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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL BRADFORD,

Plaintiff, CV F 06 1214 AWI NEW 

vs. PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO 

 STIPULATION

CITY OF MODESTO, et al.,

Defendants.

Plaintiff MICHAEL BRADFORD and Defendants CITY OF MODESTO, OFFICER

ROBERTHART, OFFICER DAVE RAMIREZ, and OFFICER CARLOS RANUREZ,by and

through their undersigned counsel of record, stipulate to the following Protective Order as set

forth below:

1. In connection with any discovery proceedings in this action, the parties may agree or

 the Court may direct that any document, thing, material, testimony or other information derived

 therefrom, be designated as "Confidential" under the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order

I ("Order"). Confidential information is information which has not been made public and is

privileged and confidential and protected frompublic disclosure under applicableFederal or

California State law.

2. Confidential documents shall be so designated by stamping copies of the document

produced to a party with the legend "CONFIDENTIAL." Stamping the legend

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"CONFIDENTIAL" on the cover of any multi-page document shall designate all pages of the

document as confidential, unless otherwise indicated by the producing party.

3. Material designated as confidential under this Order, the information contained therein,

.and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or documents derived in whole or in part from material designated

as confidential ("confidential material") shall be uSyd only for the purpose of theI prosecution,

defense, or settlement of this action and for no other purpose.

4. Confidential material produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed or made

available only to the court, to counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical,and secretarial

staff employed by such counsel) and to the "qualified persons" designated below:

a. Experts or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by such

counsel to assist in the p!osecution, defense or settlement of this action; and

b. Court reporters employed in this action; and

c. A witness at any deposition or proceedings in this action.

d. Any other person as to whom the parties 17 in writing agree.

Prior to receiving any confidential material, each "qualified person" shall be provided

with a copy of this Order and shall execute a non-disclosure agreement in the form of Attachment A,

a copy of which shall be maintained by the counsel who is providing the materials.

5. The portion of any deposition in which confidential materials are discussed shall be

taken only in the presence of qualified persons, as defined above.

6. Nothing herein shall impose any restrictions on the use or disclosure by a party of

I material obtained by such party independent of discovery in this action, whether or not such material

 is also obtained through discovery in this action, orfrom disclosing its own confidential material

as it deems appropriate.

7. Receipt by any party of any confidential information does not constitute, nor is it to

be

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construed to be, a waiver of any privilege or evidentiary objection, State or Federal.

8. If confidential material, including any portion of a deposition 8. transcript designated

as confidential is included in any papers to be filed in court, such papers shall be labeled

"confidential subject to court order" and filed under seal until further order of this court. Each

envelope containing confidential material shall be endorsed with the title and case number of this

action, and indication of the nature of said sealed envelope, a legend "confidential-designated by

counsel," and a statement substantially in the following fOlTIl:''This envelope containing

documents which are filed in this case is not to be opened, nor the contents thereof to be

displayed or revealed except by order of the court." Except, however, that any papers served on

counsel for the parties need not include separate sealed envelopes for confidential materials.

9. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of the parties 1) to bring before the

court at any time the question of whether any particular document or infolTIlationis confidential

or whether its use shall be restricted; or 2) to present a motion to the court under Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 26(c) for a separate protective order as to any particular document or

information, including restrictions different from those as specified herein. This Order shall not

be deemed to prejudice the I parties in any way in any future application for modification of this

Order.

10. Nothing in this Order nor the production of any information or document under the

terms of this Order nor any proceedings pursuant to this Order, shall be deemed to have the

affect of an admission or waiver of objections or privileges by either party or of altering the

confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any such document or information or altering any

existing right or obligation of any party or the absence thereof.

11. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the extent that the

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information contained in confidential material is not or does not become known to the public and

the court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of information

disclosed hereunder. Within ninety (90) days of the dismissal or entry of final judgment in this

action, whichever occurs first, each party shall return to the producing party all confidential

materials and any and all copies thereof.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 27, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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