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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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MARDEROSIAN, 

RUNYON, CERCONE, 

LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, CA 93721

Parson v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB 

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Michael G. Marderosian, No. 77296

MARDEROSIAN, RUNYON, CERCONE,

 LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 441-7991

Facsimile: (559) 441-8170

Virginia Gennaro, No. 138877

City Attorney 

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD

1501 Truxtun Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone: (661) 326-3721

Facsimile: (661) 852-2020

Attorneys for: Defendants CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; BAKERSFIELD POLICE

DEPARTMENT; and Officer JON SCOTT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRY J. PARSON, JR., and JMP, a minor,

by and through his Guardian ad Litem,

HENRY J. PARSON, JR.,

 Plaintiffs,

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CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; BAKERSFIELD

POLICE DEPARTMENT; OFFICER JON

SCOTT; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case Number 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Subject to the approval of this Court, the parties hereby stipulate to the following protective

order:

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 Stipulated Protective Order (hereinafter “Order”). Confidential information

is information which has not been made public and which concerns or relates to the contents of

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MARDEROSIAN, 

RUNYON, CERCONE, 

LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, CA 93721

Parson v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB 

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any internal affairs investigation and employment/personnel files, including, but not limited to,

performance evaluations, disciplinary history, citizen complaints, and training courses, the

disclosure of which information may have the effect of violating the privacy rights of JON

SCOTT (B.P.D. Badge No. 648 in his Official Capacities, and in his individual Capacity.

By designating a document, thing, material, testimony or other information derived

therefrom as “confidential,” under the term of this order, the party making this 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).

2. Confidential documents shall be so designated by stamping copies of the document

produced to a party with the legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” Stamping the legend

“CONFIDENTIAL” on the cover of any multi-page document shall designate all pages of the

document as confidential, unless otherwise indicated by the producing party.

3. Testimony taken at a deposition, conference, haring or trial may be designated as

confidential by making a statement to that effect on the record at the deposition or other

proceeding. Arrangements shall be made with the court reporter taking and transcribing such

proceeding to separately bind such portions of the transcript containing information designated as

confidential, and to label such portions appropriately.

4. Material designated as confidential under this Order, the information contained

therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or other documents derived in whole or in part from

material designated as confidential (hereinafter “Confidential “Material”) shall be used only for the

purpose of the prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action, and for no other purpose.

5. Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed or made

available only to the Court, to counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical, and secretarial

staff employed by such counsel), and to the “qualified persons” designated below:

(a) a party, or an officer, director, or employee of a party deemed necessary by counsel

to aid in the prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action;

(b) experts or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by such counsel to

assist in the prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action;

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MARDEROSIAN, 

RUNYON, CERCONE, 

LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, CA 93721

Parson v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB 

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(c) court reporter(s) employed in this action;

(d) any other person as to whom the parties in writing agree.

Prior to receiving any Confidential Material, such “qualified person” shall be provided with

a copy of this Order and shall execute a nondisclosure agreement in the form of Attachment A, a

copy of which shall be provided forthwith to counsel for each other party and for the parties.

6. Depositions shall be taken only in the presence of qualified persons.

7. The parties may further designate certain discovery material or testimony of a

highly confidential and/or proprietary nature as “CONFIDENTIAL--ATTORNEY’S EYES

ONLY” (hereinafter “Attorney’s Eyes Only Material”), in the manner described in paragraphs 2

and 3 above. Attorney’s Eyes Only Material, and the information contained therein shall be

disclosed only to the Court, to counsel for the parties (including the paralegal, clerical, and

secretarial staff employed by such counsel), and to the “qualified persons” listed in subparagraphs

5(b) through (e) above, but shall not be disclosed to a party, or to an officer, director or employee

of a party, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. If disclosure of Attorney’s Eyes Only Material is

made pursuant to this paragraph, all other provisions in this order with respect to confidentiality

shall also apply.

8. Nothing herein shall impose any restrictions on the use or disclosure by a party of

material obtained by such party independent of discovery to this action, whether or not such

material is also obtained through discovery in this action, or from disclosing its own Confidential

Material as it deems appropriate.

9. If Confidential Material, including any portion of a deposition transcript designated

as Confidential or Attorney’s Eyes Only, is included in any papers to be filed in Court, such papers

shall be labeled “Confidential--Subject to Court Order” and filed under seal until further order of

this Court.

10. In the event that any Confidential Material is used in any court proceeding in this

action, it shall not lose its confidential statue through such use, and the party using such shall take

all reasonable steps to maintain its confidentiality during such use.

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MARDEROSIAN, 

RUNYON, CERCONE, 

LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, CA 93721

Parson v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB 

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11. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of the parties (i) to bring before

the Court at any time the question of whether any particular document or information is

confidential or whether its use should be restricted or (ii) to present a motion to the Court under

FRCP 26(c) for a separate protective order as to any particular document or information, including

restrictions differing from those as specified herein. This Order shall not be deemed to prejudice

the parties in any way in any future application for modification of this Order.

12. This Order is entered solely for the purpose of facilitating this exchange of

documents and information between the parties to this action without involving the Court

unnecessarily in the process. Nothing in this Order nor the production of any information or

document under the terms of this Order nor any proceeding pursuant to this Order shall be deemed

to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either party or of altering the confidentiality or

non-confidentiality of any such document or information or altering any existing obligation of any

party or the absence thereof.

13. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the extent that the

information contained in Confidential Material is not or does not become known to the public, and

the Court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of information

disclosed hereunder. Upon termination of this case, counsel for the parties shall assemble and

return to each other all documents, material and deposition transcriptions designated as

confidential and all copies of same, or shall certify the destruction thereof.

Dated: June 17, 2008. MARDEROSIAN, RUNYON, CERCONE,

 LEHMAN & ARMO

By: /s/ Michael E. Lehman 

 MICHAEL E. LEHMAN

 Attorneys for Defendants above named

Dated: July 21, 2008. RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ M. Scott Fontes 

 M. SCOTT FONTES

 Attorneys for Plaintiff above-named

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MARDEROSIAN, 

RUNYON, CERCONE, 

LEHMAN & ARMO

1260 Fulton Mall

Fresno, CA 93721

Parson v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:07-CV-01468-OWW-DLB 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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