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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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INTERIM ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BARBARA WOOD, the estate of EDNA

MURILLO, and RICHARD WOOD,

Plaintiffs,

v.

VISTA MANOR NURSING CENTER

LIFE GENERATIONS HEALTHCARE,

INC., and ABIGAIL MOSS

Defendants. __________________________________

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Case No.: C 06-01682-JW (PVT)

INTERIM ORDER RE

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH

SUBPOENA TO PROJECT

SENTINEL; AND DENYING

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR

SANCTIONS 

Plaintiffs Barbara Wood, Richard Wood, and the estate of Edna Murillo (collectively,

“Plaintiffs”) allege that Vista Manor Nursing Center, Life Generations Healthcare, Inc., and

Abigail Moss (collectively, “Defendants”) discriminated against Murillo on the basis of her

disability by refusing her housing on account of her being HIV positive. Project Sentinel was

originally a plaintiff in this action, but dismissed its claims and is no longer a party. 

On December 13, 2006, Defendants served a subpoena duces tecum on Project Sentinel. 

On January 3, 2007, Project Sentinel faxed a letter to Defense counsel in which it asserted

objections, but agreed to produce some of the requested documents subject to a protective order. 

On January 30, 2007, Defendants filed their Motion to Compel Compliance with

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 A model form titled “Stipulated Protective Order” can be found on the court’s website

(http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/) in the “Forms” section. 

INTERIM ORDER, page 2

Subpoena to Project Sentinel and Request for Sanctions. Project Sentinel filed their opposition

on February 12, 2007. Defendants’ motion seeks to compel Project Sentinel to produce, without

a protective order, all the documents requested in the subpoena and asks this court to issue

sanctions against Project Sentinel. Hearing on this motion is scheduled for March 13, 2007. 

This interim order only addresses Project Sentinel’s request for a protective order and

Defendants’ request for Sanctions. 

Based on the papers filed in connection with this motion, it appears that Project Sentinel

sought Defendants’ cooperation in obtaining a stipulated protective order. Defendants declined

to stipulate to entry of such a protective order. Courts routinely enter blanket protective orders

to govern the handling of confidential information exchanged in discovery. Defendants have not

shown any reason not to do so in this case. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs and Defendants shall make a good faith effort

to work together on a protective order and they shall submit to the court for review and signature

a form of protective order consistent with the terms of the model stipulated protective order

found on the court’s website.1

 By no later than March 6, 2007, the parties shall submit either: (1)

a joint stipulated protective order, or (2) if they are unable to reach an agreement, they shall each

submit their own proposed form of order along with a brief statement, of no more than five

pages, specifying the areas where they cannot agree and arguments for their positions.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ request for sanctions is DENIED, without

prejudice to a motion brought separately, as required by Civil Local Rule 7-8(a).

Dated: February 26, 2007

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PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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