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Parties Involved:
Ernest Alvarado
Defendant
Jaime Cota
Plaintiff
County of Kern
Defendant

Document Text:

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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, ESQ., SBN 096625

JOEL T. ANDREESEN, ESQ., SBN 152254

MARTHA J. ROSSITER, ESQ., SBN 256234

RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

2020 EYE STREET, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301

TELEPHONE: (661) 323-1400 FAX: (661) 323-0132

Attorneys for Plaintiff JAIME COTA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAIME COTA, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

COUNTY OF KERN, ERNEST 

ALVARADO, and DOES 1 to 100, 

Inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:12-CV-01618-JLT

CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the undersigned parties

through their respective counsel of record, that the following provisions and conditions 

shall govern the parties:

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1. Definitions:

The following definitions shall govern the construction of this stipulation unless

the context otherwise requires.

(a) CONFIDENTIAL Information. “CONFIDENTIAL Information” means any 

and all Information regardless of format or medium, including personal, 

proprietary, and financial Information, state and federal tax records, and other 

Information which a party has a right to protect from unrestricted disclosure. In 

the context of the present case it also includes the information protected by 

California Penal Code Section 832.7 and California Evidence Code Sections 

1043 to 1047.

(b) Disclosing Party. “Disclosing Party” means the party who discloses 

CONFIDENTIAL Information.

(c) Information. “Information” means discovery obtained through the use of 

interrogatories, requests for admission, requests for production of documents 

and things, depositions, subpoenas or other Information obtained during 

discovery.

(d) Notice. “Notice” means reasonable notice under the circumstances. The 

manner and amount of Notice shall be governed by the particular 

circumstances. 

(e) Person. “Person” means person as defined in California Evidence Code § 175. 

(f) Trade secret. “Trade secret” means trade secret as defined by California Civil 

Code § 3426.1(d)(1).

2. Scope and Intent.

(a) Until further order of the Court or stipulation of the parties, all Information 

designated "CONFIDENTIAL" by the Disclosing Party, to the extent such 

Information discloses CONFIDENTIAL Information, shall be subject to this 

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stipulation. However, nothing in this stipulation shall prevent any party from 

seeking a modification of this stipulation or objecting to the designation of 

Information as CONFIDENTIAL Information which the party believes to be 

otherwise improper.

(b) The purpose and intent of this stipulation is to protect CONFIDENTIAL 

Information. Nothing in this stipulation shall be construed to change existing 

law or shift existing burdens.

(c) The parties recognize and acknowledge that some CONFIDENTIAL 

Information which may be sought is so sensitive that a party may refuse to 

disclose the Information even under the protection of this stipulation. In such 

event, this stipulation shall not be deemed consent or an admission that such 

Information is discoverable and a party may resist disclosure until the matter 

has been heard by the Court.

(d) This stipulation is the product of negotiations and, for purposes of construction 

and interpretation, shall not be deemed to have been drafted by one party.

(e) This stipulation shall be submitted for the signature of the Magistrate Judge 

assigned to this case in an ex parte manner without need of a formally noticed 

motion.

3. Designation of CONFIDENTIAL Information.

Any Disclosing Party may designate Information, or any portion of such

Information, as CONFIDENTIAL Information by placing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on 

the Information. By designating Information as CONFIDENTIAL, the Disclosing Party 

warrants that the designation is made in good faith and on reasonable belief that the 

Information so designated is CONFIDENTIAL Information as defined above.

4. Oral Deposition Testimony.

A party may designate as CONFIDENTIAL Information, Information disclosed

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during oral deposition by stating so on the record or in writing within 30 days from receipt 

of the transcript. Where documents that have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL are 

entered into the record of a deposition or where CONFIDENTIAL Information is disclosed 

during deposition, such portion of the deposition containing CONFIDENTIAL Information 

shall be separately bound and marked "CONFIDENTIAL - UNDER PROTECTIVE 

ORDER" in a conspicuous place and shall be subject to the provisions of this stipulation.

5. Objection To Designation.

A party may at any time object to the designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL 

and move the Court for an order declaring that such Information not be designated 

CONFIDENTIAL. No motion relating to the designation of Information as 

CONFIDENTIAL shall be filed without first completing the following steps. First, the 

moving party SHALL confer with the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve the 

dispute. Second, if the good faith effort is unsuccessful, the moving party promptly shall 

seek a telephonic hearing with all involved parties and the Magistrate Judge. It shall be the 

obligation of the moving party to arrange and originate the conference call to the court.

Counsel must comply with Local Rule 251 or the motion will be denied without prejudice 

and dropped from calendar.

6. Information Which Is Not CONFIDENTIAL.

Notwithstanding the designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL, such 

Information shall not be CONFIDENTIAL Information, nor shall disclosure be limited in 

accordance with this stipulation where such Information is:

(a) At the time of disclosure, in the public domain by publication otherwise;

(b) Subsequent to disclosure, through no act or failure to act on the part of the 

receiving party, entered the public domain by publication or otherwise;

(c) Provided to a party by a third party who obtained the Information by legal 

means and without any obligation of confidence to the Disclosing Party; or

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(d) Developed by employees or agents of the receiving party independently of and 

without reference to any Information communicated by the Disclosing Party.

7. CONFIDENTIAL Information Obtained From Third Parties.

If CONFIDENTIAL Information is obtained from a third party, the third party 

may adopt the benefits and burdens of this stipulation. Likewise, any party may designate

material or Information obtained from a third party as CONFIDENTIAL.

8. Inadvertent Disclosure.

A party does not waive its right to designate as CONFIDENTIAL Information

which is inadvertently disclosed without the appropriate designation. However, the 

receiving party shall not be liable for disclosing such Information prior to receiving notice of 

the CONFIDENTIAL status of the Information.

9. Documents Filed With The Court.

If a party wishes to file documents with the Court which contain material designated

CONFIDENTIAL, that party SHALL comply with Local Rules 140 and 141.

10. Dissemination to Third Parties.

(a) CONFIDENTIAL Information shall be disclosed only to the parties to this 

stipulation, their experts, consultants, and counsel. Before any person receives access 

to CONFIDENTIAL Information, each shall execute a copy of the form attached 

hereto as Exhibit A, reciting that he, she or it has read a copy of this stipulation and 

agrees to be bound by its terms.

(b) If any person who has obtained CONFIDENTIAL Information under the terms of 

this stipulation receives a subpoena commanding the production of CONFIDENTIAL 

Information, such person shall promptly notify the Disclosing Party of the service of 

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the subpoena. The person receiving the subpoena shall not produce any 

CONFIDENTIAL Information in response to the subpoena without either the prior 

written consent of the Disclosing Party or order of the Court.

11. Use of CONFIDENTIAL Information During Trial.

If, a party intends to introduce into evidence any confidential information at trial, that 

party SHALL notify the Court in the joint pretrial conference statement of this intention and 

SHALL seek an order related to the introduction of this evidence at trial. The moving party 

SHALL comply with the Court’s pretrial order regarding whether this order will be sought in 

limine or otherwise.

12. Duty To Use Reasonable Care.

All persons bound by this stipulation shall have the duty to use reasonable care and 

precaution to prevent violations thereof.

13. Enforcement.

(a) Prior to bringing any motion or application before the Court for enforcement of 

this stipulation, the parties shall, comply with the procedures set forth in 

paragraph 5. 

(b) In the event anyone shall violate, attempt to violate or threaten to violate any of 

the terms of this stipulation, after compliance with the procedures in paragraph 

5, the aggrieved party may apply to the Court to obtain compliance with this 

stipulation or to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. Each party agrees that, in 

response to an application for injunctive relief, it will not assert the defense that 

the aggrieved party possesses an adequate remedy at law.

(c) The Court may make any order against a party to this stipulation it deems 

appropriate to compel compliance in addition to any injunctive relief available 

to the parties.

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(d) If CONFIDENTIAL Information is disclosed to any person other than as 

allowed by this stipulation, the person responsible for the disclosure must 

immediately bring all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure to the attention 

of counsel for the aggrieved party and without prejudice to other rights and 

remedies of any party, make every effort to prevent further disclosure. Fines 

and/or sanctions for inadvertent or intentional disclosure shall be decided by the 

Court after briefing and argument by all parties concerned.

14. Return/Destruction of Documents.

Within 60 days after final termination of this action, including all appeals, each

party shall be responsible for returning to the Disclosing Party all original and/or copies of 

all CONFIDENTIAL Information produced during the course of this action and subject to 

this order, including all excerpts thereof, except that counsel may retain all memoranda, and

correspondence derived from such CONFIDENTIAL Information and any such

CONFIDENTIAL Information necessary for purposes of maintaining a legal file but after 

the end of such years, all such retained CONFIDENTIAL Information shall be returned to 

the Disclosing Party.

15. Modifications And Amendments.

Except as to those modifications made by the Court, this stipulation may be modified 

or amended without leave of Court by unanimous written agreement of the parties hereto. 

16. Duration Of Stipulation. 

Provided the court makes this stipulation an order of the Court, this stipulation shall 

survive and remain in full force and effect after the termination of this lawsuit, whether by 

final judgment after exhaustion of all appeals or by dismissal, and the Court shall retain 

jurisdiction over the parties and their attorneys for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this 

stipulation. 

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Dated: February 13, 201 RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Martha Rossiter

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, ESQ.

MARTHA JUNE ROSSITER, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JAIME COTA

Dated: February 13, 2013 COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ Judith Denny

THERESA A. GOLDNER, ESQ

JUDITH DENNY, ESQ.

Attorney for Defendants

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 14, 2013 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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