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

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REID, AXELROD 

Donald S. Honigman, SB# 106914 

315 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Phone: (415) 451-3300 

Fax: (415) 451-3307 

 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT, 

a public entity 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AUDREY McKENZIE, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT, a 

public entity, and DOES 1-20, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: 2:14-cv-00480-JAM-DAD 

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER 

Subject to the approval of this Court, Plaintiff AUDREY MCKENZIE (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendant TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT (hereinafter “Defendant”) (collectively 

the “Parties”) by and through their counsel of record, HEREBY STIPULATE to the following 

[Proposed] Protective Order in the above-captioned matter: 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

The purpose of this protective order is to facilitate the production and use of Plaintiff’s 

records, including but not limited to Plaintiff’s medical records, in discovery, hearings, and at 

trial in this case, so as to allow the parties to fully protect their interests in this litigation, while 

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maintaining Plaintiff’s confidential information. The Parties to this litigation, filed in the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of California and entitled AUDREY MCKENZIE 

vs. TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT, case number 2:14-cv-00480-JAM-DAD 

(“Litigation”), and their agents, possess certain private and/or confidential information 

(“Confidential Information”) which may be disclosed in this Litigation during discovery or 

otherwise. The Parties wish to ensure that any such Confidential Information disclosed shall not 

be used for any purposes other than this Litigation and shall not be made public, or be otherwise 

disseminated or used except as set forth in this [Proposed] Protective Order (“Protective Order”). 

The protective order will address any HIPAA concerns and will facilitate the production 

of Plaintiff’s records, including, but not limited to medical records and mental health records, 

from Plaintiff’s agents, including but not limited to: the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA 

Sierra Nevada Healthcare System, the VHA National Teleradiology Program, and Boyd Etter, 

P.T. 

NOW, THEREFORE, upon agreement of the Parties and good cause therefore appearing, 

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS THE FOLLOWING: 

1. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties may designate 

any document, thing, material, testimony or other information derived therefrom, as 

“Confidential” under the terms of this Protective Order. Confidential information is information 

which has not been made public and which concerns or relates to Plaintiff’s medical conditions 

and medical treatments. 

2. By designating a document, thing, material, testimony or other information 

derived therefrom as “Confidential,” under the terms of this order, the party making the 

designation is certifying to the court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in fact for the 

designation within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(g). 

3. Any party may designate as “Confidential Information” any document disclosed 

during the course of the Litigation, including information disclosed during discovery or at any 

hearing, or in any pleading, document, affidavit, brief, motion, or other writing or in testimony 

given in a deposition or at any hearing (“Litigation Materials”). Documents shall be designated 

by a party as “Confidential” at the time of production or copying by stamping or otherwise 

marking the word “Confidential” on each page (or in the first page of a multi-page document), 

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without obscuring its legibility. If the nature of the documents is such that they cannot be so 

stamped, then the Parties will in good faith make arrangements to secure the protections afforded 

by this agreement and order by proper notice to any party handling such documents. 

4. If any party objects to the designation of any Litigation Materials as 

“Confidential” the party shall state the objection by letter to counsel for the party making the 

designation. If the parties are then unable to resolve the objection informally, any party may 

apply to the Court for resolution of the objection. Until the Court rules on the application, the 

Litigation Materials shall continue to have their designated “Confidential” status in accordance 

with this agreement and order. 

5. The restrictions against disclosure set forth in this agreement and order shall not 

apply to materials or information that: 

a) Prior to the disclosure in this Litigation, were in the possession or 

knowledge of the party receiving the disclosure, provided that such materials or information 

were not subject to any prior restriction as to use or obligations as to confidence; or 

b) were at any time independently developed by a party or counsel, based 

upon information obtained from a third party who did not request confidentiality, without use or 

reliance upon any confidential material or Confidential Information; or 

c) were at any time independently developed by a party or counsel, based 

upon information with a reasonable expectation of confidentiality, without use or reliance upon 

any confidential material or Confidential Information; or 

d) were made publicly available by the party claiming confidentiality or is 

otherwise available to the public; or 

e) is required by law to be made available without reservation with respect to 

confidentiality. 

6. All Litigation Materials designated as “Confidential” and any copies thereof shall 

be used by the persons receiving them only for the purposes of preparing for, conducting, 

participating in the conduct of, and/or prosecuting and/or defending this Litigation, and not for 

any business or other purpose whatsoever. No notes, lists, memoranda, index or compilation 

prepared based wholly or in part upon examination of Litigation Materials shall be disseminated 

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to anyone not authorized to have access to Confidential Information. 

7. Litigation Materials designated as “Confidential” and any copies thereof, shall be 

maintained in confidence by the party to whom such materials are produced or disclosed, and 

shall not be disclosed, in whole or in part, to any person(s), in words or substance, except during 

the course of this Litigation and then only to: 

a) the Court or any Court employees as necessary; 

b) the attorneys of record in this Litigation and their affiliated attorneys, 

paralegals, clerical and secretarial staff employed by such attorneys who are actively involved in 

this Litigation, and/or independent contractors under their direct supervision working on the 

Litigation or the Litigation on behalf of any party. Provided, however, that each non-attorney 

given access to Confidential Information shall be advised that such materials are being disclosed 

pursuant to, and are subject to, the terms of this Protective Order; 

c) the Parties to the Litigation who are subject to this Protective Order; 

d) the Parties’ experts and/or consultants who counsel for the receiving party 

reasonably believes it necessary to show Confidential, provided that such person has first read 

this order and has signed a copy of the Individual Agreement to be Bound by Confidentiality 

Agreement (“Individual Agreement”) annexed hereto as Appendix A. 

e) witnesses at any deposition, hearing or trial in this Litigation who 

previously had access to the Confidential Information, or who is currently or was previously an 

officer, director, partner, member employee or agent of an entity that had access to the 

Confidential Information 

f) witnesses at any deposition, hearing or trial in this Litigation who 

previously did not have access to the Confidential Information, provided that each such witness 

given access to Confidential Information shall be advised that such materials are being disclosed 

pursuant to, and are subject to, the terms of this Protective Order and that they may not be 

disclosed other than pursuant to its terms, and further provided that the party who designated the 

Confidential Information is represented at such deposition, hearing, or trial; 

g) court reporters at any deposition, hearing or trial, provided that such 

person has first read this Agreement and has signed a copy of the Individual Agreement; and 

h) mock jury participants, provided however, that prior to the disclosure of 

Confidential Information to any such mock jury participant, counsel for the party making the 

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disclosure shall deliver a copy of this Protective Order to such person(s) shall explain that such 

person(s) is/are bound to follow the terms of this Protective Order, and shall secure the signature 

of such person(s) on the Individual Agreement. 

8. In the event that any person required by this Order to sign the Individual 

Agreement fails to sign as required, or any person who has signed the Individual Agreement 

refuses to comply therewith, or if to the knowledge of counsel any person fails to adhere to the 

terms of this Protective Order, counsel shall make no further disclosure to such person, and shall 

immediately notify counsel for the producing party. 

9. The Parties may designate depositions or other testimony as “Confidential” by any 

one of the following means: (a) stating orally on the record that the information is Confidential 

on the day the testimony is given; or (b) sending written notice designating certain information 

as Confidential within ten (10) days from the date that the transcript is available. 

10. The receiving party shall not duplicate any Confidential Information except 

working copies to be used by their attorneys or their experts and/or consultants and for filing 

with the Court. 

11. Any party to this Litigation may seek relief from the Court, after appropriate 

notice to the other parties, by submitting requests to modify or grant relief from any provision of 

this Protective Order to the Court. 

12. Entering into, agreeing to, and/or complying with the terms of this Protective 

Order shall not: 

 a. operate as an admission by any person that any particular document, 

testimony, or information marked “Confidential” contains or reflects trade secrets, proprietary, 

confidential of competitively sensitive business, commercial, financial or personal information: 

or 

 b. prejudice in any way the right of any party: 

i. to seek determination by the Court of whether any particular 

Confidential Information should be subject to protection as “Confidential” under 

the terms of this Protective Order; or 

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ii. to seek relief from the Court on appropriate notice to all other 

parties to this Litigation from any provisions(s) of this Protective Order, either 

generally or as to any particular document, material, or information. 

13. Any party to this Litigation who has not executed this Confidentiality Agreement 

and Protective Order as of the time it is presented to the Court for signature may thereafter 

become a party to this Protective Order by its counsel’s signing and dating a copy thereof and 

filing the same with the Court, and serving copies of such signed and dated copy upon the other 

parties to this Litigation. 

14. Nothing in this Protective Order shall be construed to preclude any party from 

asserting in good faith that certain Confidential Information requires additional protection. The 

parties shall meet and confer to agree upon the terms of such additional protection. 

15. Any documents, materials, or information that may be produced by a non-party 

witness in discovery in this Litigation pursuant to subpoena or otherwise may be designated by 

such non-party as “Confidential” under the terms of this Protective Order, and any such 

designation by a non-party shall have the same force and effect, and create the same duties and 

obligations, as if made by one of the undersigned parties hereto. Any such designation shall also 

function as a consent by such producing party to the authority of the Court in this Litigation to 

resolve and determine any motion or application made by any person or party with respect to 

such designation, or any other matter arising under this Protective Order. 

16. Nothing herein shall require a party receiving Confidential Information to risk 

judicial, administrative, or legislative sanction if such Confidential Information is subpoenaed, 

demanded or otherwise asked for by any court, administrative, legislative, or other governmental 

body, or any other person purporting to have authority to subpoena or demand such information. 

In such an event the party receiving a subpoena or demand shall promptly give notice of the 

same by electronic mail transmission, followed by either express mail or overnight delivery to 

counsel of record for the designating party, and shall furnish such counsel with a copy of the 

subpoena or demand. 

17. The Parties shall request and/or apply to the Court regarding any necessary 

procedure that documents designated as “Confidential” and ultimately used as Exhibits at 

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hearing or trial be sealed or returned to the parties. If any Confidential Information, or 

information derived from Confidential Information are submitted to or otherwise disclosed to the 

Court in connection with discovery motions and proceedings, the same shall be labeled 

“CONFIDENTIAL- SUBJECT TO COURT ORDER” and filed under seal until further order of 

the Court. The Parties shall meet and confer regarding the procedures for use of Confidential 

Information at trial and shall jointly move the Court for entry of an appropriate order. 

 18. Nothing in this Protective Order shall affect the admissibility into evidence of 

Confidential Information, or abridge the rights of any person to seek judicial review or to pursue 

other appropriate judicial action with respect to any ruling made by the Court concerning the 

issue of the status of Confidential Information. 

19. The provisions of this Protective Order shall continue to be binding after the 

conclusion of this Litigation and all subsequent proceedings arising from this Litigation, except 

that a party may seek the written permission of the designating party or may move the Court 

from relief from then provisions of the Protective Order. To the extent permitted by law, the 

Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce, modify, or reconsider this Protective Order, even after 

this Litigation is terminated. 

20. Upon the final termination of this Litigation, whether by, order, judgment, 

settlement or otherwise, the attorneys for each party receiving Confidential Information shall 

either (i) assemble and return to the disclosing party all documents containing such Confidential 

including all copies thereof, and provide a certification that to the best of their knowledge this 

has been done or (ii) destroy all such documents containing Confidential Information and all 

copies thereof, and provide a certification that this has been done. However, counsel for each 

party may maintain in its files, in continuing compliance with the terms of this Protective Order, 

all work product, and one copy of each pleading filed with the Court (and one copy of each 

deposition together with the exhibits marked at the deposition). 

21. The Parties do not waive any right to object to any discovery requests or to seek 

any further confidentiality order on any grounds. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as a 

waiver of any privilege and/or work product that may be applicable to any documents or 

information. Moreover, inadvertent or unintentional production of privileged or work product 

material will not be construed as a waiver of attorney-client privilege or any other privilege 

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thereto. Upon notice by either party that such privileged material has been produced, counsel 

will take all steps to ensure that the privileged material is immediately returned to the rightful 

party. 

22. The inadvertent or unintentional disclosure by the producing party of Confidential 

Information, regardless of whether the information was so designated at the time of the 

disclosure, shall not be deemed a waiver in whole or in part of a party’s claim of confidentiality, 

either as to the specific information disclosed or as to any other information disclosed or as to 

any other information relating thereto on the same or related subject matter. Upon its inadvertent 

disclosure of any Confidential Information, counsel for the producing party has to make a good 

faith effort to rectify the inadvertent disclosure on a timely basis. Upon notice of an inadvertent 

disclosure pursuant to this section, reasonable steps shall be taken by all parties to prevent the 

dissemination of undesignated Confidential Information. 

23. This Protective Order shall become effective immediately upon execution by the 

Parties. This Order may only be modified or amended by written agreement of the Parties hereto 

or by further order of the Court. 

24. The Parties and all signatories to the Individual Agreement attached hereto as 

Appendix “A” are to be bound by this Protective Order following its approval and entry by the 

Court. 

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Dated: March 10, 2015 REID, AXELROD 

 

 By: /s/ Donald S. Honigman 

 Donald S. Honigman, SB# 106914 

 REID, AXELROD 

 315 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 Tel: (415) 451-3300 

 Fax: (415) 451-3307 

 dsh@rarmlaw.com 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT 

Dated: March 10, 2015 CASEY GERRY SCHENK 

FRANCAVILLA BLATT & PENFIELD, 

LLP 

 

 By: /s/ Scott C. Cummins 

 Scott C. Cummins, SB# 060899 

 CASEY GERRY SCHENK 

FRANCAVILLA BLATT & PENFIELD, 

LLP 

110 Laurel Street 

San Diego, CA 92101 

 Tel: (619) 238-1811 

 Fax: (619) 544-9232 

scc@cglaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

AUDREY MCKENZIE 

 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 3/10/2015 

 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

 

 

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APPENDIX A 

INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT TO RESPECT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

I have read and understand the Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order in the 

case of AUDREY McKENZIE vs. TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT DISTRICT, et al, case 

number 2:14-cv-00480-JAM-DAD, and a copy of the same has been delivered to me with a copy 

of this Individual Agreement. I agree to be bound by all the terms of this Individual Agreement. 

I also agree to be bound by all of the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement and Protective 

Order and hereby agree not to use or disclose the Confidential Information to be disclosed to me 

except for purposes of this litigation as required by the Confidentiality Agreement and Protective 

Order. I further consent to the jurisdiction of said Court for purposes of enforcing this Order. 

Dated: __________________ 

 ____________________________ 

 Signature 

 ____________________________ 

 Name (Printed) 

 ____________________________ 

 Street Address 

 ____________________________ 

 City State Zip 

 ____________________________ 

 Employer 

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