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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUBEN MERANCIO and LUPE 

MERANCIO,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. and DOES 1 to 

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00807-DAD-EPG

ORDER ADOPTING STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER

(ECF No. 20)

The Court has reviewed the Stipulated Protective Order submitted by the parties (a fully 

executed version of which is available on the Court’s CM/ECF docket as ECF No. 20) and adopts 

it as a stipulated protective order in this case, with the exception of paragraphs 16, 17, and 18 to 

the extent that they are inconsistent with Local Rules 141 and 141.1. The Court also declines to 

adopt paragraphs 21(b) and 26 to the extent they require the Court to serve as a repository of 

evidence for the parties or to retain jurisdiction over the terms of the protective order after the 

action has been closed. 

If judicial intervention is requested under paragraph 9, the Court will determine on a caseby-case basis whether the parties may file a discovery motion. To file a motion under this 

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paragraph, counsel must receive permission from the Court following an informal telephone 

conference. A party wishing to schedule such a conference should contact chambers at (559) 

499-5960 to receive available dates. The Court will schedule the conference as soon as possible, 

taking into consideration the urgency of the issue. Before contacting the Court, the parties must 

meet and confer by speaking with each other in person or over the telephone in an attempt to 

resolve the dispute independently without Court involvement.

Prior to the conference, the Court will require the parties to submit letter briefs of no more 

than 3 pages in length to chambers for review. Telephonic conferences will not be on the record 

and the Court will not issue a formal ruling at that time. Nevertheless, the Court will attempt to 

provide guidance to the parties to narrow or dispose of the dispute. If no resolution is reached, 

the Court will advise the parties whether the filing of a formal motion is appropriate.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 14, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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