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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Paul J. Estuar, SBN 167764 

pestuar@littlaw.com 

Litt, Estuar, Harrison & Kitson LLP 

1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1880 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213) 386-3114 

Facsimile: (213) 380-4585 

Robert Mann, SBN 48293 

Donald W. Cook, SBN 116666 

doncook@earthlink.net 

Attorneys at Law 

3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, California 90010 

Telephone: (213) 252-9444 

Facsimile: (213) 252-0091 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARSIAL LOPEZ, SANDRA 

CHAVEZ, THEODORE MEDINA, 

each individually, and as class 

representatives, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, 

individually and in his official capacity; 

FORMER SHERIFF MACK 

WIMBISH, in his individual capacity; 

COUNTY OF KERN, a governmental 

entity; KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT, a California public 

entity; and DOES 1 through 100, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:07 CV-00474 LJO-DLB 

[Hon. Dennis L. Beck] 

DISCOVERY MATTER

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER 

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1. WHEREAS Plaintiffs have requested portions of the Kern County 

computerized inmate management database in discovery; 

2. WHEREAS the parties agree that discovery of the Kern County 

computerized inmate management database is relevant to this action; 

3. WHEREAS Defendants are concerned that turning over the database 

without a protective order could result in the violation of the privacy rights of 

inmates whose names and other personal information are contained in the database; 

4. WHEREAS the parties agree that a Stipulated Protective Order is 

necessary to balance Plaintiffs’ need for relevant discovery, Defendants’ duties as 

steward of the database, and the privacy rights of current inmates and former 

inmates. 

Subject to the approval of this Court, the parties hereby stipulate to the 

following protective order: 

1. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties 

designate the Kern County computerized inmate management database as 

CONFIDENTIAL. 

2. By designating the above matter as CONFIDENTIAL, the parties 

certify to the Court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in fact for the 

designation within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). 

3. Material designated as CONFIDENTIAL under this Order, the 

information contained therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or other 

documents derived in whole or in part from material designated as confidential 

shall be used only for the purpose of the prosecution, defense, or settlement of this 

action and for no other purpose. 

4. CONFIDENTIAL material produced pursuant to this Order may be 

disclosed or made available only to the Court, to counsel for a party (including the 

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paralegal, clerical, and secretarial staff employed by such counsel), and to the 

“qualified persons” designated below: 

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 (a) a named party, to which only CONFIDENTIAL material 

specifically related to the named party shall be disclosed; 

 (b) experts or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained 

by such counsel to assist in the prosecution, defense or 

settlement of this action; 

 (c) court reporter(s) employed in this action; 

 (d) a witness at any deposition or other proceeding in this action; 

and 

 (e) any other person as to whom the parties in writing agree. 

 Prior to receiving any CONFIDENTIAL material, each “qualified person” 

shall be provided with a copy of this Order and shall execute a nondisclosure 

agreement in the form of Attachment A, a copy of which shall be provided 

forthwith to counsel for each other party and for the parties. 

5. For purposes of Defendants’ initial responses to Plaintiffs’ production 

request, the parties agree that Defendants may exclude from the database the 

names, addresses, telephone numbers and other personal contact information of 

any inmate, provided the following: 

(a) To the extent it does not already exist in the database, 

Defendants assign a unique identifier to each inmate; 

(b) To the extent it does not already exist in the database, 

Defendants provide a method for linking the unique inmate 

identifier to all other data contained in the database, e.g., 

housing location, booking event, court appearances, and release 

information. 

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6. The agreement to redact inmate personal information as listed in 

paragraph 5, above, shall be in effect until a class or classes is certified, or until 

such time as the parties have a dispute regarding a factual issue where Plaintiffs’ 

counsel deems it necessary to contact putative class members to resolve the issue. 

In the event of a disputed factual issue, and Plaintiffs deem it necessary to discover 

the identities and personal contact information of inmates in the database, 

Plaintiffs’ counsel will notify Defendants’ counsel of their intent in writing to seek 

such personal information. If after five (5) days the parties are unable to reach 

agreement on production of inmate personal information, then Plaintiffs may make 

an application to the Court for an order to resolve the dispute. 

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7. Nothing herein shall impose any restrictions on the use or disclosure 

by a party of material obtained by such party independent of discovery in this 

action, whether or not such material is also obtained through discovery in this 

action. 

8. In the event that any CONFIDENTIAL material is used in any court 

proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its confidential status through such use, 

and the party using such shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its 

confidentiality during such use, including but not limited to filing such material 

under seal and labeling the material “CONFIDENTIAL – Subject to Court Order”. 

9. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of the parties (a) to 

bring before the Court at any time the question of whether any particular document 

or information is confidential or whether its use should be restricted or (b) to 

present a motion to the Court under FRCP 26(c) for a separate protective order as 

to any particular document or information, including restrictions differing from 

those as specified herein. This Order shall not be deemed to prejudice the parties 

in any way in any future application for modification of this Order. 

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10. This Order is entered solely for the purpose of facilitating the 

exchange of documents and information between the parties to this action without 

involving the Court unnecessarily in the process. Nothing in this Order nor the 

production of any information or document under the terms of this Order nor any 

proceedings pursuant to this Order shall be deemed to have the effect of an 

admission or waiver by either party or of altering the confidentiality or nonconfidentiality of any such document or information or altering any existing 

obligation of any party or the absence thereof. 

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11. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the 

extent that the information contained in Confidential Material is not or does not 

become known to the public, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any 

dispute concerning the use of information disclosed hereunder. Upon termination 

of this case, counsel for the parties shall assemble and return to each other all 

documents, material and deposition transcripts designated as confidential and all 

copies of same, or shall certify the destruction thereof. 

DATED: October 26, 2007 Litt, Estuar, Harrison & Kitson, LLP 

 By:________/s/_______________ 

 Paul J. Estuar 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: October 26, 2007 B.C. Barmann, Sr., County Counsel 

 By:______/s/__________________ 

 Jennifer L. Thurston, Deputy 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

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1 APPROVED AND IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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DATE: October 31, 2007__________ 

 By:____/s/ Dennis L. Beck____________ United States Magistrate Judge 

Dennis L. Beck 

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NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

 I, ________________________________ do solemnly swear that I am fully 

familiar with the terms of the Stipulated Protective Order entered in Lopez v. 

Youngblood, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California, Civil Action No. 1:07 CV-00474 LJO-DLB and hereby agree to comply 

with and be bound by the terms and conditions of said Order unless and until 

modified by further Order of this Court. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of said 

Court for purposes of enforcing this Order. 

DATED: 

 

 SIGNATURE 

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