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

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IN THE UTWI"I'D STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

WESTERN DIVISION 

ARNOLD0 GIRDN, JUAN CARLOS 

JAUREGUI, EDVlN GIRON, ROBERTO 

GIRON, JOSE GUTIERREZ, and RUBEN 

DUARTE, on behalf of tbomselves and a class 

similarly situated 

V. Nu, 4:07CV00568 GTE 

CITY OF ALEXANDER., CHIEF ALLEN 

SPEARS; Individually and in his capacity as 

the Chief of Police of the Alcxandor, Arkansas 

Policc Department; OFFICER TOMMY LEATH, 

Individually and in his official capacity as n police 

officer with the Alexander, Arkansas Police Department 

and METRO TOWING & FlECOVERY, LLC 

PLAINTIFFS 

DEFENDANTS 

AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Plaintiffs have requested discovery of records containing sensitive and personal 

information. In order to permit Plaintiffs adequate access tb the records necessary to completely 

present this case herein, ad, at the same time ia protect the personal privacy of Sepatate 

Defendants and employees, it is hcreby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows: . .- 

1. Separale Defendants have agreed to produce complete unexpurgated copies of 

pcrsonncl files of various employees, as well as citations issued by the Alexander Police 

Department; 

2. Said documents shall bc considerd confidential; 

3, Further, any documents produced in Ule future, which are responsive to discovery 

quests that are reasonably calculated Lo lead to he discovery of admissibIc cvidcncc and not 

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otherwise objectionable and which both parties agree are persona! and private in nature in 

writing shall be considered ~o~dential aid subjecl lu the tcnns of this Order; 

4. All confidential records or other information provided hereunder shall be usd for 

the purpose of this litigation and none of the confidential material may be used for any other 

purpose whoever. Moreover, neither Plaintiffs nor thei counsel may utilize dimtly or 

hdircctly the coni5dcntial records, documents, or 0the.r information made available pursuant to 

this Order in any other administrative complaint, proceeding, or civil action; 

5. A/,] confidcntial rcoords, documents, tapes, or other information provided 

hereunder shall be retained in the custody of the .Plaintiffs' counsel including their paralegal, 

sccrctarid staff, andfor other stdf members, during the pendency of this litigation. Plaintiffs' 

counsel may also providc copies of such confidential records, documents or other information to 

any expert witness[es] relirined by the Plaintiffs or persons frequently employcd by such 

expea[s] whose review of tht material is mxssary for the PlaintXfs' prosecution in this 

litigation; 

6. If confidential dacments or records are used during depositions, the depositions 

shall be treated as confidentid in accordance with this Order. 

7. Any document, information or deposition designated as conGdcntia1 undcr this 

Order shall, when filed with the Court, be cleqly marked "confidcntial" sealed, placed in 

separate, secure storage by the Clerk, and opened only by authorized Court personnel, 

8. PlainliEs, PlainliKs' counsel and their stan and Iht: reltlined expert 

wimesslwitnesses shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, transfcr confidential records, 

documents or other informalion provided hereunder or copies thereof, or communicate, orally or 

in writing, my of the data contained in said Intiterid to any person. 

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9. Plaintiffs' counsel, promptly upon completion of this litigation, or bcfore if at 

SW~ time they have no further use of the confidentid infomation, whichever shall first occur, 

shall return to the Separate Dcfcndants all materials produced, and all copies and extracts of data 

from such materials; 

10. This Protective Order shall govern all pre-trial proceedings, but shall be subject to 

modification tither before, during or after the trial on the merits, upon application of any of the 

parties to this lawsuit and for good cause shown. 

11. The provisions of this Ordcr shall not affect the admissibility of evidence at trial 

or any preliminary evidentiary proceeding in open court, except as directed by separate Order of 

this Court. 

12. Thjs Order is without prejudice to the rights of any party to make objections to the 

discovery as permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or by any statute or other 

authority. 

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 9% DAYOF,~-\ ,2006 

AM%,& Honorable G, Thomas Eisele 

United States District Court . - 

~t(od& for Separate ~efendants 

P.O. Box 38 

North Little Rock, AR 721 15 

TELEPHONE: (501) 978-6 1 17 

FACSMLE: (501) 537-7262 

E-MAIL: gthornpson(aarm1 .erg 

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AND 

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Reg'gie Koch 

"I 

Koch Law Firm 

2024 Arkansas Valley Drive, Suite 707 

Little Rock, AR 72212 

TELEPHONE: (501) 223-53 10 

. FACSIMILE: (501) 223-53 1 1 

E-MAIL: rerme@earriekoch.com 

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AND 

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T. Scort Clevenger 

Clevenger & kssociates, P.L.c,.c? 

One 'Union National Plaza 

124 West Capitol Avenue, Suitc 860 

Little Rock, AR 7220 1-3704 

. Email: solcvenner(~cleven~erlawfim.com 

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