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Parties Involved:
Robert Allen
Defendant
Benjamin Cornelius
Defendant
County of Butte
Defendant
Brian Evans
Defendant
Matt Keeling
Defendant
M.B.
Plaintiff
Catherine Smith
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180 

Stephen E. Horan, SBN 125241 

William E. Camy, SBN 291397 

350 University Avenue, Suite 200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

Bruce S. Alpert, County Counsel 

OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL 

COUNTY OF BUTTE 

25 County Center Drive 

Oroville, CA 95965 

Tel: (530) 538-7621 

Fax: (530) 538-6891 

Attorneys for Defendants, COUNTY OF BUTTE, MATT KEELING, BRIAN EVANS, ROBERT 

ALLEN, and BENJAMIN CORNELIUS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CATHERINE SMITH, individually and as 

joint successor-in-interest to Decedent CORY 

BUSH; M.B., a minor, individually and as joint 

successor-in-interest to Decedent CORY 

BUSH, through his Guardian Ad Litem, 

VICTORIA MOSELEY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF BUTTE, a municipal

corporation; MATT KEELING, individually

and in his capacity as a Sergeant for the

COUNTY OF BUTTE; BRIAN EVANS,

individually and in his capacity as a deputy

sheriff for the COUNTY OF BUTTE;

ROBERT ALLEN, individually and in his

capacity as a deputy sheriff for the COUNTY

OF BUTTE; BENJAMIN CORNELIUS,

individually and in his capacity as a deputy

sheriff for the COUNTY OF BUTTE and 

DOES 1-25, inclusive, individually, jointly and

severally, 

 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:15-cv-00988-KJM-CMK 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 05/06/2015 

Trial Date: 05/16/2017 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

Defendants COUNTY OF BUTTE, SERGEANT MATT KEELING, DEPUTY BRIAN 

EVANS, DEPUTY ROBERT ALLEN, and DEPUTY BENJAMIN CORNELIUS in good faith 

believe that the following documents contain information that is (a) confidential, sensitive, or 

potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy interests; (b) not generally known; (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 and (d) protected by the federal common law 

official information privilege. 

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER 

 Defendants take the position that these documents are Confidential: 

 1. Personnel records of County of Butte’s Sheriff personnel, including Deputies 

BRIAN EVANS, ROBERT ALLEN, BENJAMIN CORNELIUS, and Sergeant MATT 

KEELING, employed by Butte County Sheriff’s Department, including but not limited to 

documents concerning, relating or referring to: background investigations, hiring, appointment, 

termination, job performance and evaluations, awards, commendations, and recognition of all 

professional accomplishments, training, internal affairs investigative files, citizen complaints, 

charges of misconduct, resulting discipline or retraining. 

A. DEFINITIONS 

The following definitions shall apply to this Protective Order: 

 1. The “Action” shall mean and refer to the above-captioned matter and to all actions 

now or later consolidated with the Action, and any appeal from the Action and from any other 

action consolidated at any time under the above-captioned matter, through final judgment. 

 2. “Document” refers to all things that come within the definition of “document” 

contained in Evidence Code section 250 and the California Rules of Civil Procedure; including, 

without limitation, documents of any kind, however reproduced and however transcribed or 

translated; electronic storage devices, electronic recordings of any kind, including computer 

program files, data files, source code, CD-ROM, or electronic mail; photographs or other visual or 

audio visual recording of any kind; including still or motion pictures, microfilm, microfiche, 

videotapes, or laser discs; and sound recording of any kind, including voicemail, cassette, 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

microcassettes, or compact discs. Every original draft, iteration or non-identical copy is a separate 

Document as that term is used herein. 

 3. “Confidential” shall mean information designated “Confidential” pursuant to this 

Protective Order. Information designated “Confidential” shall be information that is confidential 

and implicates common law and statutory privacy, proprietary business, commercial and trade 

secret interests of the Parties, patient health information as determined in good faith by the 

attorneys representing the Designating Party. Confidential Documents, material, and/or 

information shall be used solely for purposes of litigation. Confidential Information shall not be 

used by the non-Designating Party for any business or other purpose, unless agreed to in writing 

by all Parties to this action or as authorized by further order of the Court. 

 4. “Confidential Document” shall mean any Document that any Producing Party (as 

defined below) designates as “Confidential” in the manner set forth in this Protective Order; 

provided, however, that by agreeing to this Protective Order, no Party waives the right to 

challenge any other Party’s designation of any Document as “Confidential.” 

 5. “Confidential Information” shall mean any information not made available to the 

general public that concerns or relates to private information, proprietary business and financial 

information, protected health information, and/or any other privileged information that any 

Producing Party contends should be protected from disclosure and that may be subject to a 

protective order under applicable law. 

 6. “Designating Party” shall mean the party in this Action, or any third parties, 

designating a Document as “Confidential.” 

 7. “Producing Party” shall mean the Party producing Documents or providing 

testimony or other written discovery responses in this Action, whether informally or pursuant to 

the California Rules of Civil Procedure and any other applicable laws or rules of court. 

 8. “Receiving Party” as used herein shall mean the Party that receives disclosure or 

discovery material in this action. 

 9. “Legend” as used herein shall mean a stamp or similar insignia stating 

“Confidential,” or other appropriate term or terms identifying the level of confidentiality of the 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

Document. 

 10. When reference is made to any Document, the singular shall include the plural, and 

the plural shall include the singular. 

B. TERMS OF THE PROTECTIVE ORDER 

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

record, that the documents described herein may be designated as “Confidential” by the COUNTY 

OF BUTTE, SERGEANT MATT KEELING, DEPUTY BRIAN EVANS, DEPUTY ROBERT 

ALLEN, and DEPUTY BENJAMIN CORNELIUS and produced subject to the following 

Protective Order: 

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

Smith, et al. v. County of Butte, et al., Case No. 2:15-CV-00988-GEB-CMK (USDC EDCA) and 

in the preparation and trial of the case. 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. 

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

those materials as confidential by affixing a mark labelling them “Confidential” provided that such 

marking does not obscure or obliterate the content of any record. 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 “Confidential” in a manner agreed upon by the disclosing and 

requesting parties. Documents may also bear a mark labelling them “Redacted” to protect third 

party privacy rights and information not subject to disclosure. 

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

may only be disclosed to the following persons: 

 (a) John L. Burris, Esq. of THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS, partners and 

associate attorneys in that office, if any, as counsel for Plaintiffs CATHERINE SMITH and M.B., a minor, 

through his Guardian Ad Litem, VICTORIA MOSELEY in the case enumerated above; 

 (b) Stephen E. Horan of PORTER SCOTT, partners and associate attorneys in his 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

office, as counsel for Defendants COUNTY OF BUTTE, SERGEANT MATT KEELING, 

DEPUTY BRIAN EVANS, DEPUTY ROBERT ALLEN, and DEPUTY BENJAMIN 

CORNELIUS in the case enumerated above; 

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

referred to in subparts (a), (b) and (c) immediately above, including stenographic deposition 

reports or videographers retained in connection with this action; 

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

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

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

 (f) The finder of facts at the time of trial, subject to the court’s rulings on in limine 

motions and objections of counsel; and, 

 (g) Witnesses during their depositions in this action. 

 4. As to all documents or materials designated as “Confidential” pursuant to this 

Stipulated Protective Order, the parties agree that they will seek permission from the Court to file 

the Confidential information under seal according to Local Rule 141. If permission is granted, the 

Confidential material will be filed and served in accordance with Local Rule 141. 

 5. 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. 

 6. 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 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 Stipulated Protective 

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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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

 7. Copies of Confidential Documents 

 The following procedures shall be utilized by the parties in production of documents and 

materials designated as “Confidential”: 

 (a) Counsel for parties other than the Defendants shall receive one copy of the 

Confidential documents at no charge. 

 (b) Counsel for parties other than the Defendants shall not copy, duplicate, furnish, 

disclose, or otherwise divulge any information contained in the confidential documents to 

any source, except those persons identified in Paragraph 3 herein, without further order of 

the Court or authorization from counsel for the Defendants. But should counsel disclose 

the information to anyone under this provision, then counsel shall notify the attorneys of 

record for the other parties at least 10 days before the disclosure so that additional 

 protective orders may be sought from the Court. 

 (c) If the other parties 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 Defendants. Upon agreement with counsel for the Defendants, copies will be produced 

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

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

Defendants. 

 8. 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 

and access shall be limited pursuant to the terms of this Stipulated 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 4 of this Stipulated 

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. 

 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 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

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

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

 11. 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 counsel for the Defendants 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. 

 12. No information shall lose its confidential status because it was inadvertently or 

unintentionally disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order. In 

addition, any information that is designated confidential and produced by the Defendants does not 

lose its confidential status due to any inadvertent or unintentional disclosure. In the event that the 

Defendants make any such inadvertent disclosure, the documents which are confidential will be 

identified accordingly, marked in accordance with Paragraph 2 above, and a copy of the 

Confidential-marked documents provided to the other parties to this action. Upon receipt of the 

Confidential-marked documents, the receiving parties will return the unmarked version of the 

documents to counsel for the Defendants within fourteen (14) days. 

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

form stored or reproduced containing confidential information will remain confidential. All 

documents and materials produced to counsel for the other parties pursuant to this Stipulated 

Protective Order shall be returned to counsel for the Defendants in a manner in which counsel will 

be able to reasonably verify that all documents were returned. All parties agree to ensure that all 

persons to whom confidential documents or materials were disclosed shall be returned to counsel 

for Defendants. “Conclusion” of this litigation means a termination of the case following a trial or 

settlement. 

 14. No later than thirty (30) days after settlement or of receiving notice of the entry of 

an order, judgment, or decree terminating this action, all persons having received the confidential 

documents shall return said documents to counsel for the Defendants. 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Avenue, 

Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 FAX: 916 927 3706

 15. If any party appeals a jury verdict or order terminating the case, counsel for the 

Defendants shall maintain control of all copies of confidential documents. If following an appeal 

the district court reopens the case for further proceedings, the documents shall be returned to 

counsel for the other parties. 

 16. This Stipulated Protective Order shall remain in full force and effect and shall 

continue to be binding on all parties and affected persons until 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. Upon termination of this 

litigation, the parties agree the Stipulated Protective Order shall continue in force as a private 

agreement between the parties. 

 17. During the pendency of this lawsuit, the Court shall (a) make such amendments, 

modifications and additions to this Protective Order as it may deem appropriate upon good cause 

shown; and, (b) adjudicate any dispute arising under it. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 7, 2016 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS 

 By /s/ John L. Burris (authorized 4/7/16)_ 

 John L. Burris 

 Ben Nisenbaum 

 James Cook 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: April 22, 2016 PORTER SCOTT 

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

 By _/s/ Stephen E. Horan_______________ 

 Terence J. Cassidy 

 Stephen E. Horan 

William E. Camy 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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ORDER

 FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, the foregoing Protective Order, requested by stipulation of the 

parties, is hereby entered. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 29, 2016 

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