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Parties Involved:
Lowell Baisden
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Civil No. 1:06-cv-01368 OWW TAG

)

Plaintiff, ) Protective Order

) on Defendant’s Bank Records

v. )

)

LOWELL BAISDEN, )

)

Defendant. )

_______________________________________ ) 

This matter is before the Court on a motion by defendant, Lowell Baisden to quash three

subpoenas issued by plaintiff, United States of America to Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of the Sierra,

and United Security Bank seeking Baisden’s bank information. On October 17, 2007, the Court

conducted a telephonic hearing wherein it denied defendant Baisden’s motion to quash and

granted Baisden’s request for a protective order. (Doc. 108). In accordance with its Order on

Defendant’s Motion to Quash Plaintiff’s Bank Subpoenas (Doc. 111), the Court hereby issues a

protective order, as set forth below. 

1. Documents received by the United States from subpoenas issued to Wells Fargo Bank,

Bank of the Sierra, and United Security Bank (“bank records”) seeking bank records of

defendant Baisden shall be disclosed only as follows:

a. to counsel for the United States and any paralegals, assistants, and clerical

employees of the United States, and any officers, agents, and counsel of the

Internal Revenue Service, as counsel deems necessary for the purpose of assisting

counsel in this action; and

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b. any outside consultant or expert who is assisting counsel or a party to the action to

whom it is necessary to disclose such documents for the purpose of assisting in, or

consulting with respect to this action; and

c. to defendant Baisden or any counsel or persons on his behalf; and

d. to any deponent and their counsel, in preparation for and/or during depositions or

testimony, as necessary to develop factual issues relevant to this action; and 

e. to court reporters or other persons assisting such reporters for the purpose of

transcribing testimony relating to this action. Any party so disclosing the bank

records shall advise the court reporter that it is subject to this Protective Order;

and

f. to the Court, and any affiliated persons, as necessary to this action, subject to the

provisions below. 

2. Prior to disclosing any of the bank records, or portions thereof, to anyone listed above,

counsel shall advise the recipient that the records are disclosed subject to this Protective

Order and that the Protective Order applies to that person. Counsel shall also provide the

recipient with a copy of this Protective Order. 

3. The United States, and its experts and agents, shall make no more copies, summaries, or

compilations of the bank records or other documentation than are reasonably necessary in

the preparation of the above-captioned action for litigation.

4. Any portion of the bank records or deposition transcripts concerning such records or

testimony may be designated by a party (the Designator) as “Confidential.” A document

may be designated Confidential by so labeling it, or by providing separate written notice

to counsel. To allow a reasonable opportunity to make such a designation, each

deposition transcript and the exhibits thereto shall be deemed to be Confidential until 30

days after a copy of the deposition transcript is received by the party noticing the

deposition, and by any witness requesting to review the transcript.

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5. Any person may object at any time to the designation of any material as Confidential. 

The objection shall be made in writing to the Designator. The Objector and Designator

shall confer in good faith in an effort to resolve the objection. If the objection cannot be

resolved, the Designator may move for an order determining that the material was

properly designated . Any opposition to such motion may be filed pursuant to the Local

Rules of this Court. Any information for which a Confidential designation has been

requested shall be treated as Confidential until the Court decides the motion.

6. Any party or person wishing to file with the Court any portion of the bank records

designated as Confidential and to submit them to the Court as an exhibit or otherwise,

must first request and obtain a separate written sealing order from the Court in

accordance with the sealing procedures of the Local Rules of this Court, including Local

Rule 39-141 entitled “Sealing of Documents.” This Protective Order is not a sealing

order, does not operate as a sealing order, and does not authorize any party or person to

bypass the sealing procedures of the Local Rules of this Court. A redacted copy of any

document to be filed under seal shall also be filed in the record and labeled as a redacted

document. Parties should take care to redact only the page, sentence, or item containing

Confidential information, and the redacted document shall provide an appropriate

explanation of the redacted material at the place of withdrawal in the document. 

7. Upon the closing of this case, and termination of any appeals, the United States will

return all original records to defendant Baisden by sending such documents by U.S. mail

to Baisden’s attorney of record. The United States may retain any documents required to

be retained by written Department of Justice record retention policy as necessary for an

understanding of the outcome of the case. Any retained documents must be separately

labeled as being subject to this Protective Order.

8. Both parties may petition the Court at any time to modify the terms of this Protective

Order, or documents may be otherwise disclosed by agreement of both parties.

9. This Protective Order does not prohibit or otherwise restrict a party from disclosing

information protected by this Protective Order that is relevant to any civil or criminal

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action to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating any activity

relating to the requested information. Any such federal or state agency shall keep the

information confidential to the extent provided by law, and shall not be subject to this

Protective Order.

10. This Protective Order shall survive the termination of the above-captioned action and

continue in full force and effect, and the Court retains jurisdiction to enforce this

Protective Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 13, 2007 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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