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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY F. POOLE,

Plaintiff,

v.

KASTNER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL,

et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:15-cv-00511-KJM-SKO

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

On September 14, 2015, the parties filed a stipulated request for a protective order subject 

to the terms agreed-to by the parties. The Court has considered and approves the stipulated 

protective order as set forth below in all respects except the following: the Court will not retain 

unlimited jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the protective order. The Court will instead retain 

jurisdiction during the pendency of the action and for 180 days after final termination of the 

action, which shall occur when final judgment has been entered and all appeals have been 

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exhausted.

1. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties hereby 

designate documents as "confidential" under the terms of this Stipulation for Protective Order 

("Order"). The documents protected pursuant to this Order have not been made public and the 

disclosure of these documents would have the effect of causing harm.

2. The documents eligible for protection under this order include:

A. Medical information regarding the plaintiff including but not limited to 

patient medical, psychiatric treatment records and employment records. Public disclosure of such 

documents would violate the plaintiff’s right to privacy.

B. The Internal Affairs Investigation of the incident and Officer Vang’s 

personnel file constitute the personnel records of peace officers and other employees. These 

documents are confidential and subject to Protective Order. Kelly v City of San Jose 114 F.R.D. 

653, 672 (N.D.1987).

3. By designating documents as "confidential" under the terms of this Order, the party 

making the 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).

4. Documents produced by a party shall be designated by the party as "confidential" 

by bates stamping copies of the document with the word "CONFIDENTIAL."

5. Documents 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 shall be used only for the purpose of 

this action, and for no other purpose.

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

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

employed by such counsel). Confidential Material may be provided to any independent office 

services vendors or expert retained for consultation and/or trial. In the event that Confidential 

Material is given to an expert, counsel that retained the expert shall provide a copy of this Order 

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with the Confidential Material.

7. The Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order will be redacted with 

respect to: (i) social security numbers; (ii) dates of birth; (iii) financial information (including 

financial account numbers); and (iv) in all circumstances when federal law requires redaction. 

Each redaction must be identified by showing what information has been redacted (e.g., "social 

security number," etc.) This provision complies with Eastern District Local Rule 140.

8. If a party would like to use Confidential Material in Court filings, at least seven (7) 

days' notice shall be given to all parties. All parties shall comply with the requirements of Eastern 

District Local Rule 141, in the event that a party would like Confidential Material to be sealed. In 

lieu of seeking a motion to seal, the parties may agree to redact identifying information relating to 

any patient and/or any peace officer. Such identifying information includes but is not limited to 

names, identification numbers, badge number, commitment number, or other information that 

would disclose the identity of a patient or peace officer.

9. Nothing in this Order shall in any way limit or prevent Confidential Material from 

being used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action. In the event that any Confidential 

Material is used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its 

confidential status through such use.

10. This Order is entered for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of documents 

between the parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the process. 

Nothing in this Order, or the production of any document under the terms of 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.

11. Nothing in this Order shall in and of itself require disclosure of information 

that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other privilege, 

doctrine, or immunity, nor does anything in this Order, result in any party giving up its right to 

argue that otherwise privileged documents must be produced due to waiver or for any other 

reason.

12. If Confidential Material produced in accordance with this Order is disclosed to any 

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person other than in the manner authorized by this Order, the party responsible for the disclosure 

shall immediately bring all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure to the attention of all counsel 

of record and, without prejudice to other rights and remedies available to the producing party, 

make every effort to obtain the return of the disclosed Confidential Material and prevent further 

disclosure of it by the person who was the recipient of such information.

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

Confidential Material is not or does not become known to the public, and the Court shall retain 

jurisdiction for 180 days following final disposition of the case. Counsel for the parties shall 

destroy all Confidential Material in their possession, custody, or control within 180 (one hundred 

eighty) days of final termination of this action, which shall be deemed to occur only when final 

judgment has been entered and all appeals have been exhausted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 20, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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