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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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BRANCART & BRANCART

Christopher Brancart (SBN 128475)

Liza Cristol-Deman (SBN 190516)

Post Office Box 686

Pescadero, CA 94060

Tef: (650) 879-0'141

Fax: (650) 879-1103

cbrancart@brancaú.com

lcristoldeman@brancart.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISÏRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. C-07-4419 BZ

JOINT APPLICATION AND

STIPULATION FOR ISSUANCE OF

PROTECTIVE ORDER; [PROPOSED] ORDER

The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, hereby

apply for and stipulate to the issuance of the protective order attached hereto.

Respectfully submitted,

BRANCART & BRANCART

Dated : Noùsqrber 29, 2OO7

Þ"t.4,'Løa1

VALINOTI & DITO LLC

Dated: December 3.2007

JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION FOR ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER:

IPROPOSEDI ORDER- CASE NO. C-07-441SBZ

ANGELA SEAMAN. individuallv and

on behalf of the GENERAL PUBLIC.

vs.

FREIDON EFTEKHARI, also known

as FRED EFTEKARI,

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney for Defendant

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PROTECTIVE ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. As used in this Protective Order, "Confidential lnformation" means:

(a) The social security numbers and financial information of defendant's'

tenants, former tenants, and rental applicants;

(b) The names and social security numbers of fair housing testers;

(c) Documents reflecting how testers are trained and the testing methodology

used by MCFH.

2. The Confidential lnformation described above ís properly subjecto

protection under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall not

designate any discovery material "CONFIDENTIAL'without first making a good faith

determination that protection is warranted and that the material falls into one of the two

specific categories listed in paragraph 1, above.

3. lf a party wishes to challenge the designation of a document or portion of

a document as ''CONFIDENTÍAL," the party challenging the designation shall meet and

confer in good faith with the designating party in an attempto resolve the dispute. lf

the parties are unable to resolve their dispute, the party seeking confidentiality may file

a motion with the Court seeking adjudication of the matter under F.R.C.P. 26(c). The

party seeking confidentiality has the burden of establishing that protection is warranted

under F.R.C.P. 26(c).

4. Confidential Inforrnation shall be disclosed by the parties and their

counsel only in accordance with the terms of this Protective Order and shall be used

solely for the purposes of this action and shall not be used by the parties or their

counsel for any other purpose,

5. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed by the parties or their

counsel to anyone other than the Court and its officers, counsel and their agents and

employees, including investigators, and the parties, all of whom shall be advised of, and

bound by, the terms of this Protective Order. Counsel may also disclose Confidential

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lnformation to qualifìed third-parties retained to assist in the prosecution, defense, or

settlement of this action, such as investigators and expert witnesses. Anyone (other

than the Court and its personnel) who receives Confidential Information shall be

provided with a copy of this Protective Order and shall sign the Non-Disclosure

Agreement in the form of Attachment 1 .

6. To the extent feasible, any party filing any documenthat contains

Confidential Information shall redact all Confidential lnformation before filing. Only such

pages or exhibÍts or portions thereof that are designated by the parties as Confidential

Information shall be lodged under seal. ff the filing pafty believes that Confidential

Information is necessary to adjudicate the matter or redacting is otherwise not feasible,

the filing party must file the document wÍth the Court in a sealed envelope with the

following label:

"Confidential Information

Filed Under Seal Pursuant to Protective Order

Seaman v. Eftekhari, Case No. C-07-4419 BZ

flitle of DocumentJ"

The sealed envelope shall be filed with instructions stating that the document is being filed

pursuant to this Protective Order and that it shall not be opened absent further order of the

Court.

7 . Prior to hearings or testirnony before the Court in this case, the parties, in the

event that it is known reasonably in advance of such hearing or testimony that matters

involving Confidential Information will be raised, shall so advise the Court.

8. Nothing in this Protective Order shall affect the admissibility of any

Confidential lnformation in this action,

9. Within 30 days afterthe termination of this action all Confìdential lnformation

produced by a party shall be returned to that party's counsel.

10. Nothing in this Protective Order shall be construed to unduly hamper the

rights of the parties to prosecute and defend this action. Nothing in this Protective Order

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shall preclude any party from moving the Court for modification of any terms and conditions

thereof. Any party may, at any time, move the Court for modification of this Protective

Order.

11. This Protective Order shall survive the final termination of this action. The

Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Protective Order for six months after the final

termination to resolve any dispute concerning the use of Confidential lnformation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ,2007.

United States Magistrate Judge

JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION FOR ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER;

IPROPOSEDI ORDER - CASE NO. C-07-4419 BZ

December 4, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

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ATTACHMENT 1

NON.DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

t, do solemnly swear that I am fully famÍliar

with the terms of the stipulated protective order entered in Seaman v. Eftekhari, United

States District Court, Noñhern District of California, Case Number C-O74419 BZ, and

hereby agree to comply with and be bound bythe terms and conditions of this order unless

and until modified by further order of this Court. I hereby consento the jurisdíction of this

Court for the purpose of enforcing this order.

Dated:

Signature

JOINT APPLICATION AND STIPULATION FOR ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVË ORDER:

IPROPOSEDI ORDER - GASE NO. C-07-4419 BZ

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