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Parties Involved:
American Medical Response West
Defendant
Kelly Kjelstrom
Plaintiff

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

BROCK & GONZALES, LLP

6701 Center Drive West, Suite 610

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Tel: (310) 294-9595

Fax: (310) 961-3673

D. Aaron Brock, State Bar No. 241919

ab@brockgonzales.com

Christopher P. Brandes, State Bar No. 282801

cb@brockgonzales.com

Bianca M. Dulgheru, State Bar No. 341387

bd@brockgonzales.com

[additional counsel on following page]

Attorneys for Plaintiff

KELLY KJELSTROM

Daniel F. Fears, Bar No. 110573

Email: dff@paynefears.com

Tyler B Runge, Bar No. 310697

Email: tbr@paynefears.com

Taylor B. Brown, Bar No. 322449

tbb@paynefears.com

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

Attorneys at Law

4 Park Plaza, Suite 1100

Irvine, California 92614

Telephone: (949) 851-1100

Facsimile: (949) 851-1212

Attorneys for Defendant AMERICAN 

MEDICAL RESPONSE WEST

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

KELLY KJELSTROM,,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE 

WEST, a California Corporation, and 

DOES 1 through 30, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-CV-00513-JLT-BAM

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

Gay L. Carroll-Haring, Esq. SBN 203803

Law Offices of Gay Carroll-Haring

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814

(916) 443-3553

Cell: (916) 599-3553

email: gay@carrollharinglaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

KELLY KJELSTROM

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to Kelly Kjelstrom 

v. American Medical Response West, Plaintiff KELLY KJELSTROM (“Plaintiff” or 

“Kjelstrom”) and AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE WEST (“Defendant” or 

“AMR”) (collectively, the “Parties”) by and through their respective counsel of 

record, that in order to facilitate the exchange of information and documents which 

may be subject to confidentiality limitations on disclosure due to federal laws, state 

laws, and privacy rights, the Parties stipulate as follows:

1. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

As the parties have represented that discovery in this action is likely to involve 

production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special 

protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting 

this litigation may be warranted, this Court enters the following Protective Order. 

This Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to 

discovery. The protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to 

the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the 

applicable legal principles. Further, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, this Protective 

Order does not entitle the parties to file confidential information under seal. Rather, 

when the parties seek permission from the court to file material under seal, the parties 

must comply with Civil Local Rule 141 and with any pertinent orders of the assigned 

District Judge and Magistrate Judge.

B. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

This action is likely to involve disclosure of Defendant’s trade secrets,

development, commercial, financial, technical and/or proprietary information 

for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any 

purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Further, this action is 

likely to involve disclosure of private and/or personally identifiable information of 

third parties. Further, this action is likely to involve disclosure of private and or 

personally identifiable information of Plaintiff, including medical and 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

psychotherapeutic records and information. Such confidential, proprietary , or 

private materials and information consist of, among other things, confidential

business or financial information, information regarding confidential business 

practices, or other confidential research, development, or commercial information

(including information implicating privacy rights of third parties), information 

otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or which maybe privileged, private, or

otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, 

case decisions, or common law.

Accordingly, in light of the nature of the claims and allegations in this case 

and the Parties’ representations that discovery in this case will involve the 

production of confidential records, and in order to expedite the flow of information, 

to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery 

materials, to adequately protect information the Parties are entitled to keep 

confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of 

such material in connection with this action, to address their handling of such 

material at the end of the litigation, and to serve the ends of justice, a protective 

order for such information is justified in this matter. The Parties shall not designate 

any information/documents as confidential without a good faith belief that such 

information/documents have been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, 

and that there is good cause or a compelling reason why it should not be part of the 

public record of this case.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1 Action: The instant action: Kelly Kjelstrom v. American Medical 

Response West (Case No. 1:22-CV-00513-JLT-BAM).

2.2 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the 

designation of information or items under this Order.

2.3 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of 

how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for 

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in 

the Good Cause Statement.

2.4 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” 

Information or Items: extremely sensitive “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or 

Items, the disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a 

substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.

2.5 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as 

their support staff).

2.6 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or 

items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.”

2.7 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless 

of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, 

among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or 

generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

2.8 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter 

pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as 

an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.

2.9 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action. 

House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside 

counsel.

2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or 

other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.

2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a 

party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and 

have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm 

which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors, 

employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their 

support staffs).

2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or 

Discovery Material in this Action.

2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation 

support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or 

demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium) 

and their employees and subcontractors.

2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is 

designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL --

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery 

Material from a Producing Party.

3. SCOPE

The protections conferred by this Order cover not only Protected Material (as 

defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected 

Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; 

and (3) any deposition testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their 

Counsel that might reveal Protected Material, other than during a court hearing or at 

trial. 

Any use of Protected Material during a court hearing or at trial shall be 

governed by the orders of the presiding judge. This Order does not govern the use 

of Protected Material during a court hearing or at trial.

4. DURATION

Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations 

imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees 

otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with 

or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and 

exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, 

including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time 

pursuant to applicable law.

5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL

5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under 

this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that 

qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for 

protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written 

communications that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, 

items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept 

unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations 

that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper 

purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose 

unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating 

Party to sanctions.

If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it 

designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must 

promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.

5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in 

this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of Section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise 

stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection 

under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or 

produced.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic 

documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions), that the Producing Party affix 

at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL --

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that contains protected material. If 

only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the 

Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making 

appropriate markings in the margins).

A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection 

need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated 

which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and 

before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be 

deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the 

documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which 

documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, 

before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the 

“CONFIDENTIAL”, or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY” legend to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or 

portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also 

must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings 

in the margins).

(b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identifies 

on the record, before the close of the deposition as protected testimony. 

(c) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identifies 

in writing within 30 days of receipt of the transcript from the court reporter.

(d) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for 

any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the 

exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the legend 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants protection, the 

Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s).

5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent 

failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive 

the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. 

Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable 

efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this 

Order.

6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS

6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a 

designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s 

Scheduling Order. 

6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute 

resolution process under Local Rule 251. 

6.3 The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on 

the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper 

purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other 

parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating 

Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall 

continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is 

entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the 

challenge.

7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is 

disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this 

Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such 

Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a 

Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of Section 13 below. Protected 

Material 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.

7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless 

otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a 

Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well 

as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary 

to disclose the information for this Action;

(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of the 

Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action;

(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom 

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the 

“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(d) the court and its personnel;

(e) private court reporters and their staff to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and 

Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional 

Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have 

signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a 

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;

(h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the 

Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing party 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

requests that the witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

(Exhibit A); and (2) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information 

unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), 

unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of 

transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected 

Material may be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to 

anyone except as permitted under this Protective Order; and

(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, 

mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.

7.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in 

writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or 

item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well 

as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary 

to disclose the information for this Action;

(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom 

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the 

“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(c) the court and its personnel;

(d) private court reporters and their staff to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and 

Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(e) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional 

Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have 

signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(f) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a 

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

(g) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, 

mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.

8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED 

IN OTHER LITIGATION

If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation 

that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY,” that Party must: 

(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification 

shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order unless prohibited by law;

(b) promptly notify 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 subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include 

a copy of this Protective Order; and 

(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be 

pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with 

the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this 

action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or 

order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission, or 

unless otherwise required by the law or court order. The Designating Party shall 

bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential 

material 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.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

9. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE 

PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a 

Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information produced by 

Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief 

provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as 

prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.

(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to 

produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is 

subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s 

confidential information, then the Party shall: 

(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party 

that some or all of the information requested is subject to a 

confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party;

(2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Protective Order 

in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably 

specific description of the information requested; and 

(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the NonParty, if requested.

(c) If a Non-Party represented by counsel fails to commence the process 

called for by Local Rule 251 within 14 days of receiving the notice and 

accompanying information or fails contemporaneously to notify the Receiving Party 

that it has done so, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential

information responsive to the discovery request. If an unrepresented Non-Party fails 

to seek a protective order from this court within 14 days of receiving the notice and 

accompanying information, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s 

confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party 

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any 

information in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality 

agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court unless otherwise 

required by the law or court order. Absent a court order to the contrary, the NonParty shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its 

Protected Material.

10. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed 

Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this 

Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the 

Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve 

all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to 

whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) 

request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to 

Be Bound” (Exhibit A).

11. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE 

PROTECTED MATERIAL

When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain

inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, 

the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever 

procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production 

without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and 

(e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a 

communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work 

product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement into this Protective 

Order.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

12. MISCELLANEOUS

12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any 

person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.

12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. No Party waives any right it 

otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any information or item 

on any ground not addressed in this Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives 

any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered 

by this Protective Order.

12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any 

Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 141 and with any pertinent 

orders of the assigned District Judge and Magistrate Judge. Protected Material may 

only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the 

specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party’s request to file Protected Material 

under seal is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information 

in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the court.

13. FINAL DISPOSITION

After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in Section 4, within 60 

days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return 

all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in 

this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, 

summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected 

Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving 

Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same 

person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) identifies 

(by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or 

destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies, 

abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any 

of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to 

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

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 Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or 

constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in 

Section 4.

14. Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate 

measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary 

sanctions.

Dated: February 20, 2024 BROCK & GONZALES, LLP

By: ___________________________________

D. Aaron Brock, Esq.

Christopher P. Brandes, Esq.

Bianca M. Dulgheru, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff KELLY 

KJELSTROM

Dated: February 20, 2024 PAYNE & FEARS LLP

By: ___________________________________

Daniel F. Fears, Esq.

Attorney for Defendant AMERICAN 

MEDICAL RESPONSE WEST

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of 

_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that 

I have read in its entirety and understand the Protective Order that was issued by the 

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on 

_________________________ in the case of Kelly Kjelstrom v. American Medical 

Response West (Case No. 1:22-CV-00513-JLT-BAM). I agree to comply with and to 

be bound by all the terms of this Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge 

that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature 

of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information 

or item that is subject to this Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict 

compliance with the provisions of this Order.

I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this 

Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this 

action. I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of 

_______________________________________ [print or type full address and 

telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with 

this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Protective Order.

Date: ______________________________________

City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________

Printed name: _______________________________

Signature: __________________________________

[Kjelstrom] Stip Protective Order 4886-5858-8839 v.1.docx

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

PROOF OF SERVICE

Kelly Kjelstrom v. American Medical Response West

1:22-CV-00513-JLT-BAM

USDC Eastern Division

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE

At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this 

action. I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. My business 

address is 4 Park Plaza, Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92614.

On February 23, 2024, I served true copies of the following document(s) 

described as STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER on the interested parties in 

this action as follows:

Gay L. Carroll-Haring, Esq. 

Law Offices of Gay Carroll-Haring

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 443-3553

Emails: gay@carrollharinglaw.com

gcarroll@gaycarroll.com

Attorney for Plaintiff KELLY 

KJELSTROM

D. Aaron Brock, Esq.

Christopher P. Brandes, Esq.

Bianca M. Dulgheru, Esq.

BROCK & GONZALES, LLP

6701 Center Drive West, Suite 610

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Tel: 310-294-9595/Fax: 310-961-3673

ab@brockgonzales.com 

cb@brockgonzales.com

bd@brockgonzales.com

bb@brockgonzales.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff KELLY 

KJELSTROM

BY E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: I caused a copy of 

the document(s) to be sent from e-mail address lvelasquez@paynefears.com to the 

persons at the e-mail addresses listed above. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of 

America that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am employed in the office 

of a member of the bar of this Court at whose direction the service was made.

Executed on February 23, 2024, at Irvine, California.

/s/ Lina C. Velasquez

Lina C. Velasquez

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PAYNE & FEARS LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1100

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614

(949) 851-1100

ORDER

Having considered the above stipulation and finding good cause, the Court adopts the 

signed stipulated protective order.

The parties are advised that pursuant to the Local Rules of the United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California, any documents subject to the protective order to be filed under seal 

must be accompanied by a written request which complies with Local Rule 141 prior to sealing. 

The party making a request to file documents under seal shall be required to show good cause for 

documents attached to a non-dispositive motion or compelling reasons for documents attached to a 

dispositive motion. Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2009). 

Within five (5) days of any approved document filed under seal, the party shall file a redacted 

copy of the sealed document. The redactions shall be narrowly tailored to protect only the 

information that is confidential or was deemed confidential. 

Additionally, the parties shall consider resolving any dispute arising under the protective 

order according to the Court’s informal discovery dispute procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 23, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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