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Parties Involved:
Andres M. Martinez
Plaintiff
H. Soule
Defendant

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MATTHEW I. KREEGER (CA SBN 153793)

DAVID M. HYMAS (CA SBN 226202)

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105-2482

Telephone: (415) 268-7000

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522

mkreeger@mofo.com

dhymas@mofo.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ANDRES M. MARTINEZ

TIMOTHY P. MURPHY (CA SBN 120920)

DOLORES M. DONOHOE (CA SBN 111432)

Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy

2300 Contra Costa Boulevard, Suite 450

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Telephone: (925) 827-3300

Facsimile: (925) 827-3320

tmurphy@esmlawfirm.com

ldonohoe@esmlawfirm.com

Attorney for Defendant

H. SOULE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ANDRES M. MARTINEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

H. SOULE,

Defendant.

Case No. C 05-1711 VRW (PR)

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER

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1. Pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and it appearing that 

discovery in this action will involve the disclosure of confidential information, it is hereby 

stipulated by and between Plaintiff Andres M. Martinez (“Mr. Martinez”) and Defendant H. Soule

(“Defendant”), through their respective counsel, and ordered that the following Protective Order be 

entered to give effect to the terms and conditions set forth below:

2. “Designating Party” means any party producing Documents or information under 

this Protective Order, whether a party or third-party, such as the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) or Pelican Bay State Prison (“PBSP”), to this action.

3. “Document” or “Documents” shall have the broadest meaning permitted under 

Rules 26 and 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 1001 of the Federal Rules of 

Evidence, and relevant caselaw.

4. “Protected Information” includes the following categories of information, and shall 

include Documents produced during discovery, answers to interrogatories, responses to requests 

for admissions, depositions, hearing or trial transcripts, and tangible things, the information 

contained therein, and all copies, abstracts, excerpts, analyses, or other writings that contain, 

reflect, or disclose such information.

A. “CONFIDENTIAL” designates information that a Designating Party 

reasonably believes to be confidential due to safety or security reasons and that is not readily 

available to the public. B. “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES 

ONLY” designates information that the Designating Party reasonably believes contains 

information the disclosure of which is likely to result in substantial endangerment, whether now or 

in the future, to an inmate, prison employee, or other third party. C. “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL” or “REDACTED & 

CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” designates 

information that the Designating Party reasonably believes contains information that must be 

redacted to protect an inmate, prison employee, or other third party from substantial 

endangerment, whether now or in the future. Information that may be redacted includes only: 

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(i) names; (ii) current home addresses; (iii) current home or personal telephone numbers; and (iv) 

social security numbers. 

D. Information that is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL: 

OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY,” “REDACTED & 

CONFIDENTIAL,” or “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND 

EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” may fall into one or more of the following categories:

i. CDCR or PBSP policies, operational procedures, rules, or 

regulations that have previously been designated as confidential;

ii. personnel documents;

iii. post orders;

iv. investigation documents;

v. documents contained in the central prison file, medical file, or parole 

files of an inmate or former inmate;

vi. any personal information regarding an inmate, former inmate, or 

staff member employed or formerly employed by the CDCR; and

vii. information regarding the identity of a confidential informant and

confidential investigations. Information falling within these categories may not, solely by virtue of that fact, be 

appropriately designated “CONFIDENTIAL” “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ 

AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY,” “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL” or “REDACTED &

CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY.”

5. Protected Information shall not include: (i) information that is in the public domain 

at the time of disclosure; (ii) information that after disclosure is published or becomes part of the 

public domain through no fault or action (in whole or in part) of any Party receiving information 

under this Protective Order, but only after it is published or comes into the public domain; (iii) 

information that is in the possession of a Party receiving such information without any 

confidentiality obligations at the time of disclosure; or (iv) information disclosed by a third party 

without any assertions of confidentiality.

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6. This Protective Order shall apply to all Protected Information exchanged by any 

Designating Party, including, without limitation, Documents, things, other discovery materials, 

depositions, testimony, or other papers produced, filed, generated, or served by a party in this 

litigation.

7. All Protected Information produced and designated as confidential hereunder shall 

have stamped or affixed on each page that contains Protected Information the appropriate 

confidentiality classification—either “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE 

ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY,” “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL,” or 

“REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY”

at the time such materials, or copies thereof, are delivered to the receiving party, or within ten (10) 

calendar days thereafter in the event such labeling or marking is inadvertently omitted. Until ten 

(10) calendar days have elapsed after receipt, the reviewing party will treat Documents and things 

that have been received and that have not been designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” 

“CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY,” “REDACTED 

& CONFIDENTIAL,” or “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND 

EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” as if they had been designated with the “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE 

ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” or “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL: 

OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” classification. The parties will use 

due care to designate as Protected Information only Documents or other materials that truly 

encompass such information.

8. Protected Information that has been classified as “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL” may be disclosed only to the following:

A. outside counsel for the receiving party and their clerical and paralegal staffs 

and litigation support providers (for example, outside copy services, coding and imaging vendors, 

graphic art and visual aid providers, or jury consultants) whose duties and responsibilities require 

access to Protected Information;

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B. Mr. Martinez and the Defendant;

C. experts and consultants who are requested by counsel of the receiving party 

to furnish technical, legal, expert, or other specialized services in connection with this litigation;

D. an officer before whom a deposition is taken, including stenographic 

reporters and any necessary secretarial, clerical, or other lay personnel of such officer; and

E. any other person to whom the parties agree in writing or as allowed by the 

Court.

9. Protected Information that has been classified as “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE 

ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” or “REDACTED & “CONFIDENTIAL: 

OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” may be disclosed only to those 

persons identified in subparts A, C, D, and E of Paragraph 8 above.

10. No Protected Information shall be provided to any person covered by subparts A, 

B, D, and E of Paragraph 8 until each such person has been provided with a copy of this Protective 

Order, reviewed it, and signed the Certification attached hereto as Exhibit A.

11. Designations of Discovery

A. Depositions may be designated as Protected Information in accordance with 

this Order: (a) in the course of the deposition, orally on the record; or (b) by notifying the other 

party in writing, within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the transcript by both parties, of the 

pages and lines of the transcript that contain the Protected Information.

i. All depositions shall presumptively be treated as Protected 

Information marked with the “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE 

ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY” designation in 

accordance with the definition above and subject to this Order 

during the deposition and for a period of ten (10) calendar days after 

a transcript of said deposition is received by both Parties.

ii. Counsel of record for the Designating Party may also request that all 

persons other than the individuals specified in Paragraph 8 of this 

Protective Order, as appropriate, leave the deposition room during 

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the portion of the deposition in which Protective Information is 

disclosed. The failure of such other persons to comply with a 

request of this type shall constitute substantial justification for 

counsel of record to advise the witness not to answer the question

pending a ruling from the Court on the issue. iii. Where appropriate in light of the amount of Protected Information 

likely to be disclosed at a given deposition, counsel of record for the 

Parties may agree at the beginning of the deposition that the entire 

transcript shall be designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ 

EYES ONLY,” subject to review of the transcript and withdrawal of 

any unnecessary designation within ten (10) calendar days of receipt 

of the transcript.

B. Answers to interrogatories and requests for admission may also be 

designated confidential by marking the Documents in a manner described in Paragraph 6 of this 

Order.

C. Notwithstanding Paragraph 8 above, other persons may be shown a specific 

item of “Protected Information” of the producing party if such persons are either past or present 

employees of the producing party or identified in that specific item, or on any attachment thereto, 

as being the author, or as having previously received a copy of an exact duplicate of said specific 

item.

12. Designation and Copying of Documents

After the producing party has selected Documents or things for copying, the producing 

party shall sequentially number (if not already done), copy, and deliver the copies to the receiving 

party (with the receiving party paying only for the costs of its copy set and delivery of such set). 

Before copies are delivered to the receiving party, counsel for the producing party shall designate 

and mark each page of the Documents and things with the appropriate confidentiality 

classification—either “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND 

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EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY,” “REDACTED & CONFIDENTIAL,” or “REDACTED & 

CONFIDENTIAL: OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ AND EXPERTS’ EYES ONLY”—and with the 

litigation case number (“Case No. C 05-1711 VRW (N.D. Cal.)”) if and to the extent appropriate 

in accordance with Paragraph 6 of this Protective Order. Copies of Documents and things 

delivered to the receiving party and not so marked shall be considered thereafter to be outside the 

restrictions imposed by this Protective Order, except as provided in Paragraph 6. 13. Compliance With Civil Local Rule 79-5

A. All deposition transcripts, exhibits, answers to interrogatories, and other 

Documents that have previously been designated by a Designating Party as comprising or 

containing Protected Information, or any pleading, brief, or memorandum purporting to reproduce 

or paraphrase such material, shall be lodged with the Court for filing in accordance with Civil L.R. 

79-5.

B. The confidential portions of Documents and things that are accepted for 

filing under seal by the Court shall be treated in accordance with Civil L.R. 79-5(f).

14. If the receiving party disagrees with the confidential or redacted status of any 

Document or other material, or if the receiving party disagrees with the level of confidentiality 

classification, the receiving party will notify and confer with the producing party to request 

reclassification of the Document or material. If no agreement has been reached within ten (10) 

calendar days of such notification or a later date if agreed to in writing by the parties, the receiving 

party may thereafter make a request of the Court for an order reclassifying the confidentiality 

designation and/or removing such Document or other material from the restrictions of this Order. 

If such a request is made, the party seeking to maintain a confidentiality classification bears the 

burden of establishing that the restrictions of this Order apply to such Protected Information.

15. Privileged Information

A. Nothing in this Protective Order shall in and of itself require disclosure of 

information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other 

privilege, doctrine, or immunity, nor does it result in any party giving up its right to argue that 

otherwise privileged documents must be produced due to waiver or for any other reason.

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B. In the event any party claims that it has inadvertently disclosed information 

subject to the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other privilege, doctrine, or 

immunity, it shall, upon discovery of the inadvertent disclosure, promptly notify the opposing 

party thereof. Immediately upon receiving such notice, outside counsel for the party who received 

the allegedly inadvertently-disclosed privileged information shall sequester all identified 

information (including any and all copies) in its offices until the matter has been resolved either by 

agreement of the parties or by an order of this Court. With respect to the application of any claim 

of privilege or immunity for inadvertently produced materials, if the parties are unable to reach a 

satisfactory agreement as to the return and/or use of such Documents within ten (10) calendar days 

of such notice, the producing party may, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, petition the 

Court on an expedited basis to resolve the matter. If the party alleging an inadvertent disclosure 

makes an adequate showing, reasonable under the circumstances, of both inadvertence and 

privilege, the Court shall order all such information returned to the party that inadvertently 

produced them. The period of time that elapses while a party follows the procedures set forth in 

this Paragraph 15 for resolving any inadvertent disclosure dispute shall not be considered as a 

factor in deciding whether a party’s delay in attending to the inadvertent disclosure was 

unreasonable under the circumstances.

16. If Protected Information produced in accordance with this Order is disclosed to any 

person other than in the manner authorized by this Order, the party responsible for the disclosure 

shall immediately bring all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure to the attention of all counsel 

of record and, without prejudice to other rights and remedies available to the producing party, 

make every effort to obtain the return of the disclosed Protected Information and prevent further 

disclosure of it by the person who was the recipient of such information.

17. Unless otherwise agreed or ordered by the Court, within ninety (90) calendar days 

after the termination of this Action, Case No. C 05-1711 VRW (N.D. Cal.), including any and all 

appeals therefrom, attorneys for the receiving party shall destroy all Protected Information 

received from the other parties to this litigation or third parties hereunder, and provide the other 

parties with written verification of such destruction. Notwithstanding this provision, outside 

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counsel for each party may maintain for archival purposes one copy of all pleadings, transcripts, 

exhibits and written discovery responses, including portions designated under this Protective 

Order. Prompt written notice shall be given to a party who produced Protected Information 

hereunder if that party’s Protected Information is sought by any person not a party to this 

litigation, by subpoena in another action, or by service with any legal process. Any person seeking 

such Protected Information who takes action to enforce such subpoena or other legal process shall 

be apprised of this Order.

18. This Order may be changed only by the written agreement of the parties or further 

order of the Court, and is without prejudice to the rights of a party to seek relief from or variation 

of any of its provisions.

19. Subject to Paragraphs 15 and 16 above, the remaining provisions of this Order, 

including the obligations to maintain confidentiality embodied herein, shall survive the final 

disposition of this litigation and continue in full force and effect.

20. By signing this protective order, Defendant H. Soule does not intend to bind his 

employer, CDCR, to its terms.

DATED: December 28, 2006

MATTHEW I. KREEGER

DAVID M. HYMAS

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ David M. Hymas

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ANDRES M. MARTINEZ

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DATED: December 28, 2006

TIMOTHY P. MURPHY

DOLORES M. DONOHOE

EDRINGTON, SCHIRMER & MURPHY

By /s/ Dolores M. Donohoe

Attorneys for Defendant

H. SOULE

ECF CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X.B., the filing attorney attests that he has 

obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this document from each of signatories to the 

document.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:___________________

_____________________________________

 HON. VAUGHN R. WALKER

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

January 5, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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EXHIBIT A

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CERTIFICATION

I, __________________________, residing at __________________________________, 

___________________________, being duly sworn according to law, state as follows:

1. I understand that information or Documents designated “Protected Information” 

will be provided to me in accordance with the terms and conditions and restrictions of the 

Protective Order (“Protective Order”), dated __________________, 2007, entered in the lawsuit 

styled Martinez v. Soule, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San 

Francisco Division, Civil Action No. C 05-1711 VRW (PR) (the “Litigation”);

2. I have been given a copy of and have read and understand the Protective Order, and 

I hereby agree to be bound by its terms;

3. I further agree that I shall not disclose to others, except in accordance with the 

terms and conditions of the Protective Order, such Protected Information and that such Protected 

Information shall be used only for the purposes of the Litigation;

4. I further understand that my obligation to honor the confidentiality of such 

Protected Information will continue even after the Litigation terminates;

5. I further agree and attest to my understanding that, in the event that I fail to abide 

by the terms of the Protective Order, I may be subject to sanctions imposed by the Court for such a 

failure, including sanctions by way of contempt of court, and a claim for damages by the party 

producing the Protected Information disclosed to me;

6. For purposes of enforcing this Protective Order, I hereby consent to the jurisdiction 

of the federal courts and state courts in California, and agree that service by mail or personal 

service of any notice, order, or proceeding in connection therewith shall be valid service upon me;

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7. I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct under 

penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California. _____________________________

 Executed on _____________, 2007

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