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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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Stipulation for Protective Order (2:04-cv-0360 LKK KJN PC)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., State Bar No. 37100

Attorney General of California

MONICA N. ANDERSON, State Bar No. 182970

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

DAVID A. CARRASCO, State Bar No. 160460

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 323-1938

Fax: (916) 324-5205

E-mail: David.Carrasco@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Acuna, Baber, Bunnell, 

Rendon, and Rios

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY TABAREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIANA BUTLER, et al.,

Defendants.

2:04-cv-0360 LKK KJN PC

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER CONCERNING 

CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE 

REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS 

REFERENCING NONPARTIES

THE PARTIES AND ORDERED BY THE COURT AS FOLLOWS: 

A. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO THIS PROTECTIVE ORDER

Plaintiff has requested internal affairs investigative reports concerning a riot at Folsom 

State Prison on April 8, 2002, and memos or other correspondence, pertaining to any breach of 

policy or use of excessive force concerning that riot. The California Department of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation (CDCR) deems the requested documents confidential material. 

The confidential material references CDCR employees and inmates who are not parties in 

this action, and includes statements by nonparties who witnessed the riot, or events preceding or 

following the riot that may be relevant to this action. All confidential material is considered to be 

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“official information” within the meaning of California Evidence Code sections 1043 and 1045 

and Penal Code section sections 832.7 and 832.8. In addition, the confidential material is subject 

to a qualified privilege as official information under Federal common law. Furthermore, the 

requested documents contain personal information within the meaning of the Information 

Practices Act, which is protected by California Civil Code section 1798.24.

As are countless other investigative reports by CDCR’s Internal Affairs Division, the 

confidential material in this case was prepared on the basis of, among other things, interviews 

with custodial staff and inmates with the understanding that statements made in the course of the 

interviews would remain confidential. The disclosure of the confidential material without a 

protective order would undermine CDCR’s ability to assure its employees and inmates that their 

statements will be maintained in confidence. The likely result of unprotected disclosure of these 

reports is that CDCR employees and inmates, whether subjects of investigations or witnesses to 

incidents being investigated, will be unwilling or less willing to cooperate with investigators. 

Accordingly, a protective order is warranted for these reports. 

B. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CDCR will produce the confidential material, subject to this protective order on the 

following conditions: 

1. The social security numbers and any other confidential personal information of the 

CDCR employees who are the subject of the confidential material shall be redacted. Similarly, 

the confidential personal information of inmates (FBI and CI&I numbers, social security 

numbers, birthdates) of prisoners shall be redacted.

2. Prior notice as required by Civil Code section 1798.24 (k) will be given to individuals 

whose names or other identifying information are disclosed in the material. 

3. 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 Plaintiff; 

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 (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 the 

preparation for trial and trial, provided that no witness may not have copies of any of the 

confidential material, and each witness shall be informed and agree to be bound by the terms of 

this order. In no event may plaintiff or any other inmate have possession of any material 

produced pursuant to this subpoena. Counsel for the parties acknowledge that such access would 

constitute a violation of Title 15, California Code of Regulations, section 3370(b) and would 

compromise the safety and security of the institution. 

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

confidential material except as necessary for purposes of this litigation. 

4. All confidential material in possession of Plaintiff’s counsel shall be destroyed or 

returned to the CDCR within 20 days of the time it is no longer needed for purposes of this 

litigation. 

5. 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. 

6. No confidential material obtained by Plaintiff’s counsel shall 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. 

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

maintained under seal. 

8. 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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9. 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. 

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

this Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 18, 2010 _____/s/ David A. Carrasco________

DAVID A. CARRASCO

Attorney for Defendants

Acuna, Baber, Bunnel, Rendon, and Rios

Dated: February 18, 2010 _____/s/ Jeffrey M. Curtiss ________

JEFFREY M. CURTISS

Jeffrey M. Curtiss

Stanzler Funderburk & Castellon LLP

Attorney for Defendant Lemon

Dated: February 18, 2010 _____/s/ Gary W. Gorski___________

GARY W. GORSKI

Attorney for Plaintiff

Gregory Tabarez

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: February 19, 2010 /s/ Kendall J. Newman 

 KENDALL J. NEWMAN

 MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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