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Parties Involved:
Nathan Serpa
Plaintiff
Stanislaus County
Defendant

Document Text:

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PERRY & ASSOCIATES 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

Michael D. Scheid, SBN 149501 

948 11th Street, Suite 16 

Modesto, CA 95354 

TEL: 209.544.5727 

FAX: 209.544.5735 

Attorney for ROBERTO VALENCIA 

Daniel Robert Bartley, SBN 79586 

BARTLEY LAW OFFICES 

1999 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 700 

Pruneyard Towers 

Campbell, California 95008-2005 

Office Reception: 408-879-2643 

Direct Cell: 415-847-2060 

Email: DanielBartleyLaw@aol.com 

Attorney for Plaintiff NATHAN M. SERPA 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180 

John R. Whitefleet, SBN 213301 

Taylor W. Rhoan, SBN 294941 

350 University Avenue, Suite 200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

Attorneys for Defendant COUNTY OF STANISLAUS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NATHAN SERPA, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

STANISLAUS COUNTY and DOES 1-20, in 

their official and individual capacities, 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 1:13-cv-01159-LJO-BAM 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 08/12/13 

FAC Filed: 10/14/13

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 1. Subject to and without waiving any objections to the admissibility or discoverability of 

any information or documents produced in connection with this Order, the Court orders that access to 

and use of such documents and information shall be governed by the provisions of this Stipulated 

Protective Order pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 827. This Stipulated Protective Order 

shall apply to all copies, extracts, and summaries of designated documents. 

 2. Wherein Plaintiff NATHAN MICHAEL SERPA has filed suit against Defendant 

COUNTY OF STANISLAUS in the matter of Nathan Michael Serpa v. County of Stanislaus, Case No. 

1:13-CV-01159-LJO-BAM (USDC EDCA). 

 3. Defendants COUNTY OF STANISLAUS and Plaintiff NATHAN MICHAEL SERPA 

in good faith believe that the following documents will be the subject of discovery in the abovereference matter and 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 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 827. 

I.

DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS 

 4. In connection with discovery proceedings in the above-referenced matter, a Welfare and 

Institutions Code §827 Petition was filed jointly by counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants in the Superior 

Court of Stanislaus County – Juvenile Division. The Court upon review of the petition and conducting 

an in camera review of the petitioned records has ordered that certain records be disclosed to both 

parties pursuant to terms of this Stipulated Protective Order. The documents described herein shall be 

designated as "Confidential". The documents protected pursuant to this Order have not been made 

public and the disclosure of said documents would have the effect of causing harm. The scope of this 

Order is limited to the following confidential juvenile records of ROBERTO VALENCIA disclosed 

pursuant Welfare and Institutions Code §827: 

a. Stanislaus County Juvenile Probation Department records; 

b. Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall records; 

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c. Stanislaus County Juvenile Court file; and 

d. Stanislaus County Child Protective Services records 

II.

RESTRICTIONS OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS 

 5. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil case of Nathan 

Michael Serpa v. County of Stanislaus, Case No. 1:13-CV-01159-LJO-BAM (USDC EDCA) and in 

the preparation and trial of the case, or any related proceeding. The parties do not waive any objections 

to the admissibility of the documents or portions thereof in future proceedings in this case, including 

trial. Any documents submitted in any related litigation that were under seal remain under seal in this 

action. 

 6. A party producing the documents and materials described herein shall designate those 

materials as confidential by affixing a watermark labeling them "Confidential" and a stamp which 

states “Unlawful Dissemination Of This Information Is A Misdemeanor.” If any confidential materials 

cannot be labeled with this marking, those materials shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other 

container that is in turn marked in the same manner. 

 7. Documents or materials designated under this Stipulated Protective Order as 

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

 (a) Daniel R. Bartley as counsel for Plaintiff NATHAN SERPA, Terence J. Cassidy 

as counsel for Defendant COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, Michael D. Scheid of Perry & Associates as 

counsel for ROBERTO VALENCIA, and associate attorneys in the offices of each, in the case 

enumerated above. 

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

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

videographers retained in connection with this action; 

 (c) Court personnel, including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged in 

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

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

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 (e) The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court’s ruling on in limine

motions and objections of counsel; 

 (f) Witnesses during their depositions in this action; and 

 (g) The parties to the case, including current employees of a party responsible for 

assisting counsel in the litigation and who have a reasonable need to know the contents of the 

Confidential documents. 

III. 

GENERAL 

 8. Other than the parties' attorneys and any paralegal, clerical and secretarial personnel 

regularly employed by them, any person to whom Confidential documents or their information are to 

be disclosed shall be provided and required to read a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order before 

disclosure of such information to that person. The person must agree to abide by the terms of this 

Stipulated Protective Order by executing a non-disclosure agreement in the form of “Attachment A”, 

that acknowledges that the person has reviewed the Stipulated Protective Order, that the person 

understands the Stipulated Protective Order, and that the person agrees to abide by the Stipulated 

Protective Order, and by providing the signed agreement to counsel who intends to make such 

disclosure. Parties shall be responsible for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to 

whom copies of documents marked Confidential are given. Any party or the court may request the 

identities of said individuals upon the final termination of the litigation or if it is able to demonstrate a 

good faith basis that a party, or an agent thereof, has breached the terms of the Stipulated Protective 

Order. Upon such a showing, a party shall produce to any other party or the court copies of such 

agreements for inspection and copying within three business days. 

 9. All documents or materials designated as "Confidential" pursuant to this Stipulated 

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, 

affixing a watermark labeling them "Confidential" and a stamp which states “Unlawful Dissemination 

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Of This Information Is A Misdemeanor.” with the following statement affixed to the document or 

information: 

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

information filed in this case by [name of party] and is not to be opened nor the content 

thereof displayed or revealed except by order of the Court. 

 10. The designation of documents or information as "Confidential" and the subsequent 

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

designated document or information. 

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

"Confidential" are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to applying to the Court for such an order, the party 

seeking to reclassify Confidential information shall meet and confer with the other party and notice all 

individuals to whom the documents pertain. 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 

Stipulated Protective Order. 

 12. Confidential documents disclosed at a deposition shall be designated as Confidential by 

so indicating on the record at the deposition. Copies of Confidential documents attached to deposition 

exhibits shall maintain their confidential status as set forth in this Stipulated Protective Order and be 

sealed. If any document or information designated as confidential pursuant to this Stipulated 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. 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 this Stipulated Protective Order. Only individuals who are 

authorized by this Stipulated Protective Order to see or receive such material may be present during the 

discussion or disclosure of such material. 

 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3, confidential information produced 

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

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any reporter, writer or employee of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or other media 

organization, including but not limited to radio and television media. 

 14. Should any information designated confidential be disclosed, through inadvertence or 

otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Stipulated Protective Order, the 

disclosing person(s) shall promptly (a) inform all parties 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 Stipulated Protective Order. No information shall lose its confidential 

status because it was inadvertently or unintentionally disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it 

under this Stipulated Protective Order. 

 15. After the conclusion of this litigation, all documents and materials, in whatever form 

stored or reproduced containing confidential information will remain confidential, and if filed with the 

Court shall remain under seal. All documents and materials produced pursuant to this Stipulated 

Protective Order shall be destroyed. All parties agree to ensure that all persons to whom confidential 

documents or materials were disclosed shall be destroyed. "Conclusion" of this litigation means a final 

termination of the case following a trial or settlement and resolution of any appeal. 

 16. No later than 30 days after the conclusion of this litigation, all persons having received 

the confidential documents shall be advised to destroy said documents by the party who produced 

them. 

 17. This Stipulated 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 Stipulated 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 Stipulated Protective Order by Court order for good cause shown or by the 

stipulation of the parties. 

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

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

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

improper use or disclosure of confidential material. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

 

Dated: January 1, 2015 BARTLEY LAW OFFICES 

 By __/s/ Daniel Robert Bartley – as authorized on 1/1/15_ 

 Daniel Robert Bartley 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 NATHAN SERPA 

Dated: January 5, 2015 PORTER SCOTT 

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

 By __/s/ Terence J. Cassidy_____________________ 

 Terence J. Cassidy 

John R. Whitefleet 

Taylor W. Rhoan 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STANISLAUS COUNTY 

Dated: January 5, 2015 PERRY & ASSOCIATES 

 ATTORNEYS AT LAW

 By ___/s/ Michael D. Scheid – as authorized on 1/5/15_ 

 Michael D. Scheid 

Attorney for ROBERTO VALENCIA 

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ORDER 

The Court has reviewed the terms of the agreement outlined above and adopts the stipulated 

protective order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 6, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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CERTIFICATION – ATTACHMENT A 

 The undersigned hereby certifies that I have read the attached Stipulated Protective Order in the 

matter of Roberto Valencia, Case No. 505892, County of Stanislaus Superior Court, Juvenile Division, 

and understand the terms thereof and agree to be bound thereby. 

 I agree that the records associated herein will solely be used in connection with the civil case of 

Nathan Michael Serpa v. County of Stanislaus, Case No. 1:13 CV 01159 LJO BAM (USDC EDCA). I 

will use and rely upon information so designated only for the purposes of facilitating the prosecution or 

defense of the Action and not for any business or other purpose. 

 I agree and I will not reveal or disclose information or documents designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” to, or discuss with, any person who is not entitled to receive confidential 

information in accordance with the Stipulated Protective Order. 

 I agree to return to counsel or destroy any confidential information or documents marked or 

designated “CONFIDENTIAL” at the conclusion of this matter. 

 I understand that unlawful dissemination of this information is a misdemeanor and a violation 

of the Stipulated Protective Order can result in civil liability, including an action for damages for 

violation of the order. 

Dated: ____________________ By: ______________________________ 

 ____________________________________ 

 [PRINT NAME] 

 ____________________________________ 

 [ADDRESS – LINE 1] 

 ____________________________________ 

 [ADDRESS – LINE 2] 

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