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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER THEREON

Thomas P. Feher, SBN 149944

LAW OFFICES OF 

LEBEAU • THELEN, LLP

5001 East Commercenter Drive, Suite 300

Post Office Box 12092

Bakersfield, California 93389-2092

(661) 325-8962; Fax (661) 325-1127

Attorneys for Defendants Jeffery M. Freesemann,

 Highgrove Medical Clinic, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRY A. BOULWARE, M.D.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JEFFERY M. FREESEMANN, HIGHGROVE

MEDICAL CLINIC, INC.,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:04-cv-06229 OWW-SMS

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER AND ORDER THEREON

Case Filed: September 10, 2004

Trial Date: None

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between each of the parties hereto, and

their respective counsel, as follows:

1. This Stipulation and Order is intended to comply with the Standards for Privacy of

Individually Identifiable Health Information (45 CFR sections 164.500, et seq.) and qualify as a

Qualified Protective Order under 45 CFR section 164.512(e)(1). It shall apply to any and all Patient

Medical Records that are produced during the course of discovery in this action. The Patient Medical

Records include all medical records, charts, studies, reports, notes, x-rays, films, test results, and the like

produced by defendant Highgrove Medical Clinic, Inc. (“Highgrove”) to plaintiff pursuant to plaintiff’s

discovery requests, or otherwise.

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER THEREON

2. The Patient Medical Records produced shall have the name of the patient, his or her

address, phone number, social security number and any other personal data (other than the actual medical

data) redacted before Highgrove produces them to plaintiff. As to those records which were used in the

report prepared by Dr. Howard C. Lewin, they will be identified by a designated patient number which

corresponds with the same patient number indicated in Dr. Lewin’s report so that plaintiff will know

exactly which records apply to each patient in said report. All Patient Medical records produced shall

be stamped “Confidential” on each page prior to production.

3. The Patient Medical Records may be given, shown, disclosed, made available or

communicated only to the attorneys of record in this case and their necessary clerical and paralegal staff,

the parties to this action, the Court hearing this action and the Court’s personnel, retained outside

consultants and experts and their support personnel and any other person whose relevant testimony

during these proceedings is sought. Except as to the attorneys of record (and their staff) and the parties

in this action, all other persons described above must agree in writing to be bound by this protective

order before any of the Patient Medical Records are given, shown, disclosed, made available or

communicated to them.

4. The attorneys of record shall at all times have and maintain physical custody and control

over all Patient Medical Records and any copies thereof, except that copies may be distributed to

retained experts and consultants in this case who have agreed in writing to be bound by this protective

order. The attorneys of record shall make diligent efforts to insure that such Patient Medical Records

do not leave their custody and are not disclosed orally, except as noted above. Failure to make diligent

efforts to do so shall be grounds for the imposition of sanctions at the discretion of the Court in addition

to any other remedy that may be available against plaintiff, his attorneys, experts, agents and/or

representatives.

5. No person, firm, corporation or other entity subject to this protective order shall use the

Patient Medical Records or any information contained therein in any manner whatsoever except for the

prosecution, defense, settlement or appeal of this action. Furthermore, no person, firm, corporation or

other entity subject to this protective order shall give, show, disclose, make available or communicate

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER THEREON

the Patient Medical Records or any information contained therein to any person, firm, corporation or

other entity not authorized to receive the same pursuant to this protective order. 

6. This protective order shall not affect the ability of defendants to use the Patient Medical

Records in the ordinary course of their business, or as otherwise may be consistent with applicable law.

7. The parties may apply to this Court as necessary to: (a) seek a determination as to whether

disputed documents fall within this protective order; (b) seek a modification of this protective order; or

(c) otherwise enforce this protective order, after they have engaged in a good faith and reasonable meet

and confer process.

8. The parties may use any of the documents that are subject to this Stipulation and Order

as exhibits at the time of trial, subject to all applicable rules of evidence, including but not limited to the

requirements that any such documents be relevant, admissible and properly authenticated. The parties

hereby reserve all rights to assert appropriate objections to the introduction of such documents into

evidence at the time of trial. The documents if used must be used in their redacted form

9. Within thirty days after the final resolution of this action by way of settlement, judgment

or appeal, all Patient Medical Records and any copies thereof shall be delivered to counsel for

defendants.

Dated: November 14, 2005 LeBEAU • THELEN, LLP

/S/ THOMAS P. FEHER

By: _______________________________________

THOMAS P. FEHER, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendants

JEFFERY M. FREESEMANN and 

HIGHGROVE MEDICAL CLINIC, INC.

Dated: November 7, 2005 BORTON, PETRINI & CONRON, LLP

/S/ JOHN F. PETRINI

By:

JOHN F. PETRINI, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TERRY A. BOULWARE, M.D.

Dated: November 7, 2005 /S/ TERRY A. BOULWARE M.D.

_____________________________________________

TERRY A. BOULWARE M.D.

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER THEREON

Dated: November 14, 2005 HIGHGROVE MEDICAL CLINIC, INC.

/S/ JEFFREY M. FREESEMANN, M.D.

By:

JEFFREY M. FREESEMANN, M.D., 

President

Dated: November 14, 2005 /S/ JEFFREY M. FREESEMANN, M.D.

_____________________________________________

JEFFREY M. FREESEMANN, M.D.

ORDER

The Stipulation of the parties having been filed and good cause appearing therefor:

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 25, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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