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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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Davila, et al. v. San Joaquin, et al./Case No. 2:06-CV-02691-LKK-EFB

Stipulation And Protective Order Regarding Documents, Things, And Information To Be 

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Haapala, Altura, Thompson & Abern LLP Attorneys At Law 

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Telephone: 510-763-2324 

Facsimile: 510-273-8570

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO 

SOFIA DAVILA; RUBI PASTORE, 

JEANETTE ECHEVERRIA; GUILLERMO 

DAVILA; MAYRA SANDOVAL; EDWIN 

JAVIER DAVILA; JUAN DAVILA; and 

MAYLIN DAVILA, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN; CITY OF 

TRACY; S. Flores; J. Harries; and DOES 3 

through 50, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 2:06-CV-02691-LKK-EFB 

STIPULATION REGARDING 

DOCUMENTS, THINGS, AND 

INFORMATION TO BE PRODUCED BY 

THE PARTIES FOR INSPECTION, 

COPYING AND USE IN THIS 

LITIGATION, AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER THEREON

 Introduction

This action involves wrongful death allegations by the alleged surviving heirs of 

decedent Guillermo Davila (hereinafter “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs allege federal civil rights 

violations and state law negligence claims arising out of the allegedly improper arrest, detention, 

and release of Mr. Davila by local law enforcement agencies. The defendants in the case are the 

City of Tracy, County of San Joaquin, and various agents, employees and representatives of 

defendants (hereinafter “Defendants”). 

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 Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that the City of Tracy Police Department wrongfully 

arrested Mr. Davila on March 4, 2006, for public intoxication. Plaintiffs further allege that the 

San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department improperly released Mr. Davila from County jail on 

March 5, 2006, at 1:20 a.m., without any transportation, money or supervision. Defendants 

dispute these allegations. On March 7, 2006, Mr. Davila was found dead on a farm. 

The parties in the above-captioned action will be seeking or disclosing copies of certain 

documents and information in this action, either by request for production, through an initial 

disclosure in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26, or by subpoena. 

Defendants believe such documents, materials, and information are, in whole or in part, 

confidential, security-sensitive, and privileged. These documents, despite being potentially 

discoverable in this federal lawsuit, are generally protected from public disclosure under 

California law and Defendants wish to protect them from unnecessary public disclosure. 

 Confidential Documents

The parties anticipate that the following categories of documents may be produced or 

subpoenaed in this action: 

1. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation file concerning 

the death of Plaintiff’s decedent, which includes statements and personal contact information of 

witnesses, reports of investigating officers, coroner’s investigative materials and reports, 

medical information on the decedent, law enforcement computer printouts, booking documents, 

graphic photographs, and other similar investigative materials pertaining to the criminal 

investigation of the decedent’s disappearance and death; 

2. Personnel, training, and employment records of defendant officers; 

3. Documents arising out of any internal affairs investigation conducted in 

connection with the incident; 

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Telephone: 510-763-2324 

Facsimile: 510-273-8570

4. Documents pertaining to the layout and security of San Joaquin County Jail, 

including photographs, videotapes or other depictions of the inside of the jail and its occupants, 

the placement of security cameras at the jail, and security procedures at the jail; 

The parties agree that the above categories of documents set forth above, if produced or 

disclosed in connection with this action, shall be considered “Confidential Documents” and 

shall be produced and/or disclosed only under the terms of this Protective Order. 

Counsel for the parties may as appropriate in this action show any Confidential 

Documents to the parties to the action and to witnesses and experts or consultants employed by 

the parties, and retained in connection with this specific action. The parties and their counsel 

shall not give, show, or otherwise divulge any such Confidential Documents, to any person or 

other entity except their employees, experts or consultants employed and retained in connection 

with this specific action. 

The employees, experts, or consultants of the parties in this action to whom such 

Confidential Documents are intended to be presented, shall, before such writings, materials or 

information are presented to them be given a copy of this stipulation and protective order and 

shall agree to be bound by its terms. 

All writings submitted to or filed with the Court in connection with this action, which 

contain, set forth, summarize or otherwise refer to Confidential Documents, materials or 

information or their contents, shall be filed with the Court under seal in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in Eastern District Local Rules 39-140 and 39-141. 

The parties through their counsel, experts and consultants may only use Confidential 

Documents covered by this order and information contained in them solely in connection with 

the above-captioned action. 

Other Potentially Confidential Documents Produced In This Action

Nothing in this Order precludes the parties from designating other documents as 

Confidential Documents subject to this Order. As used in this Order, the term “documents” is 

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as defined by Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 1001. Any such other document designated as 

“Confidential” by one or more parties in accordance with the provisions of this Order shall only 

be used, shown or disclosed as provided in this Order. 

The burden of proving that such other Confidential Document contains confidential 

information is on the party claiming confidentiality. Before designating any material as 

“Confidential,” the party claiming confidentiality must make a bona fide determination that the 

material is, in fact, confidential, security sensitive, or privileged. 

If any opposing party disagrees with the “Confidential” designation of any such other 

document, that party will notify the party claiming confidentiality in writing. If the parties are 

unable to agree after meeting and conferring on the issue in good faith, the party claiming 

confidentiality will then timely apply to this Court to set a hearing for the purpose of 

establishing that the other document is confidential. Any such other document marked as 

“Confidential,” will continue to be treated as such pending determination by the Court as to its 

confidential status. 

Any document designated as a Confidential Document shall be conspicuously marked or 

labeled “confidential.” All parties will act in good faith in designating other documents as 

confidential hereunder. 

The parties, their counsel, and/or any of the other persons or entities who have agreed to 

be bound by the terms of this stipulation and Protective Order shall not hereafter unilaterally 

change, limit, vacate or otherwise modify or terminate the effect of this stipulation and 

protective order. Any modification to the protective order requires further stipulation of the 

parties and court order, or by motion to the court for good cause. 

The improper disclosure of any confidential writings, materials, or information obtained 

under this stipulation and protective order, or any other violation of this protective order by any 

person or entity, shall render the offending person or entity subject to such sanction 

as the Court deems appropriate. 

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Facsimile: 510-273-8570

Nothing in this Protective Order prevents the parties from objecting to disclosure of any 

document as privileged or otherwise not subject to discovery; inclusion herein of the categories 

of Confidential Documents is not an agreement to produce those documents. 

Upon completion of the trial and any appeals in this case, or upon conclusion of any 

settlement, counsel for the parties who have obtained any Confidential Documents under this 

order shall collect them from all recipients and return them and all copies, lists, prints, negatives 

or summaries to counsel for the party that produced the confidential material. Plaintiffs’ 

counsel may, however, maintain a single copy of any Confidential Documents for a period of 

four (4) years after the completion of litigation, which shall be maintained securely and in 

confidence pursuant to the terms of the Protective Order during that time frame. At the 

completion of the four (4) years, Plaintiffs’ counsel shall return the single copy to defense 

counsel. 

SO STIPULATED. 

WALKER, HAMILTON & WHITE PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & 

 DELEHANT 

By: _________________________________ By: ________________________________ 

Wilda L. White John R. Whitefleet 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendants 

 City of Tracy , Flores, and Harries 

Dated: Dated: 

HAAPALA, ALTURA THOMPSON & ABERN, LLP 

By: /s/ Rebecca S. Widen 

Rebecca S. Widen 

Attorneys for Defendant 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN et al. 

Dated: May 24, 2007 

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Haapala, Altura, Thompson & Abern LLP Attorneys At Law 

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Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: 510-763-2324 

Facsimile: 510-273-8570

PROTECTIVE ORDER

 The above stipulation is approved with the following modifications. Nothing in this 

order shall be construed to circumvent the requirements and procedures set forth in Local Rules 

39-140 and 39-141. 

 SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 27, 2007. 

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