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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Sex)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

PINE BLUFF DIVISION 

KEYYONNA PENISTER PLAINTIFF 

v. No. 5:13-cv-387-DPM 

CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS; DEBE 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Individually and in Her 

Official Capacity; JEFF HUBANKS, Chief of Police, 

Individually and in His Official Capacity; MICHAEL 

SWEENEY, Police Officer, Individually and in His 

Official Capacity; and CHRIS POWELL, Individually 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

The parties agree and the Court orders as follows: 

DEFENDANTS 

1. Confidential Information obtained from the City of Pine Bluff by 

Penister shall be used only for the purpose of this litigation, and shall not be 

given, shown, made available, or communicated to anyone except Qualified 

Persons. 

2. Confidential Information includes, without limitation: 

(a) Documents containing confidential personal information, such as 

social security numbers, contact information, medical information, or dates 

of birth. 

(b) Any information produced by a party and declared by the party at 

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the time of production to be Confidential Information. Materials designated 

as confidential that do not fall into one of the specific categories named in 

Section 2(a) should be stamped confidential, or if Bates numbers are used, 

materials may be designated as confidential by Bates number in a letter. A 

party may oppose a confid~ntiality designation in writing within 10 days of 

the designation, at which time the parties shall engage in a good faith effort 

to resolve the issue. If that effort fails, the parties shall file a joint report 

pursuant to the Court's Final Scheduling Order. 

3. Except with the prior written consent of the City, or by order of this 

Court, no Confidential Information may be disclosed to any person other than 

Qualified Persons. 

4. Qualified Persons include Penister, any current or future counsel of 

record for Penister in this action, secretaries, para-professional assistants, 

experts, and other employees of counsel who are actively engaged in assisting 

counsel with this action, court personnel, witnesses at trial or deposition, and 

the jury. 

5. Upon delivery of Confidential Information to Penister's counsel, the 

City (or City's counsel) shall execute and submit to Penister and her counsel 

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the attached form (Exhibit 1) titled Inventory of Confidential Documents 

Provided. Documents containing Confidential Information shall be stamped 

or otherwise marked as confidential. 

6. This Order shall continue to be binding through and after the 

conclusion of this litigation, including all appeals. One year after the 

conclusion of this litigation, this Court shall lose jurisdiction to enforce this 

Order and it shall survive thereafter only as a contract between the parties. 

No later than three years after the conclusion of this litigation, Penister and 

Penister' s counsel shall destroy all Confidential Information, including 

correspondence, memoranda, notes, or any other documents embodying such 

information, in whole or in part. All Qualified Persons are barred from 

disclosing in any manner any Confidential Information obtained during the 

course of this proceeding. 

7. Nothing in this Order shall prevent any party from seeking 

modification of this Order at any time as to specific matters designated 

Confidential Information. 

8. Documents that are entirely confidential may be required to be filed 

with the Court under seal. But to the greatest extent possible, pursuant to 

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2, documents containing Confidential 

Information shall be filed in a redacted form, so that those portions of the 

document containing Confidential Information will not be visible to the 

public. Only the Court, Court personnel, and counsel for the parties shall 

have access to the sealed record in this proceeding unless otherwise ordered 

by this Court. 

So Ordered. 

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

Counsel for City Defendants 

Amanda LaFever 

Post Office Box 38 

North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038 

E-mail: alafever@arml.org 

(501) 978-6117 

Counsel for Defendant Powell 

Christian C. Michaels 

Catlett Law Firm, PLC 

323 Center Street, Suite 1800 

Little Rock, AR 72201-2607 

E-mail: cmichaels@catlaw.com 

D.P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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Counsel for Plaintiff 

Marie A. Crawford 

Nelms Crawford Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 

P.O. Box 6112 

Sherwood, AR 72124 

E-mail: nelmscrawfordlaw@sbcglobal.net 

Counsel for Plaintiff 

Maximillan R. X. Sprinkle 

The Sprinkle Firm 

1623 South Broadway 

Little Rock, AR 72206 

E-mail: max@sprinklefirm.com 

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EXHIBITl 

INVENTORY OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS PROVIDED 

I hereby submit the following documents, document pages, and/ or 

depositions which are subject to the Protective Order for the protection of 

documentsinKeyyonnaPenisterv.CityofPineBluff,Arkansas,JeffHubanks 

and Michael Sweeney, each in their individual and official capacities, and 

Chris Powell, Individually, filed in the United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division, No. 5:13-cv-287-DPM. 

DATED: _____ SIGNATURE: _________ _ 

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