, 

PRITCHETT & BURKE LLP

/ /s/ Nicholas R. Ruiz 

RUSSELL P. BURKE

NICHOLAS R. RUIZ

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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