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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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James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Michael R. Linden, Esq. Bar No. 192485

Maribel Hernandez, Esq. Bar No. 258689

WEAKLEY, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, COUNTY OF FRESNO and former FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF

RICHARD PIERCE; FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ROBERT CAREY; FRESNO

COUNTY SHERIFF’S SERGEANTS KATHY CARREIRO and E. BROUGHTON

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TERRY HILLBLOM, SANDRA

HILLBLOM, and MICHAEL L., a minor, by

and through his guardians ad litem, TERRY

and SANDRA HILLBLOM,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO; former FRESNO

COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD PIERCE;

FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF

ROBERT CAREY; FRESNO COUNTY

SHERIFF’S SERGEANTS KATHY

CARREIRO and E. BROUGHTON; and

DOES 1 through 50,

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 1:07-CV-01467-LJO-SMS 

AMENDED FOURTH STIPULATED

PROTECTIVE ORDER

Complaint Filed: 07/23/07

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

counsel of record, that documents and materials produced by defendant COUNTY OF FRESNO

(“defendant COUNTY”) to plaintiffs TERRY HILLBLOM, SANDRA HILLBLOM, and

MICHAELL., a minor, by and through his guardians ad litem, TERRY and SANDRA HILLBLOM

(“Plaintiffs”) pursuant to plaintiffs’ Request for Production of Documents (Set No. One) may be

designated as “confidential” by defendant COUNTY and produced subject to the following

Protective Order:

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1. The disclosed documents designated as “confidential” shall be used solely in

connection with the civil cases of Terry Hillblom, et al., v. County of Fresno, et al., United States

District Court Case No. 1:07-cv-01467-LJO-SMS (Eastern District of California), and Donnie

Srabian, et al. v. County of Fresno, et al., United States District Court Case No. 1:08-cv-00336-

LJO-SMS (Eastern District of California), and in the preparation and trial of these actions, and any

related proceedings. Defendants are not waiving any objections to the admissibility of the

documents or portions of the documents in future proceedings, including the trial of this matter. 

Any documents submitted in related litigation or that were under seal, remain under seal in this

action.

2. The “confidential” documents and materials are identified as follows:

Exhibit 1- Documents from the Fresno CountySheriff’sDepartment’s personnel file

for DeputyRobert Carey, Bates Stamp Nos. 0001-0086. The aforementioned documents represent

the portion of Deputy Carey’s personnel file ordered to be produced by Magistrate Judge Sandra

M. Snyder after her in camera review of said file. See Doc. No. 63. Deputy Carey’s date of birth,

Social Securitynumber, personal phone numbers, and residential addresses have been redacted from

this group of documents. The names of minors have also been redacted from the documents. 

Exhibit 2 - Documents from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department’s background

file for Deputy Robert Carey, Bates Stamp Nos. 0001-0024. The aforementioned documents

represent the portion of Deputy Carey’s background file ordered to be produced by Magistrate

Judge Sandra M. Snyder after her in camera review of said file. See Doc. No. 63. Deputy Carey’s

date of birth, Social Security number, personal phone numbers, and residential addresses have been

redacted from this group of documents. The names of minors have also been redacted from the

documents. 

3. Documents or materials designated under this Stipulated Protective Order may only

be disclosed to the following persons: 

a) Patience Milrod, counsel for plaintiffs, as well as any other legal counsel

retained by Ms. Milrod for purposes of this litigation;

b) Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed by counsel

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referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including stenographic deposition reporters or

videographers retained in connection with this action;

c) Court personnel including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged

in proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial of the civil action; 

d) Anyexpert, consultant or investigator retained in connection with this action;

e) The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court’s rulings on in

limine motions and objections of counsel; 

4. Each recipient of documents or materials identified above, shall be provided with

a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order, which he or she shall read prior to the disclosure of the

documents or material. Upon reading this Stipulated Protective Order, such person shall

acknowledge in writing that he or she has read this Stipulated Protective Order and shall abide by

its terms. Such person must also consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States

District Court, Eastern District of California, with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement

of this Stipulated Protective Order, including without limitation, any proceeding for contempt. 

Provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order, insofar as they restrict disclosure and use of the

material, shall be in effect until further order of this Court. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall be responsible

for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to whom copies of the documents or

materials are given. 

5. The production of documents and materials identified above is without prejudice to

the right of any party to oppose the admissibility of the designated information.

6. A partymay apply to the Court for an order that information or materials designated

above are not, in fact, “confidential.” Prior to so applying, the party seeking to reclassify the

information or materials shall meet and confer with the producing party. Until the matter is

resolved by the parties or the Court, the information in question shall continue to be treated

according to its designation under the terms of this Order. The producing party shall have the

burden of establishing the propriety of the designation of these documents or materials as

“confidential.” A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a “confidential”

designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge

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thereto. 

7. Copies of “Confidential” Documents

The following procedures shall be utilized by the parties in production of documents and

materials designated “confidential” and identified above:

a) Plaintiffs’ counsel shall receive one copy of the documents or materials

designated as “confidential” above.

b) Plaintiffs’ counsel shall not copy, duplicate, furnish, disclose, or otherwise

divulge any information contained in the “confidential” documents to any source except those

individuals to whom disclosure is permitted pursuant to paragraph 3, supra, without further

order of the Court or authorization from counsel for defendants.

c) If Plaintiffs’ counsel believes, in good faith, that she requires additional

copies of documents or materials designated as “confidential” and identified above, she shall make

a further request for documents to counsel for defendants. Upon agreement with counsel for

defendants, copies will be produced in a timely manner to plaintiffs’ counsel, pursuant to the

procedures of this Stipulated Protective Order. 

d) Plaintiffs shall be billed for the copying of the documents or materials

designated as “confidential” at defendants’ costs.

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Stipulated Protective Order,

documents or materials designated “confidential” and produced pursuant to this Stipulated

Protective Order may not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise disclosed to any reporter, writer or

employee of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or other media organization.

9. Should any documents or materials designated “confidential” and identified above

be disclosed, through inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under

this Stipulated Protective Order, the disclosing person(s) shall promptly:

(a) inform counsel for defendants of the recipient(s) and the circumstances of the

unauthorized disclosure to the relevant producing person(s) and

(b) use best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to the terms of this Stipulated Protective

Order. No information shall lose its “confidential” status because it was disclosed to a person not

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authorized to receive it under this Stipulated Protective Order.

10. Afterthe conclusion of this litigation, all documents and materials, in whatever form

stored or reproduced, designated “confidential” and identified above will remain confidential. All

documents and materials produced to plaintiffs pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order shall

be returned to counsel for defendants in a mannerin which counsel will be able to reasonably verify

that all documents were returned.

All parties also ensure that all persons to whom documents or materials designated

“confidential” and identified above were disclosed shall be returned to counsel for defendants. The

conclusion of this litigation means a termination of the case following trial, settlement or the

exhaustion of all appeals.

11. No later than 30 days of settlement or of receiving notice of the entry of an order,

judgment, or decree terminating this action, or the exhaustion of all appeals, all persons having

received the documents or materials designated “confidential” and identified above shall return said

documents to counsel for defendants. 

12. If any party appeals a jury verdict or order terminating the case, plaintiffs’ counsel

shall retain possession of all documents or materials designated “confidential” and identified above

pending final outcome of the appeal after which they shall be returned to counsel for defendants.

13. This Stipulated Protective Order shall remain in full force and effect and shall

continue to be binding on all parties and affected persons after this litigation terminates, subject to

any subsequent modifications of this Stipulated Protective Order for good cause shown by this

Court or any Court having jurisdiction over an appeal of this action. After this action terminates,

any party may seek to modify or dissolve this Stipulated Protective Order by Court order for good

cause shown or by the parties’ stipulation.

14. The Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this lawsuit terminates, (a) to make

such amendments, modifications and additions to this Protective Order as it may from time to time

deem appropriate upon good cause shown and (b) to adjudicate any dispute respecting improper use

or disclosure of “confidential” material. 

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DATED: February 19, 2009

WEAKLEY, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: /s/ Michael R. Linden 

Michael R. Linden

Attorney for Defendants

DATED: February 19, 2009

LAW OFFICE OF PATIENCE MILROD

By: /s/ Patience Milrod 

Patience Milrod

Attorney for Plaintiffs TERRY HILLBLOM,

et al.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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