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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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09-cv-0227 BEN (AJB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia)

ESTATE OF NOE ROJAS, by its

personal representative Josefa Godinez

Merida, 

Plaintiffs,

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CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a municipal

corporation, JACK PEARSON, an

individual, PAUL GALANTE, an

individual, SAN DIEGO POLICE

DEPARTMENT, WILLIAM

LANSDOWNE, an individual, and DOES

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Case no.: 09cv0227 BEN (AJB)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION

FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

(Doc. No. 36)

Good causing appearing, it is HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Defendant City of San Diego will produce, for plaintiff, an 83 page Internal Affairs

memo pertaining to an incident on October 26, 2006 involving Officer Galante (hereinafter “IA

Memo”).

2. Defendants will produce, for plaintiff, all other documents as ordered by this Court

and/or by agreement of the parties.

3. The IA Memo shall be viewed only by Attorneys, their agents, employees and retained

experts actively involved in this case.

4. Plaintiff’s attorneys, their agents, employees, retained experts and anyone acting in

concert with them and participating with them are ordered not to engage in nor perform any of

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the following:

a. Convey, transfer, copy, publish or distribute the information ordered disclosed 

or developed nor authorize another to convey, transfer, copy, publish or distribute

the information disclosed to anyone other than plaintiffs expert, investigator or

client without court approval.

b. Use the records or information disclosed, discovered or developed for any

purpose other than in conjunction with the instant civil case proceedings pursuant

to applicable law.

5. Plaintiff's attorney, upon request, shall return any and all materials disclosed pursuant

to this stipulation and order to Keith Phillips, Chief Deputy City Attorney, 1200 Third Avenue,

Suite 1100, San Diego, California, immediately upon final disposition of this case.

6. Upon the conclusion of the case, the Court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any

disputes arising out the release of any documents protected by this order.

7. The Court has the authority to modify, at any time, the terms of this protective order

on public policy grounds.

8. No documents will be presented to the Court, under seal, without first obtaining Court

approval. 

SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 13, 2010

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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