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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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Kenneth N. Frucht, State Bar No. 178881

LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH FRUCHT

120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 392-4844

Fax: (415) 392-79-73

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF JEAN MILLER

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEAN MILLER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-00-1733 EJG JFM

vs.

BUTTE COUNTY, et al., STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

Defendants. ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, by and through their

respective counsel of record, and hereby ORDERED by the Court, as follows:

1. This Stipulation for Protective Order shall apply solely to information, documents

and things obtained by the parties, or their counsel, relating to the lawsuit entitled Miller v. Butte

County, et al. which case is pending as Case No. S-00-1733 EJG/JFM in the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of California. (hereinafter "CONFIDENTIAL

MATERIAL").

2. The CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL to be provided or obtained is as follows:

a. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL shall be defined as any and all medical records,

charts, reports, opinions, or other documents that were written, drafted, prepared, recorded,

stored, or maintained by any hospital, clinic, doctor, nurse, psychologist, chiropractor, or other

medical or healthcare professional, that relates to or refers to Jean Miller.

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3. All CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL shall be treated as confidential during the

pendency of, and subsequent to the termination this action. Such CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

and all copies thereof shall be used solely for the purpose of this litigation and not for any other

purpose.

4. Control and distribution of all CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL covered by this

Stipulation shall be the responsibility of the attorneys of record. All documents deemed by the

parties to be confidential as listed above shall be marked as "CONFIDENTIAL" on the bottom

right hand corner of the document. However, failure to mark any document "CONFIDENTIAL"

shall not change the fact that it is considered confidential under this Protective Order. All persons

authorized to receive CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL under this Stipulation (other than the Court

and court reporters), shall be shown a copy of, and, if not a lawyer acting as counsel for a party in

this action, an employee of such counsel, shall, in a written, and signed Certificate in the form

attached hereto as Appendix A, state that he or she has read this Stipulation for Protective Order

and agrees to be bound by its terms. Counsel of record for that party shall then retain the

Certificate until the conclusion of the litigation, and shall make such Certificates available to

other counsel upon written request after the conclusion of the litigation.

5. Except by prior court order or with the prior written consent of the party

producing CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL pursuant to this Stipulation, no CONFIDENTIAL

MATERIAL, and no information contained or revealed therein, shall be disclosed, directly or

indirectly, to any person other than:

a) Counsel employed by the respective parties to this litigation;

b) Regular employees of such counsel, including secretaries and legal assistants;

c) Any and all witnesses who testify at deposition or trial in this litigation as 

indicated above;

d) Independent, non-party consultants or experts retained or consulted by counsel in 

this litigation;

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e) Court reporters who record deposition or other testimony in this action; and

f) The Court.

6. This Stipulation shall survive the final termination, including any appeal, of this

action, and the Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce it. Within thirty (30) days after final

termination, including any appeal of this case, counsel for each party shall return, or certify

destruction of all CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or deposition transcripts subject to this

Stipulation, to counsel for the party or nonparty who initially produced the documents or other

materials, except that counsel for the parties may retain documents or other materials to the

extent that they include or reflect the counsel's work product or that are necessary to prepare

probate accountings and/or income tax returns or which may be required for any audit of any tax

return.

Dated: June 11, 2007. By: ____/s/____________________

KENNETH FRUCHT

Attorney for Plaintiff Jean Miller

Dated: May 22, 2007. By: ___/s/_____________________

MICHAEL DEEMS

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: May 24, 2007. By: _____/s/___________________

BRUCE ALPERT

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: July 2, 2007.

/miller1733.po

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APPENDIX A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER

AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I acknowledge that I have been given a copy of, and have read and understand the

Stipulation for Entry of Protective Order entered in the above-captioned lawsuit.

I further acknowledge and agree to comply with the terms of the Protective Order and be

bound by it. I acknowledge, understand and agree that by receiving confidential information

hereunder I am subject to penalty for contempt of court for any violation of the terms of the

Protective Order. 

DATED:

______________________________

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