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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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KEVIN V. RYAN (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

OWEN P. MARTIKAN (SBN 177104)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue,10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7241

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Email: owen.martikan@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CHRIS MILLER and JESSICA MILLER, a

minor, by WYNN MILLER, her Mother as

Guardian ad litem,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RANGER ROGER MAYO, RANGER

ANGELINA GREGORIO, CHIEF

RANGER COLIN SMITH and

SUPERINTENDENT DON NEUBACHER,

of the U.S. National Park Service, and

JOHN DOES 1-X,

Defendants.

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Case No. C 05-00286 SI

E-FILING CASE

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

GOVERNING THE RELEASE AND

USE OF CONFIDENTIAL

DOCUMENTS

Subject to the approval of this Court, plaintiffs Chris and Jessica Miller and defendants

Don Neubacher, Colin Smith, Roger Mayo, and Angelina Gregorio, by and through their

undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to the following protective order:

WHEREAS, the parties agree that entry of the following protective order is necessary to:

(1) facilitate discovery of information without a document-by-document controversy concerning

confidentiality; (2) protect plaintiffs, defendants, the National Park Service, and the Department

of Homeland Security (“DHS”) from undue annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, burden, 

expense and interference with law enforcement duties resulting from public disclosure or use for 

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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purposes other than this litigation of confidential information that the parties will disclose in

discovery; and (3) avoid violation of the Privacy Act as codified at 5 U.S.C. §522a.

THEREFORE, the parties therefore request that the Court enter the following protective

order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

STIPULATED ORDER

All medical records or other personal or private documents obtained from plaintiffs and

all personnel and training documents or materials of the Department of the Interior, National

Park Service, or Homeland Security obtained from defendants, or any document marked

“Confidential” by either party (collectively, “Documents”), whether produced in response to

discovery requests or other disclosures under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are subject to

the following restrictions:

1. The Documents and the information contained therein shall be used only for

purposes of this litigation and not for any other purpose;

2. Neither the Documents nor the information contained therein shall be disclosed or

provided to anyone other than (a) plaintiffs’ attorneys and staff; (b) defendants’ attorneys and

staff; (c) the parties; (d) actual or potential third-party witnesses and their attorneys; (e) outside

experts or consultants retained by any of the parties or their counsel for purposes of this

litigation; (f) the Court in further proceedings herein; (g) stenographic deposition reporters for

purposes of depositions in this action; and (h) other persons whom the parties mutually agree

upon in writing.

3. There shall be no reproduction of the Documents except as required by the

litigation. Copies, excerpts, or summaries of the Documents may be shown to those authorized

in Paragraph 2 for purposes of their involvement in this case.

4. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 2 and 3, all of the Documents shall

remain in the custody of the parties’ attorneys of record during the pendency of the litigation.

5. Within 30 days of the termination of this proceeding and the expiration of all time

for appeal, all of the Documents, including copies, extracts or summaries thereof, shall be

destroyed or returned to counsel for the producing party. Notwithstanding this paragraph,

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however, the parties’ attorneys may retain one copy of each pleading and other document filed

with the Court that contains any of the Documents covered by this Order. Furthermore, nothing

in this paragraph shall be construed to require the parties’ attorneys to turn over any attorney

work-product.

6. Any filings with the Court that include any of the Documents, or any excerpts or

summaries of the Documents, or any description of the contents of the Documents, shall be filed

under seal in accordance with the Local Rules of this District.

7. This Stipulated Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party to

seek modification of it from the Court. It shall remain in effect until such time as it is modified,

amended or rescinded by the Court and shall survive termination of this action. The 

Court shall have continuing jurisdiction to modify, amend, or rescind this Stipulated Protective

Order notwithstanding the termination of this action.

SO STIPULATED.

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

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OWEN P. MARTIKAN Date: July 8, 2005

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS CUNNINGHAM

______/s/__________________________

GORDON KAUPP Date: July 8, 2005

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: _________________ ______________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

Judge Susan Illston

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