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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FOND WHITFIELD, THE ESTATE

OF DEON WHITFIELD, 

Plaintiffs, No. CIV S-04-2729 GEB JFM

vs.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL., ORDER

Defendants. 

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Plaintiffs’ August 29, 2005 motion to compel came on regularly for hearing

December 8, 2005. Plaintiffs were represented by Samuel Paz. Sandra Lusich, Deputy Attorney

General, appeared for defendants. Upon review of the motion and the documents in support and

opposition, upon reviewing the documents in camera, upon hearing the arguments of counsel and

good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

1. The letter written by Nanette Rufo is protected by attorney-client privilege and

need not be disclosed; plaintiffs’ August 29, 2005 motion to compel discovery of this letter is

denied.

2. Counsel were directed to provide a stipulation, if any, as to the documents

concerning gang affiliation or membership, and on December 14, 2005, counsel provided a

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stipulation. The parties agreed to the redaction of any third party ward identifying information

contained in the institutional gang files of Deon Whitfield and Durrell Feaster (excluding the

respective name of Durrell Feaster from Deon Whitfield’s file and vice versa), and agreed that

the court will retain jurisdiction over this issue should plaintiffs contend they need access to the

redacted information. Accordingly, defendants shall produce these redacted documents for

inspection and copying within ten days.

3. In all other respects, plaintiffs’ August 29, 2005 motion to compel is granted. 

Within ten days from the date of this order, defendants shall produce for inspection and copying

the remaining documents submitted to the court under seal.

4. All disclosures ordered herein are governed by the April 7, 2005 protective

order. Plaintiffs shall not disclose or show any documents ordered disclosed herein to any person

except those personnel employed in their respective offices, and then only to the extent necessary

to the conduct of this litigation, nor shall any disclosure of this information be made, except as

may be permitted by further order of this court.

DATED: December 20, 2005.

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