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Parties Involved:
Belinda Anaya
Defendant
Vivian Centeno
Plaintiff
City Of Fresno
Defendant
Jerry Dyer
Defendant
Alfred Hernandez
Plaintiff
Michael Manfredi
Defendant
John Nunez, Jr.
Plaintiff
Claudia Rendon
Plaintiff
George Rendon
Plaintiff
Lawrence Rendon
Plaintiff
Priscilla Rendon
Plaintiff
Ricardo Rendon
Plaintiff
Marcus K. Tafoya
Defendant

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Stipulated Protective Order re: IA File 2005-0161

James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Erica M. Camarena, Esq. Bar No. 227981

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF,

ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, JERRY DYER, MICHAEL MANFREDI, 

MARCUS K. TAFOYA, BELINDA ANAYA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON,

PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE

RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN

NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ,

AND VIVIAN CENTENO, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CITY OF FRESNO; JERRY DYER,

individually and in his official capacity as the

Chief of Police for the Fresno Police

Department; MICHAEL MANFREDI,

individually and in his official capacity as

Police Sergeant for the Fresno Police

Department; MARCUS K. TAFOYA,

individually and in his official capacity as

Police Officer for the Fresno Police

Department; BELINDA ANAYA,

individually and in her official capacity as

Police Officer for the Fresno Police

Department; and DOES 1 through 50,

inclusive, 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-01851-OWW-NEW (TAG)

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

REGARDING INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILE

NO. 2005-0161 MAINTAINED BY THE

FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT

WHEREAS, the CITY OF FRESNO believes, in good faith, that the following

documents requested by the Plaintiffs, CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON,

PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN NUNEZ, JR.,

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ALFRED HERNANDEZ, and VIVIAN CENTENO, contain information that is: (a)

confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy interests; (b) not

generally known; and (c) not normally revealed to the public or third parties or, if disclosed to

third parties, would require such third parties to maintain the information in confidence:

1. Fresno Police Department Internal Affairs File Number 2005-0161, and all

supporting documents.

2. Transcripts of interviews associated with IA file No. 2005-0161.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by, among and between the parties hereto through their

counsel of record, that the documents described above may be designated as “Confidential” by

the CITY OF FRESNO and produced subject to the following Protective Order:

1. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil cases

of Claudia Rendon, et al., v. City of Fresno, et al., Case No. 1:06-cv-01851-OWW-SMS (E.D.

Cal.) and Lupe E. Martinez, et al v. City of Fresno, Case No. 1:06 CV 00233 OWW LJO, (E.D.

Cal.) and in the preparation and trial of the cases, or any related proceeding. The CITY is not

waiving any objections to the admissibility of the documents or portions of the documents in

future proceedings, including the trials of the matters. Any documents submitted in related

litigation of that were under seal, remain under seal in this action.

2. A party producing the documents and materials described above may designate 

those materials by affixing a mark labeling them as “Confidential.” If any “Confidential”

materials cannot be labeled with the aforementioned marking, those materials shall be placed in

a sealed envelope or other container that is in turn marked “Confidential” in a manner agreed

upon by the disclosing and requesting parties.

3. Documents or materials designated under this Protective Order as “Confidential”

may only be disclosed to the following persons: 

a) Peter N. Kapetan, counsel for Plaintiffs CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE

RENDON, PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN

NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ, and VIVIAN CENTENO ;and for plaintiff RALPH

RENDON in the related case Lupe E. Martinez, et al v. City of Fresno, Case No. 1:06 CV

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00233 OWW LJO, (E.D. Cal.);

b) Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed by counsel

referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including stenographic deposition reporters or

videographers retained in connection with this action;

c) Charles M. Barrett, counsel for Lupe E. Martinez, from the related case, Lupe E.

Martinez, et al v. City of Fresno, Case No. 1:06 CV 00233 OWW LJO, (E.D. Cal.);

d) Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed by counsel

referred to in subpart (c) directly above, including stenographic deposition reporters or

videographers retained in connection with this action;

e) Court personnel including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged in

proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial of the civil action; 

f) Any expert, consultant or investigator retained in connection with this action;

g) The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court’s rulings on in limine

motions and objections of counsel; 

h) Plaintiffs, CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON, PRISCILLA RENDON,

LAWRENCE RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED

HERNANDEZ, VIVIAN CENTENO, and plaintiffs LUPE E. MARTINEZ and RALPH

RENDON, only to the extent reasonably necessary to assist his or her counsel in this litigation

or for his or her counsel to advise him or her with respect to the litigation. Plaintiffs,

CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON, PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE RENDON,

RICARDO RENDON, JOHN NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ, VIVIAN CENTENO,

LUPE E. MARTINEZ, and RALPH RENDON, are not to disclose “Confidential” information

or materials to any other persons without prior court permission or by prior stipulation by the

CITY OF FRESNO.

4. Prior to the disclosure of any Confidential information to any person identified in

paragraph 3, each such recipient of Confidential information shall be provided with a copy of

this Stipulated Protective Order, which he or she shall read. Upon reading this Stipulated

Protective Order, such person shall acknowledge in writing that he or she has read this

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Stipulated Protective Order and shall abide by its terms. Such person must also consent to be

subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, with

respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of this Protective Order, including without

limitation, any proceeding for contempt. Provisions of this Protective Order, insofar as they

restrict disclosure and use of the material, shall be in effect until further order of this Court. 

Plaintiff shall be responsible for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to whom

copies of documents marked Confidential are given. The CITY OF FRESNO may not request

the identities of said individuals, however, until the final termination of the litigation or if it is

able to demonstrate a good faith basis that Plaintiffs, or an agent thereof, has breached the

Stipulated Protective Order. 

5. All documents or materials designated as “Confidential” pursuant to this

Protective Order, and all papers or documents containing information or materials designated as

“Confidential,” that are filed with the Court for any purpose shall be filed and served under seal,

with the following statement affixed to the document or other information:

“This envelope is sealed pursuant to order of the Court and contains Confidential

Information filed in this case by [name of party] and is not to be opened or the contents

thereof to be displayed or revealed except by order of the Court.”

6. The designation of information as “Confidential,” and the subsequent production

thereof, is without prejudice to the right of any party to oppose the admissibility of the

designated information.

7. A party may apply to the Court for an order that information or materials labeled

“Confidential” are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to so applying, the party seeking to reclassify

“Confidential” information shall meet and confer with the producing party. Until the matter is

resolved by the parties or the Court, the information in question shall continue to be treated

according to its designation under the terms of this Order. The producing party shall have the

burden of establishing the propriety of the “Confidential” designation. A party shall not be

obligated to challenge the propriety of a confidentiality designation at the time made, and a

failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. 

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8. a) Plaintiffs shall notify counsel for the CITY OF FRESNO the specific number

of copies of documents marked Confidential they seek for production. Said number of copies

shall constitute the number of copies that Plaintiffs reasonably believe are needed in preparation

of their case, including any copies for attorney work product, copies for experts, one copy of the

Master Binder (as described in e) below), and copies for court filings. The CITY shall, in a

timely manner, produce said number of copies to the Plaintiffs.

b) Plaintiffs shall be billed for the copying of the Confidential documents at the

CITY OF FRESNO’s cost. 

c) If Plaintiffs, in good faith, require additional copies of documents marked

“Confidential” in preparation of their case, they shall make a further request to counsel for the

CITY OF FRESNO. Upon agreement with counsel for the CITY OF FRESNO, copies will be

produced in a timely manner to Plaintiffs, pursuant to the procedures of this Stipulated

Protective Order. Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by counsel for the CITY.

d) The CITY OF FRESNO shall produce Confidential information to the Plaintiffs

with a red marking labeled: 

“CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. 

PETER N. KAPETAN”and 

“CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. 

CHARLES M. BARRETT.”

e) If any document or information designated as “confidential” pursuant to this

Protective Order is used or disclosed during the course of a deposition, that portion of the

deposition record reflecting such material shall be stamped with the appropriate designation and

access shall be limited pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order. The Court reporter for the

deposition shall mark the deposition transcript cover page and all appropriate pages or exhibits,

and each copy thereof, in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Protective Order. Only individuals

who are authorized by this Protective Order to see or receive such material may be present

during the discussion or disclosure of such material.

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9. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3, confidential information

produced pursuant to this Protective Order may not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise

disclosed to any reporter, writer or employee of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or

other media organization.

10. Should any information designated confidential be disclosed, through

inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order,

the disclosing person(s) shall promptly (a) inform the CITY OF FRESNO of the recipient(s) and

the circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure to the relevant producing person(s) and (b) use

best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to the terms of this Protective Order. No information shall

lose its confidential status because it was disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it

under this Protective Order.

11. After the conclusion of this litigation, all documents, in whatever form stored or

reproduced, containing “Confidential” information will remain Confidential, and if filed with

the Court, shall remain under seal. All parties also ensure that all persons to whom

“Confidential” documents were disclosed shall be returned to counsel for the CITY OF

FRESNO. The conclusion of this litigation means a termination of the case following

applicable post-trial motions, appeal and/or retrial. After the conclusion of this litigation, all

confidential documents received under the provisions of this Protective Order, including all

copies made, shall be tendered back to the attorneys for the CITY OF FRESNO in a manner in

which the CITY OF FRESNO will be able to reasonably verify that all documents were

returned.

12. This Protective Order shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to

be binding on all parties and affected persons after this litigation terminates, subject to any

subsequent modifications of this Protective Order for good cause shown by this Court or any

Court having jurisdiction over an appeal of this action. After this action terminates, any party

may seek to modify or dissolve this Protective Order by Court order for good cause shown or by

the parties’ stipulation.

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13. The Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this lawsuit terminates, (a) to make

such amendments, modifications and additions to this Protective Order as it may from time to

time deem appropriate upon good cause shown and (b) to adjudicate any dispute respecting

improper use or disclosure of confidential material.

DATED: September 6, 2007

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: _/s/ James D. Weakley_______________

James D. Weakley

Attorneys for Defendants

DATED: September 6, 2007 KAPETAN BROTHERS

By: _/s/ Peter N. Kapetan_________________

Peter N. Kapetan

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, CLAUDIA RENDON,

GEORGE RENDON, PRISCILLA RENDON,

LAWRENCE RENDON, RICARDO RENDON,

JOHN NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ, and

VIVIAN CENTENO; and Plaintiff RALPH

RENDON

DATED: September 6, 2007 DREYER, BABISH, BUCCOLA & CALLAHAM

By: _/s/ Charles M. Barrett_________________

Charles M. Barrett

Attorneys for Plaintiff LUPE E. MARTINEZ

ORDER

Good cause existing, the above stipulated Protective Order is granted, with the following

corrections: paragraph 1 is corrected to reflect that the case number in Rendon v. City of Fresno is

1:06-cv-01851 OWW NEW (TAG) and the case number in Martinez v. City of Fresno is

1:06-cv-00233 OWW TAG; and subparagraphs (3)(a) and (c) are corrected to reflect that the case

number in Martinez v. City of Fresno is 1:06-cv-00233 OWW TAG.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 12, 2007 /s/ Theresa A. Goldner 

j6eb3d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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