Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05577/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05577-12/pdf.json

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

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

1

Robert L. Leslie #61872 

Alexander Bannon #109249

McInerney & Dillon, P.C.

One Kaiser Plaza, 18th Floor

Oakland, California 94612-3610

Telephone (510) 465-7100

Facsimile (510) 465-8556

Attorneys for plaintiff 

Lewis C. Nelson and Sons, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEWIS C. NELSON AND SONS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO,

Defendant.

 

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

)

No. 1:04-CV-05577-REC-DLB

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Document Defined. When used in this Stipulated Protective Order, the

word “Document” includes, but is not limited to:

a. originals, duplicates and reproductions of correspondence,

memoranda, notes, electronic data, computer printouts, reports, worksheets, pricing

sheets, expense sheets, estimate summary sheets, compilations, summaries, calculations,

ledgers, charts, photographs, the items enumerated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) below,

and all other papers, and electronic data, and matters reduced or capable or being reduced

to written or graphic form, including, but not limited to:

b. Testimony, including the transcripts thereof, of the parties, their

agents, employees and consultants, and any non-party, its agents, employees, or

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 1 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

2

consultants given in depositions or proceedings in this litigation, or given in depositions

or proceedings in this litigation, or given in other litigation and used in this litigation; and

c. Pleadings, including answers to interrogatories, admissions,

affidavits and exhibits offered in support thereof which incorporate any Documents or

information described in said Document.

2. Designation of Documents. Any party may designate as CONFIDENTIAL

any document which it produces or interrogatory answer which it has determined in good

faith contains material that is a trade secrete or other confidential research, development,

commercial information, or financial information, or is subject to a right of privacy. All

documents designated as CONFIDENTIAL shall be marked accordingly and shall be

subject to restrictions as hereinafter provided.

3. Confidential Documents. Except with prior written consent of the

designating person, or the prior order of the Court, Documents designated as

CONFIDENTIAL, as well as the information contained therein, may not be disclosed to

any person other than:

a. Counsel of record in this action;

b. Employees of counsel of record assigned to assist such counsel in

this action;

c. Independent expert witnesses and/or consultants to counsel of record

in this action to the extent deemed necessary by said counsel for the prosecution or

defense of this action;

d. Any person of whom testimony is taken in this action provided that

such person agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Protective Order and that all

testimony taken as CONFIDENTIAL Documents or information be filed under seal.

No person receiving a CONFIDENTIAL Document shall disclose it or its contents to any

person other than those described in this section, and then only for the purpose of this

action, and in no event shall such person make any other use of such Document. All

Documents designated and marked CONFIDENTIAL shall be kept under the custody or

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 2 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

3

control of counsel who shall be responsible for seeing to the return of any and all copies

made by any expert witnesses and consultants as well as by parties, counsel, and their

employees.

4. Objections and Rights Reserved. This Protective Order shall not prejudice

the rights of, or prevent, any party from:

a. Objecting to the production of any Documents;

b. Objecting to the offer or introduction of any Document into evidence

on any grounds at the time such Document is offered;

c. Seeking additional protection from the Court concerning any

Documents;

d. Seeking an order from the Court that a document designated by a

party as “confidential,” need not be treated as “confidential.” (Pursuant to the procedures

set forth in paragraph 5d.)

5. Method of Marking. Documents to be subject to this Stipulated Protective

Order shall be designated as CONFIDENTIAL in the following manner:

a. All Documents which the producing party wishes to designate as

CONFIDENTIAL shall be stamped or otherwise marked on at least the first page thereof

(if the same can be done without interfering with the legibility, and if not, on the first

such page permitting) with the following words or words of similar import:

CONFIDENTIAL

Access Restricted

By Order

b. Testimony may be designated as CONFIDENTIAL either by oral

statement on the record or by a separate written notice giving page and line references. 

The written notice referenced herein must be given within fifteen (15) days following the

mailing of the deposition transcript to which the designation or designations pertain.

c. Any Document or testimony designated as CONFIDENTIAL which

is revealed by or included in any discovery proceeding (whether formal or informal and

whether in the form of depositions, transcripts, interrogatory answers or Document

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 3 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

4

production) or in any motions, pleadings, affidavits, briefs or other Documents submitted

to the Court, shall, unless otherwise agreed by these parties, be subject to this Protective

Order and shall be filed under seal. The Court shall maintain under seal such Documents

or testimony designated CONFIDENTIAL and submitted to the Court to be made

available by the Court only to counsel for the parties in this action until further Order of

the Court.

d. Challenging a Designation: If any party claims that any matter

designated hereunder is not entitled to the protections of this Stipulated Protective Order,

that party may serve on the designating party an objection to the designation within thirty

(30) days of receipt of such notice of designation. Such objection(s) may be served by

facsimile and will be deemed received one day after the objection is sent via facsimile. 

After service of the objection, the parties shall meet and confer regarding the objection. 

If the parties are unable to reach agreement concerning the designation of the matter, then

the party requesting removal of the designation may file and serve a noticed motion for an

order requesting that the designation of the matter be removed and/or changed in scope,

or otherwise bring this issue to the attention of the Court as permitted by local rule or by

stipulation of the parties. Any such motion shall be filed and served within forty five (45)

days after service of the objection. Any such motion shall be set for the earliest possible

date. If such motion is not made in such time and manner, then the matter shall remain

CONFIDENTIAL as originally designated. The Parties may stipulate in writing to

extend the time periods to object and/or file a motion requesting removal of a designation.

6. Deposition Procedures. On request of any counsel, any person attending

any deposition taken in this case shall identify for the record his or her name, address and

employer. Before any Document designated as CONFIDENTIAL is used in a deposition,

counsel using the Document must present the Document to all other counsel present; and

counsel present may then require that only the witness, his counsel and those entitled to

access to Documents designated as CONFIDENTIAL may remain in the deposition room

while the Document is being used. The reporter at each such deposition in this case shall

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 4 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

5

agree that no copies of the deposition shall be made for, delivered or made available to

any person except counsel for the parties, the Court and the deposition witness (if

requested) and shall further agree to maintain a record of the name and address of each

person to whom copies are delivered.

7. Notice of This Order. All persons including counsel and their employees,

parties, and their respective officers and employees, independent consultants or experts

and witnesses, who are allowed access to, or receive communications regarding, any

Document designated as CONFIDENTIAL pursuant to this Protective Order, shall be

advised of, and furnished a copy of this Order and shall agree to be bound by the terms

hereof.

8. Court Modification. Either party to this Stipulated Protective Order may

apply to the Court, on reasonable notice to all parties, for relief or modification of any

provisions of this Order.

9. Return of Documents. Within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of this

action by settlement, final judgment or final order, including all appeals, all Documents

(except exhibits filed of record) shall, pursuant to the direction of the party originally

producing said Document, either: (1) be returned to the party originally producing said

Document; or (2) be destroyed by the recipient of the Document.

The parties agree to the above and stipulate this Order may be entered.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: November 2, 2005 McInerney & Dillon, P.C.

By ___/s/ Alexander Bannon_________________

Alexander Bannon

Attorneys for plaintiff

Lewis C. Nelson and Sons, Inc.

Dated: November 2, 2005 McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth

By____/s/ William H. Littlewood____

William H. Littlewood

Attorneys for defendant County of Fresno

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 5 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Stipulated Protective Order

6

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November _4__, 2005 ___/s/ ROBERT E. COYLE

United States District Court Judge

Case 1:04-cv-05577-LJO -DLB Document 86 Filed 11/04/05 Page 6 of 6