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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Federal Building, Room 3654

1130 O Street

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 498-7272

Fax: (559) 498-7432

Attorneys for defendant United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JODY K. GEORGE, 

 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER

GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

POSTAL SERVICE,

 Defendant.

 

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1: 03 CV 6052 DLB

STIPULATION TO PROTECTIVE ORDER

REGARDING PRODUCTION OF

CONFIDENTIAL THIRD PARTY

INFORMATION and

ORDER RE SAME

Plaintiff Jody K. George (“plaintiff”) and defendant United

States of America (“defendant”), through their counsel of record in

this action, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, plaintiff seeks the production of personnel files and

other information from defendant that includes information about

third parties presently or previously employed by the United States

Postal Service;

WHEREAS, such information is arguably prohibited from

disclosure pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. §552a);

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WHEREAS, the parties wish to protect the privacy rights of

these third parties from unauthorized and/or unnecessary disclosure;

and

WHEREAS, the parties also wish to prevent the possibility of

any misuse or unnecessary disclosure of the third party information

plaintiff seeks, regardless of the existence of any such privacy

right;

THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

§552a(b)(11) and pending further order of the Court, that the

following procedures designed to ensure the protection of this third

party information shall govern all forthcoming pre-trial discovery

proceedings:

1. Third party personnel files, as well as all information

contained therein, are hereby designated as "confidential third

party information" that is privy to rights of privacy and subject to

this stipulated Protective Order.

2. This confidential third party information may be shown, or

its contents disclosed only to the following persons:

(a) Counsel of record in this action and counsel’s agents

and employees;

(b) Any expert used as a consultant or intended to be 

called as a witness who is retained by counsel of record to 

assist in the preparation and/or trial of this case; and

(c) The parties to this action and their agents and 

employees.

Confidential third party information designated as subject to

this Protective Order shall not be disclosed or shown to any other

person or entity.

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3. Confidential third party information designated as subject

to this stipulated Protective Order or any information derived

therefrom shall be used solely for the purpose of assisting counsel

of record in connection with this litigation. 

4. The parties’ respective counsel of record each agree to

make all reasonable efforts to ensure compliance with this

Protective Order. Any persons referred to in paragraphs 2(b) and

(c) of this stipulated Protective Order who receives information

designated as confidential third party information pursuant to this

stipulated Protective Order shall first read a copy of this

stipulated Protective Order and agree in writing to abide by the

terms thereof.

5. The parties enter into this stipulated Protective Order

without prejudice to any party's right to object to the disclosure

of any information on any ground that it/he/she may deem

appropriate, and any party or non-party may, upon motion, seek

relief from, or modification of, this Protective Order based on a

showing of good cause. 

6. The designation of any information as “confidential third

party information” pursuant to this Protective Order is intended

solely to facilitate the preparation of this case for trial. No

party shall be obligated to challenge the propriety of any

designation by the opposing party, and a failure to do so shall not

preclude a subsequent attack on the propriety of any “confidential

third party information” designation.

7. If confidential third party information is improperly

disclosed to any person other than in the manner authorized by this

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Protective Order, the party responsible for the disclosure must

immediately inform the other party of all pertinent facts relating

to such disclosure (including the name and address of each person to

whom disclosure was made), promptly retrieve the improperly

disclosed confidential third party information and shall make

reasonable efforts to prevent further disclosure by said authorized

person(s).

8. The parties agree that, prior to commencement of trial,

they will enter into mutually agreeable stipulations and protective

orders with respect to any confidential third party information to

be disclosed during trial. Any unresolved disputes shall be

resolved in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

addressed within the parties' pretrial statements. Any party

intending to utilize any confidential third party information

designated as confidential in a law and motion matter or at trial

should lodge the document under seal so as to preserve its

confidentiality pending the Court’s determination regarding whether

a privilege exists that precludes the use of the document or other

information as evidence or determining what safeguards should be

utilized if the confidential information is to be considered as

evidence.

9. Upon final determination of this action, unless otherwise

agreed to in writing by opposing counsel, each party shall either:

(a) Assemble and return all material designated as 

protected third party information under this Protective Order, 

including all copies thereof, to the producing party and 

certify in writing that all such material has been returned; or

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(b) Certify in writing that all such material has been 

destroyed.

10. If any person breaches this stipulated Protective Order,

any person may notice a hearing to the District Court requesting

appropriate relief.

11. All parties to this Protective Order have participated in

drafting the Order.

Dated: August 19, 2005 Respectfully submitted,

Law Offices of Elaine W. Wallace

(as auth. 8/19/05)

By: /s/ Elaine W. Wallace 

ELAINE W. WALLACE

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: August 19, 2005 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Brian W. Enos 

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 22, 2005 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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