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Parties Involved:
Kimberly Barsamian
Plaintiff
City of Kingsburg
Defendant
Martin Solis
Defendant

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DAVID M. OVERSTREET, IV, #103039

ALFRED A. GALLEGOS, #160971

OVERSTREET & ASSOCIATES

 Attorneys At Law

 1530 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 102

 Fresno, CA 93710

 _______________

 Telephone (559) 221-2771 

 Facsimile (559) 221-2775

ATTORNEYS FOR Defendant, CITY OF KINGSBURG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF KINGSBURG, MARTIN SOLIS,

individually and in his official capacity as a

Police Officer for the City of Kingsburg

Police Department, and DOES 1 through

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:07 CV 00316 OWW-NEW

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER AND ORDER RE: POLICE

REPORTS 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Kimberly Barsamian, has requested that the City of Kingsburg

provide copies of City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, mention, refer to or relate to

Kimberly Barsamian or which concern, relate to, refer to or mention her familymembers or physical

residence address, all in the course of initial disclosures or discovery;

WHEREAS, the City of Kingsburg asserts and believes, in good faith, that the abovelisted documents contain information that is: 

a. Confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an individual's privacy

interests as protected by Article I, § 1 to the California Constitution;

b. Protected from disclosure pursuant to the provisions of California Government

Code § 6254(f) as the reports contain the names, addresses and contact

information for witnesses and further contain other identifying information that

is not to be disclosed to the general public; 

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c. Not generally known or available to the general public; and/or

d. 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:

WHEREAS, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, agree to the

production of copies of the City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, mention, refer to or relate to

Kimberly Barsamian, or which concern, relate to, refer to or mention her family members or physical

residence address, subject to the provisions of this Stipulation.

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

counsel of record, that the City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, mention, refer to or relate to

Kimberly Barsamian, or which concern, relate to, refer to or mention her family members or physical

residence address, may be designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" by the City of Kingsburg and produced,

if warranted, subject to the terms of the Protective Order as set forth more fully below.

1. All documents produced under this protective order shall be designated as

"CONFIDENTIAL". The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil case of

Kimberly Barsamian v.City of Kingsburg, et al., Case No. 1:07 CV 00316 OWW-NEW (E.D. Cal.), and

in the preparation and trial of this case, or any related motions. 

2. A party producing the documents and materials described above shall 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. Documents or copies provided by one party to the other containing

CONFIDENTIAL information may be designated by marking the page or pages on which the

CONFIDENTIAL information appears with the legend "CONFIDENTIAL".

3. During the course of any deposition or other proceeding in the course of the

litigation which is the subject matter of this suit, at any time the information sought consists of

"CONFIDENTIAL" information, the court reporter will note said reference on the record and will

thereafter designate that portion of the transcript and/or document involved as "CONFIDENTIAL

INFORMATION" and all such portions of transcripts supplied it shall be so designated. 

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If any document or information designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" pursuant to this

Protective Order is used or disclosed during 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 15 of this Protective Order. Onlyindividuals who are authorized bythis Protective Order to see

or receive such material may be present during the discussion or disclosure of such material. 

It is agreed that counsel will not disclose "CONFIDENTIAL" information except for

its use in depositions, trial or with investigators or experts. Any exhibits containing CONFIDENTIAL

information at any deposition, trial, or other proceeding, will be sealed in a separate envelope, which is

marked on the outside, "CONFIDENTIAL". 

4. If "CONFIDENTIAL" information is contained in any responses to

interrogatories, other discovery requests, or responses, any memorandum, briefs, affidavits, declaration,

or other papers or documents filed by the court, they shall be designated as CONFIDENTIAL

information by prominently marking each page containing CONFIDENTIAL information with the

legend "CONFIDENTIAL".

5. All "CONFIDENTIAL" information filed, exchanged or produced during the

course of the litigation shall be used solely for the purpose of litigation. Except as otherwise provided in

this order, no "CONFIDENTIAL" information shall be disclosed. 

6. Documents or materials designated under this Protective Order as

"CONFIDENTIAL" may only be disclosed to the following persons:

a. Counsel for Plaintiff KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN;

b. Counsel for Defendant MARTIN SOLIS;

c. Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed by counsel

referred to in subparts (a) and (b) directly above;

d. Court personnel including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged in

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

action all subject to the restrictions set forth in this Stipulation;

e. Any expert, investigator or consultant retained in connection with this action,

subject to the restrictions set forth in this Stipulation;

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f. The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court's rulings on in-limine

motions and objections of counsel;

g. Plaintiff, KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN, only to the extent reasonably necessary

to assist her counsel in this litigation or for her counsel to advise her with respect

to the litigation. Plaintiff, KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN, shall not physically

possess, outside of her counsel’s office, in any physical form, whether paper,

video, audio, electronic or otherwise, any CONFIDENTIAL item and to the

extent a CONFIDENTIAL item is disclosed to Plaintiff KIMBERLY

BARSAMIAN, she is not to disclose “CONFIDENTIAL” information or

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

stipulation by the CITY OF KINGSBURG and SOLIS.

7. Prior to the disclosure of any CONFIDENTIAL information to any person

identified in paragraph 13(e), 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 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. Plaintiffs shall be responsible for internally tracking the

identities of those individuals to whom copies of documents marked CONFIDENTIAL are given. The

City of Kingsburg 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 Plaintiff, or an agent thereof, has

breached the Stipulated Protective Order.

8. 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."

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9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Additional copies shall be provided for, and requests for further copies shall be

made, as set forth in this paragraph 11.

 

a. Plaintiff shall notify counsel for the City of Kingsburg the specific number of

copies of documents marked CONFIDENTIAL they seek for production. Said

number of copies shall constitute the number of copies that Plaintiff reasonably

believes is needed in preparation of their case, including any copies for attorney

work product, copies for experts, one copy of the Master Binder and copies for

court filings. The City of Kingsburg shall, in a timely manner, produce said

number of copies to the Plaintiffs.

b. Plaintiff shall be billed for the copying of the CONFIDENTIAL documents at

the City of Kingsburg's actual cost.

c. If Plaintiff, in good faith, requires additional copies of documents marked

“CONFIDENTIAL” in preparation of their case, they shall make a further

request to counsel for the City of Kingsburg. 

d. Upon agreement with counsel for the Cityof Kingsburg, copies will be produced

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

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

the City of Kingsburg.

e. The City of Kingsburg shall produceCONFIDENTIALinformation to Plaintiff

with a red marking labeled "Kimberly Barsamian, USDC Case No. 1:07 CV

00316 OWW NEW."

12. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 6, 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.

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13. 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 Kingsburg of the recipient(s) and the

circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure to the relevant producing person(s), (b) use best efforts to

bind the recipient(s) to the terms of this Protective Order and © use all efforts to retrieve any and all

copies of the unauthorized disclosure or document. No information shall lose its CONFIDENTIAL

status because it was disclosed to aperson not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order. Absent

a showing of good cause for the unauthorized disclosure, the City of Kingsburg reserves the ability to

bring a motion for contempt for violation of this Stipulation.

14. 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 producing party. 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 Kingsburg in amanner in which the City of Kingsburg will be able to reasonably

identify that all documents were returned.

15. 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.

16. 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.

(Signatures on next page)

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“CITY OF KINGSBURG”

OVERSTREET & ASSOCIATES

DATE: October 2, 2007 By: /s/ Alfred A. Gallegos 

ALFRED A. GALLEGOS

Attorneys for Defendant, 

CITY OF KINGSBURG

“MARTIN SOLIS

JACOBSON, HANSEN, NAJARIAN &

McQUILLAN

DATE: October 2, 2007 By: /s/ Karen L. Lynch 

KAREN L. LYNCH

Attorneys for Defendant, 

MARTIN SOLIS

“KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN

KAPETAN BROTHERS

DATE: October 2, 2007 By: /s/ Peter Kapetan 

PETER KAPETAN

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

KIMBERLY BARSAMIAN

O R D E R

Based on the foregoing Stipulation of the parties, and good cause having been found, IT

IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Protective Order is hereby issued as to the following documents:

1. City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, mention, refer to or relate to

Kimberly Barsamian 

2. City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, relate to, refer to or mention

Kimberly Barsamian’s family members or her physical residence;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that production of the documents listed above, shall be as

follows:

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1. The City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, mention, refer to or relate to

Kimberly Barsamian and the City of Kingsburg police reports that concern, relate

to, refer to or mention Kimberly Barsamian’s family members or physical

residence address, shall be produced to counsel in this matter within thirty (30)

days from the date that this Stipulation is signed by the Court, to be produced,

designated, used and handled in the manner set forth in this Stipulation.

2. The handling, sharing, disclosure, presentation, labeling, marking, review,

copying and use in any way by the parties shall be in the manner set forth in

paragraphs 1 to 16, inclusive, above.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this

lawsuit terminates, to:

1. 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 

2. to adjudicate any dispute respecting improper use or disclosure of

CONFIDENTIAL material.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 4, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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