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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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KING HALL CIVIL RIGHTS CLINIC

CARTER WHITE, CSB #164149

University of California

School of Law

One Shields Avenue

Davis, CA 95616-8821

(530) 752-5440

Attorney for Plaintiff

WILLY CARL LYONS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLY CARL LYONS,

PLAINTIFF,

vs.

D. BAUGHMAN, 

DEFENDANT.

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NO. CIV S-01-0412 LKK KJM P

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF

DOCUMENTS 

(With court clarification at footnote 1)

IT IS STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES AND ORDERED BY THE COURT AS

FOLLOWS: 

A. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO THIS PROTECTIVE ORDER

During the course of discovery, Plaintiff requested all documents, files, memos and letters,

including written reports, pertaining to the safety concerns of the Plaintiff. Some, if any, of these

documents relating to Plaintiff’s safety may be located in Plaintiff’s Central file, which is created

and maintained by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The information contained in the Central file may contain inflammatory statements made by

other inmates, who have been identified as enemies of the Plaintiff. Release of any such material

might violate the privacy rights of non-party inmates and may jeopardize the safety and security of

the institution as well as inmates or other correctional personnel if disclosed. Central files contain

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privileged official information including information that is of a inflammatory, sensitive, and

confidential nature and as such the release of this information to an inmate may not be appropriate.

With respect to this records, the parties stipulate to the following procedure: (1) Before

CDCR releases these records to plaintiff, the parties will meet and confer to determine whether they

can agree that the records are not likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence and, therefore,

need not be produced, or are likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence and will be

produced subject to the conditions set forth below; (2) if the parties do not agree, then the documents

in question will be presented to the Court for its in camera review on or before 5:00 p.m. November

29, 2006 to determine whether such records are sufficiently likely to lead to the discovery of relevant

evidence in this case to warrant disclosure given the legal restrictions and security concerns

connected to these records; and (3) documents ordered to be produced after the in camera review

will be subject to the conditions of this protective order as set forth below.

B. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

Because of their relevance to this action, however, the CDC will produce Plaintiff’s Central

file, including but not limited to, all material deemed confidential subject to this protective order and

on the following conditions: 

1. The confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons:

(a) Counsel of record for Plaintiff in this action;

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

for Plaintiffs;

(c) Court personnel and stenographic reporters engaged in such proceedings as are incidental

to the preparation for the trial in this action; 

(d) Any outside expert or consultant retained by Plaintiffs’ counsel for purposes of this

action; 

(e) Witnesses to whom the confidential material may be disclosed during or in preparation

for a deposition taken in this matter or otherwise during the preparation for trial and trial, provided

that the witness may not leave any deposition with copies of any of the confidential material, and

shall be informed and agree to be bound by the terms of this order; 

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 The court directs counsel to follow the procedures set forth in Local Rules 39-140 and

39-141 in seeking to file any documents under seal. Documents will be filed under seal only if and

when the court approves sealing. 

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2. Plaintiff’s Counsel is prohibited from disclosing any confidential material or information

to Mr. Lyons or any inmate, presently or previously, in the custody of the California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation. 

3. Plaintiffs’ counsel and his legal assistants and consultants shall not make copies of the

confidential material except as necessary for purposes of this litigation.

4. Each person to whom disclosure of the confidential material is made shall, prior to the

time of disclosure, be provided by the person furnishing such materials a copy of this protective

order, and shall agree in writing that he or she has read the stipulated protective order, and

understands its provisions and conditions. The writing shall include the express consent of the

person to whom the disclosure is made to be subject to the jurisdiction of this Court with respect to

any proceeding related to enforcement of this stipulated protective order, including without

limitation, any proceeding for contempt. 

5. All confidential material in possession of Plaintiffs’ counsel shall be destroyed or returned

to the CDCR within 30 days of the time it is no longer needed for purposes of this litigation. 

6. When Plaintiffs’ counsel returns or destroys the confidential material, he shall provide

Defendants’ counsel with a declaration stating the all confidential material has been returned or

destroyed. 

7. All confidential material obtained by Plaintiffs’ counsel shall not be disclosed except as

is necessary in connection with this or related litigation, including appeals, and not for any other

purpose, including any other litigation. 

8. Any confidential material filed with the Court by either party shall be filed and

maintained under seal.1 

9. Nothing in this protective order is intended to prevent officials or employees of the State

of California, or other authorized government officials, from having access to confidential material

to which they would have access in the normal course of their official duties. 

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10. The provisions of this protective order are without prejudice to the right of any party:

(a) To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to any confidential material

or relating to discovery in this litigation; 

(b) To apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential material designation from

any documents; 

(c) To object to a discovery request. 

11. The provisions of this order shall remain in full force and effect until further order of this

Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: November 8, 2006 ____/S/__Carter C. White_________

Carter C. White

Supervising Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: November 8, 2006 ____/S/ Kelli Hammond________

Kelli Hammond

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Defendant

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: November 14, 2006.

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