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Parties Involved:
Bernard Canale
Defendant
Nancy Canale
Defendant
Shirlee Nolen
Defendant
Joel Lynn Nolen
Defendant
Nolen Properties, LLC
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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KRISTEN CLARKE 

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

CARRIE PAGNUCCO

Acting Chief 

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

Deputy Chief 

ARIELLE R. L. REID

ALAN A. MARTINSON

Trial Attorneys 

Housing and Civil Enforcement Section 

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

Tel: (202) 598-1575 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

United States Attorney

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 

Fresno, CA 93721 

Tel: (559) 497-4000 

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

SIERRA LAW CENTER, APC

Jacob Zamora, Esq., (SBN 223911) 

748 S. Meadows Parkway, Unit A9-183 

Reno, Nevada 89521 

Telephone: (530) 798-3548 

Facsimile: (530) 687-0330 

Email: jdz@jdzlaw.com

Attorney for Defendants, 

JOEL LYNN NOLEN; and 

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

JOHN S. POULOS, SBN 154689

E-Mail: John.Poulos@lewisbrisbois.com 

JEFFREY E. SCHULTZ, SBN 335323

E-Mail: Jeffrey.Schultz@lewisbrisbois.com 

2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 700 

Sacramento, California 95833 

Telephone: 916.564.5400 

Facsimile: 916.564.5444 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

SHIRLEE NOLEN

Douglas B. Jacobs SBN 084153 

Andrea M. Wieder SBN 339490 

JACOBS, ANDERSON, POTTER,

HARVEY & CECIL, LLP

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20 Independence Circle 

Chico, CA 95973 

Phone: 530-342-6144 

Fax: 530-342-6310 

djacobs@japhclaw.com 

awieder@japhclaw.com 

Attorney for Defendants,

Nancy Canale and

Nancy Canale as Trustee of the Bernard Canale 

and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOEL LYNN NOLEN;

SHIRLEE NOLEN; 

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC; 

NANCY CANALE, as trustee of the Bernard 

Canale and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable 

Trust; and 

BERNARD CANALE, by and through his 

successor in interest NANCY CANALE.

Defendants. 

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Case No: 2:23-cv-00320-JAM-CKD

JOINT CONFIDENTIALITY 

AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER 

Plaintiff United States and Defendants Joel Nolen, Shirlee Nolen, Nolen Properties, LLC, and 

Nancy Canale, as Trustee of the Bernard Canale and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust and as 

successor in interest of Bernard Canale (each a “party” and collectively the “Parties”), expect that 

during the course of discovery it may be necessary to disclose certain confidential information. They 

agree that certain categories of such information should be treated as confidential, protected from 

disclosure outside this litigation, and used only for purposes of prosecuting or defending this action 

and any appeals. The Parties jointly request entry of this proposed Protective Order to limit the 

disclosure, dissemination, and use of certain identified categories of confidential information, as 

defined below, and to protect alleged victims, other witnesses, and potential witnesses pursuant to 

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5.2(e) and 26(c), and Rules 141.1 and 143 of the Local Rules of the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. 

Protection of the identified categories of confidential information and protection of alleged

victims, other witnesses, and potential witnesses is necessary because this case involves allegations of

sexual harassment and other Fair Housing Act violations, including allegations of coercion,

intimidation, threats, or interference, against multiple alleged victims who fear adverse consequences

to their housing and safety stemming from their involvement in this litigation. Discovery in this case

will likely involve the exchange of sensitive personal information, including: (1) personally

identifiable information (“PII”) protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, such as

names, residential addresses, Social Security numbers, and personal telephone numbers; (2) financial

information; (3) protected health information (“PHI”) as described in the Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. § 1320d, et seq.; (4) records of law enforcement activity,

including records that identify by name and/or by other PII persons alleged to have committed

criminal conduct, or witnesses to, victims of, or persons who reported conduct to law enforcement;

(5) the identity and contact information for persons the United States identifies in this Action as

aggrieved under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3614; and (6) other information that is generally

unavailable to the public. Accordingly, the Parties agree to, and the Court finds good cause for, entry

of this Order pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5.2(e) and 26(c) and Local Rule 141.1. 

Nothing in this Order supersedes other applicable regulatory and statutory obligations requiring

disclosure of information.

The Court hereby enters the following Protective Order:

1. Contact Between the Defendants and Alleged Victims and Other Witnesses 

Identified by the United States. Defendants (excluding counsel of record, their employees, or anyone 

hied by Defendants’ counsel for the purpose of representing Defendants in this action) shall not contact 

or attempt to contact any persons identified by the United States in its initial disclosures or other 

discovery responses as alleged victims or individuals with knowledge of the Defendants’ alleged 

discriminatory housing practices. If any Defendant proceeds pro se at any time during this action, he

or she shall interact with alleged victims or other individuals with knowledge asidentified by the United 

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States in this lawsuit only in the course of discovery in accordance with the methods and procedures 

permitted under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

2. Scope. All documents and materials produced in the course of discovery in this case, 

including initial disclosures, responses to discovery requests or third-party subpoenas, all deposition 

testimony and exhibits, and information derived directly therefrom (hereinafter collectively 

“documents”), are subject to this Order concerning Confidential Information as set forth below. 

Materials obtained independent of this federal civil case (including information obtained 

through independent investigations or other legal proceedings) are not subject to this Order concerning 

Confidential Information except to the extent the efforts to obtain those materials were based on or 

relied upon Confidential Information.

Further, Defendants are not precluded from using any information disclosed in this federal civil 

case to conduct independent investigations for use in defending any state criminal or state civil actions 

currently pending or pending in the future.

3. Definition of Confidential Information. As used in this Order, “Confidential 

Information” is defined as information that the producing party designates in good faith should be 

protected from disclosure and use outside the litigation because the disclosure and use of such 

information is restricted by statute or could potentially cause harm to the interests of the Parties and/or 

nonparties. For purposes of this Order, the Parties may limit their designation of “Confidential 

Information” to the following categories of information or documents: PII, including names, social 

security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, and birth dates; financial information such as 

financial account numbers, income tax returns, bank account statements, or other personal financial 

records; personnel records; criminal records and histories, if any, which are not publicly available; 

current or past home addresses, electronic mail addresses, and telephone numbers and any other 

personally identifying information regarding any person identified as a witness or potential witness; 

and PHI, including information related to any medical (including psychological) condition or treatment 

or effort to seek treatment, including names or types of healthcare providers and dates of visits to 

providers; and any other personally identifying information or personal medical (including 

psychological) information including history of sexual abuse, harassment, or assault, regarding any 

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person, including individuals identified as an aggrieved individual, potential aggrieved individuals, 

and/or witnesses. Confidential Information shall further include the identities of such persons’ minor 

children. Information or documents that are available to the public may not be designated as 

Confidential Information; however, designation of such publicly available information or documents 

shall not be construed against the designating party as a designation made in bad faith or in violation 

of this Order. Should a non-designating party believe such publicly available information has been 

inappropriately designated, that Party shall meet and confer with the designating Party pursuant to the 

procedural dictates of this Order. The Parties may move the Court for the inclusion of additional 

categories of information as Confidential Information. 

4. Form and Timing of Designation. The producing party may designate documents as 

containing Confidential Information and therefore subject to protection under this Order by marking 

or placing the words “CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” (hereinafter “the 

marking”) on each page of the document and on all copies in a manner that will not interfere with the 

legibility of the document. Any party to this litigation may designate materials produced by any other 

party, including third parties, as “CONFIDENTIAL – SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” within 

thirty (30) days of receipt of the documents. For computer data, the medium of which makes the 

marking impracticable, the producing party shall mark the case and/or accompanying cover letter. As 

used in this Order, “copies” includes electronic images, duplicates, extracts, summaries, or descriptions 

that contain the Confidential Information. The marking will be applied prior to or at the time the 

documents are produced or disclosed. Applying the marking to a document does not mean that the 

document has any status or protection by statute or otherwise except to the extent and for the purposes 

of this Order. Copies that are made of any designated documents must also bear the marking, except 

that indices, electronic databases, or lists of documents that do not contain substantial portions or 

images of the text of marked documents and do not otherwise disclose the substance of the Confidential 

Information are not required to be marked. By marking a designated document as confidential, the 

designating attorney or party appearing pro se thereby certifies that the document contains Confidential 

Information as defined in this Order.

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5. Inadvertent Failure to Designate. Inadvertent failure to designate any document or 

material as containing Confidential Information will not constitute a waiver of an otherwise valid claim 

of confidentiality pursuant to this Order, so long as a claim of confidentiality is asserted within a 

reasonable time after discovery of the inadvertent failure. If a non-designating party identifies nondesignated information which it reasonably believes should have been designated or would have 

qualified for designation, that party shall designate the information as Confidential under paragraph 4

above or shall inform the producing party of the information, and agrees not to use or disclose such 

information until the producing party, within a reasonable amount of time, confirms non-designation 

or subsequently applies a Confidential Information designation pursuant to this Protective Order.

6. Depositions. Deposition testimony will be deemed confidential only if designated as 

such when the deposition is taken or within a reasonable time period after receipt of the deposition 

transcript. Failure to assert a claim or objection that particular testimony warrants Confidential 

Information designation during a given deposition shall not constitute a waiver of such designation.

Such designation must be specific as to the portions of the transcript and/or any exhibits to be 

protected.

7. Protection of Confidential Material.

(a) General Protections. The Parties agree that they will treat as confidential any

document designated and produced by the other party with the marking. Designated Confidential

Information shall not be used or shown, disseminated, copied, or in any way communicated to

anyone for any purposes, except (1) when necessary to prosecute or defend this action and/or any

state criminal or state civil action now pending in any state court or which may be brought in the

future and any actions that relate to or impact any judgment sought or obtained by the United States

of America directly arising out of this action, and any appeals; and (2) as provided for below. 

Confidential Information must be stored and maintained by a receiving Party at a location and in a

secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order. 

(b) Who May View Designated Confidential Information. Except with the prior 

written consent of the designating party or prior order of the Court, designated Confidential Information 

may only be disclosed to and shared among the following persons: 

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i. the United States and its counsel, supervisors, associates, law clerks, secretaries, 

paralegal assistants, investigators, other administrative staff, and employees, 

including contractors, of such counsel, and government agencies, only to the 

extent reasonably necessary to render professional services in this action or any 

proceeding related to this action;

ii. counsel for the Defendants and, when necessary to defend this action, any 

proceeding related to this action, and any state criminal or state civil action now 

pending in any state court or which may be brought in the future, partners, 

supervisors, associates, law clerks, secretaries, paralegal assistants, 

investigators, other administrative staff, and employees, including contractors, 

of such counsel;

iii. the Defendants, but only in a manner consistent with Paragraph 1 of this Order 

and only to the extent necessary to further the Defendants’ interests in this 

litigation, provided that in no circumstance would such disclosure include 

witness current contact information (including telephone number, address, 

and/or email address), witness social security numbers, witness birth dates, or 

witness medical or psychological information, unless the Defendant receiving 

the Confidential Information was the author, recipient, or custodian of the 

document at issue as provided in Paragraph 7(b)(xi) below. To the extent that 

any Defendant reviews witness PHI, or any other information related to an 

individual’s medical (including psychological) condition, that Defendant may 

review that information only in the presence of counsel and may not retain 

copies; 

iv. the Court, officers of the Court, and court personnel, including administrative 

staff, and members of the jury;

v. the court, officers of the court, and court personnel where any action impacting

any judgment sought or obtained by the United States of America directly 

arising out of this action is filed, including administrative staff, and members of

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a jury;

vi. any mediator or other individual appointed by the Court or jointly selected by 

the Parties in this action or any action impacting any judgment sought or 

obtained by the United States of America directly arising out of this action;

vii. persons retained by any Party or their counsel to assist in their investigations or 

discovery, to prepare for any hearing, including any state criminal or state civil 

action now pending in any state court or which may be brought in the future, or 

to serve as expert witnesses, provided that such disclosure is reasonably 

calculated to aid in litigating this action, or any action impacting any judgment 

sought or obtained by the United States of America directly arising out of this 

action;

viii. witnesses and potential witnesses (and their counsel) who may testify as 

witnesses at any deposition or hearing, provided that such disclosure is 

reasonably and in good faith calculated to aid in litigating this action or any 

action related to or impacting any judgment sought or obtained by the United 

States of America directly arising out of this action;

ix. court reporters and videographers retained to take depositions, under the terms 

and limitations specified in this Order; 

x. independent providers of document reproduction, electronic discovery, or other 

litigation services retained or employed specifically in connection with this 

litigation or any action related to or impacting any judgment sought or obtained 

by the United States of America directly arising out of this action; and

xi. the author, recipient, or custodian of a document containing the Confidential 

Information, or a person other than the Defendant named or described in the 

Confidential Information;

xii. employees of any Defendant’s insurance company, only to the extent necessary 

for representation of that Defendant in this action; and

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xiii. third party entities, including financial institutions, accountants, financial 

advisors, social service agencies, local courts, and/or local governmental 

entities, only for the purpose of responding to subpoenas requesting document 

productions and/or deposition testimony.

(c) Control of Documents. The Parties must make reasonable efforts to prevent 

unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of documents designated as containing Confidential Information 

pursuant to the terms of this Order. Counsel for the Parties must maintain a record of those persons, 

including employees of counsel, who have reviewed or been given access to the documents. Prior to 

disclosing or displaying the Confidential Information to any persons described in paragraph 7(b)(iii), 

(vii), (viii), or (xii), counsel shall inform the person of the confidential nature of the information and 

inform the person that this Court has enjoined the use of the information or documents by him or her 

for any purpose other than this litigation and has enjoined the disclosure of that information or 

documents to any other person. Any persons described in paragraph 7(b)(iii), (vii), (viii), or (xii) to 

whom Confidential Information is disclosed must complete the certification contained in Attachment 

A, Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound, the originals of which shall be retained by counsel 

for the disclosing party until such time as this litigation, including any appeals, is concluded. If the 

Parties wish to disclose Confidential Information to any persons other than those indicated in paragraph 

7(b), above, the disclosing party shall obtain written consent from all other Parties in advance of such 

disclosure. If consent to the proposed disclosure is not given, then the party wishing to disclose may,

on motion after conferring with opposing counsel, seek modification of this Order from the Court. 

Neither the United States Department of Justice, nor any of its officers, employees, or attorneys, shall 

bear any responsibility or liability for unauthorized disclosure of any documents obtained by the 

Defendants’ counsel under this Protective Order, or of any information contained in such documents.

The Defendants, nor any of their officers, employees, or attorneys, shall not bear any 

responsibility or liability for unauthorized disclosure of any documents obtained by the United States 

Department of Justice’s counsel under this Order, or of any information contained in such documents.

A receiving Party who, by inadvertence or otherwise, discloses Confidential Information in

any manner not authorized under this Order must immediately, upon learning of the disclosure: (a)

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notify in writing the Party who designated the document as confidential of the unauthorized

disclosure; (b) use reasonable efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the protected material; and

(c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this

Order.

8. Filing of Confidential Information. In the event a party seeks to file any document 

containing Confidential Information subject to protection under this Order with the Court, that party 

must take appropriate action to ensure that the Confidential Information within the document receives 

proper protection from public disclosure, including: (a) filing a redacted document in compliance with 

General Rule 140; or (b) requesting an order of the Court to seal the documents in accordance with

General Rules 141 and 141.1(e). Nothing in this Order will be construed as a prior directive to allow 

any document to be filed under seal. The Parties understand that the requested documents may be filed 

under seal only with the permission of the Court. If the Court permits a party to file the requested 

documents under seal, only counsel of record will have access to the sealed documents. 

9. Challenges to a Confidential Designation. The designation of any material or document 

as Confidential Information is subject to challenge by any party. Before filing any motion or objection 

to a confidential designation, and within a reasonable amount of time, the objecting party must meet 

and confer in good faith with the designating party to resolve the objection informally without judicial 

intervention. A party that elects to challenge a confidentiality designation may file and serve a motion 

under seal that identifies the challenged material and sets forth in detail the basis for the challenge. The 

burden of proving the necessity of a confidentiality designation remains with the party asserting 

confidentiality. Until the Court rules on the challenge, all Parties must continue to treat the materials 

as Confidential Information under the terms of this Order.

10. Discovery. The Parties agree that nothing in this Order shall be deemed to affect the 

scope of discovery permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Further, the Parties agree that 

nothing in this Order concedes that any Confidential Information is discoverable or non-privileged. 

11. Use of Confidential Information at Trial or Hearing. Nothing in this Order will be 

construed to affect the use of any document, material, or information at any trial or hearing. A party 

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that intends to present or that anticipates that another party may present Confidential Information at a 

hearing or trial must bring that issue to the attention of the Court and the other parties without disclosing 

the Confidential Information unless the Confidential Information is, or was, derived from an 

independent investigation conducted outside, and separate from, this federal litigation that was not 

based on and did not rely on Confidential Information produced by other parties in this case. The Court 

may thereafter make such orders as are necessary to govern the use of such information at the hearing 

or trial. 

12. Obligations on Conclusion of Litigation.

(a) Destruction of Confidential Information. Within 60 days after this litigation, or 

any state criminal or civil litigation, concludes by settlement, final judgment, or final order, including 

all appeals, each party shall, upon request of the opposing party, certify that it has destroyed all 

documents designated as containing Confidential Information, including copies as defined above, in a 

manner that eliminates the possibility of retrieval of such documents, except for documents that have 

been offered into evidence or filed without restriction as to disclosure. Notwithstanding this provision, 

Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and 

hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, 

attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such materials contain 

Confidential Information. This Order does not displace or override applicable legal or statutory 

obligations regarding record retention and maintenance or disclosure. Nor does this provision require 

a party to manually delete any data from disaster recovery or backup systems even if that data may 

contain copies or fragments of the Confidential Information until it is overwritten or destroyed in the 

ordinary course of records management. 

(b) Retention of Work Product. Notwithstanding the above requirements to return or 

destroy documents, counsel may retain attorney work product, including an index which refers or 

relates to designated Confidential Information, so long as that work product does not duplicate verbatim 

substantial portions of the text or images of designated documents. This work product will continue to 

be confidential under this Order. 

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13. Order Subject to Modification. This Order is subject to modification by the Court sua 

sponte or on motion of any party or any other person with standing concerning the subject matter. If 

the Order modification is made by motion, then the non-moving party shall receive notice and an 

opportunity to be heard on the proposed modification.

14. No Prior Judicial Determination. This Order is entered based on the representations 

and agreements of the Parties and for the purpose of facilitating discovery. Nothing in this Order will 

be construed or presented as a judicial determination that any document or material designated as 

Confidential Information by counsel or the Parties is entitled to protection under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(c) or otherwise until such time as the Court may rule on a specific document or issue.

15. Persons Bound by Protective Order. This Order will take effect when entered and is 

binding upon all counsel of record and their law offices, the Parties, and persons made subject to this 

Order by its terms. 

16. Jurisdiction. Except as otherwise set forth in this Order, this Order shall survive the 

termination of this action and shall remain in full force and effect unless modified by an Order of this 

Court or by the written stipulation of the Parties filed with the Court. The Parties agree that this Order 

is not retroactive and that only conduct occurring after entry of this Order shall be governed by this 

Order.

17. Applicability to Parties Later Joined. If additional persons or entities become parties 

to this lawsuit, they must not be given access to any Confidential Information until they execute and 

file with the Court their written agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Order. Should any 

aggrieved person intervene in this lawsuit, that person’s name and any information alleged publicly in 

the complaint shall not be considered Confidential Information. 

18. Protections Extended to Third-Party’s Confidential Information. The Parties agree 

to extend the provisions of this Protective Order to Confidential Information produced in this case by, 

and related to, third parties, if timely requested by the Parties or by the third party. Third parties will 

be notified of this Protective Order when any party to this lawsuit requests documents from them.

19. Confidential Information Subpoenaed or Ordered Produced in Other Litigation. If 

a receiving party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other litigation that would compel 

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disclosure of any material or document designated in this action as Confidential Information, the 

receiving party must so notify the designating party, in writing, immediately and in no event more than 

three (3) business days after receiving the subpoena or order. Such notification shall be made to the 

attorney of record in this case, or to the actual party in the case of a pro se litigant, and must include a 

copy of the subpoena or court order. 

The receiving party also must immediately inform in writing the party who caused the subpoena 

or order to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or order 

is the subject of this Order. In addition, the receiving party must deliver a copy of this Order promptly 

to the party in the other action that caused the subpoena to issue. 

The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested persons to the existence of this 

Order and to afford the designating party in this case an opportunity to try to protect its Confidential 

Information in the Court from which the subpoena or order issued. The designating party bears the 

burden and the expense of seeking protection in that court of its Confidential Information, and nothing 

in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a receiving party in this action 

to disobey a lawful directive from another court. The obligations set forth in this paragraph remain in 

effect while the party has in its possession, custody, or control Confidential Information by the other 

party to this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: August 31, 2023

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Dated: August 29, 2023

Respectfully submitted,

PHILLIP A. TALBERT KRISTEN CLARKE

United States Attorney Assistant Attorney General

Eastern District of California Civil Rights Division

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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/s/ Emilia P. E. Morris /s/ Arielle R. L. Reid 

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS ARIELLE R. L. REID

Assistant United States Attorney ALAN A. MARTINSON

Trial Attorneys

CARRIE PAGNUCCO

 Acting Chief 

 MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

 Deputy Chief 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: August 31, 2023 SIERRA LAW CENTER, APC

By: /s/ Jacob Zamora

JACOB ZAMORA

Attorneys for Defendants 

JOEL NOLEN and

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC

DATED: August 31, 2023 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

By:/s/ Jeffrey E. Schultz

JOHN S. POULOS

JEFFREY E. SCHULTZ

Attorneys for Defendant,

SHIRLEE NOLEN

DATED: August 31, 2023 JACOBS, ANDERSON, POTTER, HARVEY AND

CECIL LLP

By:/s/ Andrew Wieder

DOUG JACOBS

ANDREA WIEDER

Attorneys for Defendants,

NANCY CANALE

BERNARD CANALE

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ATTACHMENT A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that s/he has read the Protective Order dated 

_______________ in the case captioned United States v. Nolen et al., Case No: 2:23-cv-00320-JAM-CKD

(E.D. Cal.), and understands the terms thereof and agrees to be bound by its terms. The undersigned 

submits to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in 

matters relating to this Protective Order and understands that the terms of the Protective Order obligate 

him/her to use documents designated as containing Confidential Information in accordance with the order 

solely for the purposes of the above-captioned action, and not to disclose any such Confidential 

Information to any other person, firm, or concern, except in accordance with the provisions of the 

Protective Order.

The undersigned acknowledges that violation of the Protective Order may result in penalties for 

contempt of court. 

Name: ______________________________________

Job Title: ______________________________________

Employer: ______________________________________

Business Address: ______________________________________

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Date: _________________ ___________________________

 Signature 

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