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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CLARK FRATUS, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cv-05533-MEJ 

DISCOVERY ORDER RE: 

PROTECTIVE ORER TERMS 

Re: Dkt. No. 27 

On July 27, 2015, the Court granted Defendants’ request to compel the inspection of 

Plaintiffs’ properties, 2284 and 2300 Dutch Slough Road, to be conducted by Alison Teeman and 

an inspector with the County’s Building Inspection Department. Dkt. No. 24. The Court also 

granted Plaintiffs’ request for a protective order, limiting the information obtained from the 

inspection to use in this lawsuit. Id. Now before the Court is the parties’ joint letter regarding 

their dispute over the terms of the protective order. Dkt. No. 27. Having reviewed the parties’ 

positions, the Court ORDERS as follows: 

1) The inspectors may open doors and peer into spaces, such as closets and utility spaces, 

but shall not open drawers to any furniture.

2) The inspectors may communicate, verbally or non-verbally, with Plaintiffs’ tenants 

during the inspection of the 2284 property. While there appears to be no reason for 

Defendants to initiate substantive conversations, Plaintiffs have failed to present 

good cause for the Court to preclude the inspectors from communicating with any 

tenants at the property who may wish to communicate with them. Any information 

obtained through such communications shall be limited to use in this lawsuit. 

3) The inspectors do not need to “stay congregated” during the inspections. 

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4) All notes, reports, etc. from the inspection are already subject to the protective order. 

Therefore, they shall not be placed in a file under seal with the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 5, 2015

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MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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