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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

MICHAEL JILES, DENNIS BREWER, 

CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, ELBERT 

ANTHONY MILLER RANDALL BROWN, 

AND PATRICIA ANN HALL 

NO. 3:03CV311 JLH (LEAD) 

ARBURT ROBINSON, CITY OF 

WEST MEMPHIS. ARKANSAS 

FIRE DEPT. andh~~~~ JOHNSON 

Consolidated with 

MICHAEL JlLES AND PATRICIA HALL 

V. NO. 3:WCV00370 JLH 

WlLLlAM JOHNSON, and 

CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS. ARKANSAS 

Consolidated with 

JEMAL-DAVID GREEN 

D. 3:05CV00380 JLH 

CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS AND 

WEST MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT 

Consolidated with 

JOYCE WESTBROOK, DANNY BARLOW, 

RANDALL BROWN, UERT MILLER 

RANDY HUBBARD, DENNIS BREWER, 

and KENNTH JOHNSON 

V. NO. 3:04CV00381 JLH 

CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS 

PLAINTIFFS 

DEFENDANTS 

PLAINTIFFS 

PLAINTIFF 

DEFENDANTS 

PLAINTIFFS 

DEFENDANT 

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AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Plaintiffs have requested discovery of records containing sensitive personnel 

information. In order to permlt Plaintiffs adequate access to the records necessary to 

completely present this case herein, and, at the same time to protect the personal privacy 

of Defendants and employees, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as 

follows: 

1. Defendant has agreed to produce a complete unexpurgated copy of their 

personnel flles upon Kenneth Johnson, Joyce Westbrook, Danny Barlow, Randall Brown, 

Elbert Miller, Randy Hubbard and Dennis Brewer. pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure (personal infomlation such as addresses and social security numbers will be 

redacted); 

2. Said documents shall be considered confidential; 

3. All confidential records or other information provided hereunder shall be 

used for the purpose of this ligation and none of the confidential material may be used for 

any other purpose whatsoever. Moreover, neither Plaintiffs nor their counsel may utilize 

directly or indirectly the confidential records, documents, or other information made 

available pursuant to thls Order in any other administrative complaint. proceeding, or civil 

action; 

4. All confidential records, documents, tapes, or other information provided 

hereunder shall be retained in the custody of the Plaintiis counsel including their 

paralegal, secretarial staff, andlor other staff members, during the pendency of this 

ligation. Plaintiff's counsel may also provide copies of such confidential records, 

documents or other information to any experi witness[es] retained by the Plalnmf or 

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persons frequently employed by such exper@] whose review of the material is necessary 

for the Plaintiffs prosecution in this litigation; 

5. If confidential documents or records are used during deposlions, depositions 

shall be treated as confidential in accordance with this Order; 

6. Any document, information or deposition designated as confidential under 

this Order shall, when filed with the Court, be clearly marked "confidential" sealed, placed 

In separate, secure storage by the Clerk, and opened only by authorized Court personnel; 

7. Plaintiff, Plaintiffs wunsel and their staff and the retained expert 

witnessiwitnesses shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, transfer confidential 

records, d~cuments or other information provlded hereunder or copies thereof, or 

communlcate. orally or in writing, any of the data contained in said material to any person; 

8. Plaintiffs' counsel, promptly upon completion of this litigation, or before if at 

such time they have no further use of the confidential information, whichever shall first 

occur, shall return to the Defendant all materials produced, and all copies and extracts of 

data from such materials; 

8. This Protective Order shall govern all pre-trial proceedings, but shall be 

subject to modition either before, during or after the trial on the merits, upon application 

of any of the parties to this lawsuit and for good cause shown; 

10. The provisions of this Order shall not affect the admissiblltty of evidence at 

trial or any preliminary evidentiary proceeding in open court, except as directed by separate 

Order of this Court and 

11. Thls Order is without prejudice to the rights of any party to make objections 

to the discovery as permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. or by any statute or 

other authority. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 2 3 oA 

DAY OF %c ,2005. 

APPROVED: 

I+ 

EWM. ABN 870b 

Attorney for Defendant 

Post Office Box 38 

North Little Rock, AR 721 15 

Telephone: (501) 374-3484 

Facsimile: (501) 374-0541 

Attorney at Law 

2128 Winchester Road 

Memphis, TN 381 16 

TELEPHONE: (901) 345-8009 

Fax: IQOI) 345-8014 

Attorney at Law 

P. 0. Box 148 

Lile Rock. AR 72203 

Main Street, Suite 3002 

PHONE: (801) 575-8702 

(901) 5758705 

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