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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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STIPULATED AMENDMENT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER; ORDER

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James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853 

Brande L. Gustafson, Esq. Bar No. 267130 

WEAKLEY & ARENDT

A Professional Corporation

5200 N. Palm Avenue, Suite 211

Fresno, California 93704

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Jim@walaw-fresno.com

Brande@walaw-fresno.com

Attorneys for Defendants, Robert Carbone, Gregg 

Bresson, and Ray Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICENTE BENAVIDES FIGUEROA,

 Plaintiff,

vs.

KERN COUNTY; CITY OF DELANO; 

ROBERT CARBONE; GREGG 

BRESSON; RAY LOPEZ; ALFONSO 

VALDEZ; ESTATE OF JEFFREY 

NACUA; SARAH GARCIA NACUA; 

DR. JAMES DIBDIN; AND DOES 1–10, 

INCLUSIVE,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00558-DAD-BAK (SKO)

STIPULATED AMENDMENT TO 

PROTECTIVE ORDER; ORDER

(Doc. 71)

Plaintiff VICENTE BENAVIDES FIGUEROA and Defendants, KERN COUNTY; 

CITY OF DELANO; ROBERT CARBONE; GREGG BRESSON; RAY LOPEZ; ALFONSO 

VALDEZ; ESTATE OF JEFFREY NACUA; SARAH GARCIA NACUA; and DR. JAMES 

DIBDIN (“the Parties”) hereby enter an amendment to the stipulated protective order (Doc. No. 

48) issued on April 9, 2021 to facilitate disclosure of confidential discovery materials in this 

case. 

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The Parties in good faith believe that the additional identified documents relevant to the 

above-captioned case qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), 

including information that is (a) confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an individual’s 

privacy interests; (b) not generally known; and, (c) not normally revealed to the public or third 

parties or, if disclosed to third parties, would require such third parties to maintain the 

information in confidence.

These confidential documents consist of:

1. Personnel records of law enforcement and district attorney members of the Kern 

County District Attorney’s Office.

The stipulated protective order (Doc. No. 48) issued on April 9, 2021, was issued just 

prior to counsel for defendants Robert Carbone, Gregg Bresson, and Ray Lopez substitution into 

the case on April 13, 2021 (Doc. Nos. 53-55). On page 1, lines 21-23, the stipulated protective 

order (Doc. No. 48) mistakenly included reference to personnel records of Kern County Sheriff’s 

Office instead of the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Since individuals previously 

employed by the Kern County District Attorney’s Office (defendants Robert Carbone, Gregg 

Bresson, and Ray Lopez), and not Kern County Sheriff’s Office personnel, are named as 

defendants, the parties stipulate and request that in light of the sensitive nature of the documents 

potentially to be disclosed from the personnel records of law enforcement and district attorney 

members of the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, that any such disclosure be governed in 

accordance with the provisions set forth in the stipulated protective order (Doc. No. 48) entered 

into by the parties and signed by the court on April 9, 2021. 

DATED: January 3, 2022 MCLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT

ZAVALA LAW GROUP

LAW OFFICES OF DO KIM, APLC

/ s / Barrett S. Litt

Barrett S. Litt 

Lindsay B. Battles

Salomon Zavala

Do Kim

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

VICENTE BENAVIDES FIGUEROA

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DATED: January 4, 2022 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

COUNTY OF KERN 

/ s / Marshall Scott Fontes 

Marshall Scott Fontes

Kyle L. Holmes 

Attorneys for Defendants KERN COUNTY 

ROBERT CARBONE, RAY LOPEZ, GREG 

BRESSON

DATED: January 3, 2022 ORBACH, HUFF, SUAREZ & HENDERSON

/ s / Kevin E. Gilbert

Kevin E. Gilbert 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF DELANO, AL 

VALDEZ, ESTATE OF JEFFREY NACUA AND 

SARAH GARCIA NACUA

DATED: January 3, 2022

/ s / Lara Shapiro

Lara Shapiro 

Attorneys for Defendant DR. JAMES DIBDIN

DATED: January 3, 2022 WEAKLEY & ARENDT

A Professional Corporation

/ s / Brande L. Gustafson

James D. Weakley

Brande L. Gustafson

Attorneys for Defendants, 

ROBERT CARBONE, RAY LOPEZ, 

GREGG BRESSON

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2022 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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