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Parties Involved:
County of Sacramento
Defendant
Paul Pfeifer
Defendant
John Reyes
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180 

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendant COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO 

CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP 

ROBERT L. CHALFANT, SBN 203051 

Email: rlc@creggerlaw.com

WENDY MOTOOKA, SBN 233589 

Email: wm@creggerlaw.com

701 University Avenue, Suite 110 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Phone: 916.443-4443 

Fax: 916.443-224 

Attorneys for Defendant DEPUTY PAUL 

PFEIFER 

LAW OFFICE OF STEWART KATZ 

STEWART KATZ, STATE BAR # 127425 

555 University Avenue, Suite 270 

Sacramento, California 95825 

Telephone: (916) 444-5678 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOHN REYES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN REYES, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; 

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department 

Deputy PAUL PFEIFER (Badge #1398) 

and DOES I-XX, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:15-CV-02213-JAM-CKD 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by, among and between the parties to the above-captioned 

action through their counsel of record, that the documents described herein may be designated as 

“Confidential” and produced subject to the following Protective Order: 

 1. Categories of documents described as follows: 

 (a) Portions of the Personnel Records of COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO 

Sheriff’s Department Deputy Paul Pfeiffer. 

 2. The portions designated as confidential contain information that is not available to 

the public, statutorily protected under state law and information in Pfeiffer and potentially other 

individuals have a privacy interest in. 

 3. A Court approved protective order is appropriate pursuant to Local Rule 141.1 

because the COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO does not believe it can lawfully waive its perceived 

statutory duties to protect the confidentiality of the materials subject to this order without the 

imprimatur of the Court. 

 4. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil action of 

John Reyes v. County of Sacramento, et al., Case No. 2:15-CV-02213-JAM-CKD (USDC EDCA) 

and in the preparation and trial of the cases, or any related proceeding. The Parties do not waive 

any objections to the admissibility of the documents or portions thereof in future proceedings in 

this case, including trial. 

 5. A party may only designate as “Confidential” a document which it has determined 

in good faith to be: (a) confidential or potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy interests; (b) 

not generally known; and (c) not normally revealed to the public or third parties or, if disclosed to 

third parties, such that third parties would be required to maintain the information in confidence. 

By designating a document or portion thereof as “Confidential,” the party making the designation 

avers that it can and would make a showing to the Court sufficient to justify entry of a protective 

order covering that document or portion thereof under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and 

Eastern District of California Local Rule 141.1. 

 6. 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 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

marking does not obscure or obliterate the content of any record. If any confidential materials 

cannot be labelled 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. 

 7. 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. 

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

may only be disclosed to the following persons: 

 (a) All counsel of record and attorneys in the offices of counsel for any of the 

Defendants in this action; 

 (b) All counsel of record, and attorneys in the offices of counsel for Plaintiff in this 

action; 

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

referred to in subparts (a) and (b) 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; 

 (g) Witnesses during their depositions in this action; and, 

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350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

 (h) The parties to this action. 

9. Prior to the disclosure of any Confidential information to any person identified in 

paragraph 3 and it sub-parts, each such recipient of Confidential information shall be provided 

with a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order, which he or she shall read. Upon reading this 

Protective Order, such person shall acknowledge in writing as follows: 

I have read the Protective Order that applies in John Reyes v. County of 

Sacramento, et al., Case No. 2:15-CV-02213-JAM-CKD (USDC EDCA) and 

shall abide by its terms. I consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of California, including without 

limitation in any proceeding for contempt. 

10. The following procedures shall be utilized by the parties making copies of 

documents designated as “Confidential”: 

 (a) The producing party shall provide one copy of the Confidential documents 

to the receiving party. 

 (b) The receiving party shall not furnish, disclose, or otherwise divulge any 

Confidential documents to any source, except those persons identified in Paragraph 5 herein, 

without further order of the Court or authorization from counsel for the producing party. 

 (c) If any document designated as “Confidential” pursuant to this 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 Protective Order. The court reporter will be directed to bind 

those portions of the transcript that contain discussion of the contents of the Confidential 

documents separately. The cover of any portion of a deposition transcript that contains testimony 

or documentary evidence that has been designated Confidential, including exhibits designated as 

“Confidential,” will be marked: CONFIDENTIAL/SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

11. Should any documents designated “Confidential” be disclosed, through 

inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive the documents under this 

Protective Order, the disclosing person(s) shall promptly: (a) inform the producing party of the 

recipient(s) and the circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure, and (b) use best efforts to bind 

the recipient(s) to the terms of this Protective Order. No document shall lose its Confidential status 

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

under this Protective Order. 

12. The Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order will be redacted with 

respect to any purely confidential identifying personal and family information. 

13. If Plaintiff or Defendants intend to use Confidential Material in a Court filing, at 

least seven (7) days notice shall be given to all parties identifying the Confidential Material that 

the party intends to utilize. In the event that a party believes that the Confidential Material 

intended to be used should be filed under seal, then it shall be the burden of the party desiring that 

the material be filed under seal to make that request to the Court. Plaintiff and Defendants shall 

comply with the requirements of Eastern District Local Rule 141. The Parties agree a request to 

file under seal or remove the designation of Confidential Information may be heard on shortened 

time and/or by telephone conference under the applicable sealing standard. 

14. Nothing in this Order shall in any way limit or prevent Confidential Material from 

being used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action. In the event that any Confidential 

Material is used in any deposition or other proceeding it shall not lose its confidential status 

through such use. If any Confidential Material is used in a deposition then arrangements shall be 

made with the court reporter to separately bind such portions of the transcript containing 

information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” and to label such portions appropriately. 

15. This order is entered for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of documents 

between the parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the process. 

Nothing in this Order, or the production of any document under the terms of this Order, shall be 

deemed to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either party or of altering the 

confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any such document. 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

16. Nothing in this 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 anything Order, 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. 

17. If Confidential Material 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 their rights and remedies available to the producing party, make 

every effort to obtain the return of the disclosed Confidential Material and prevent further 

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

18. After the conclusion of this litigation, all Confidential documents, in whatever form 

storm or reproduced, will remain confidential. All documents produced pursuant to this Protective 

Order shall be destroyed or return to counsel for the producing party in a manner in which counsel 

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

Confidential documents disclosed to other persons shall be destroyed or returned to counsel for the 

producing party. “Conclusion” of this litigation means a termination of the action following a trial 

(any subsequent appeal) or settlement, and entry of an order, judgment, or decree terminating this 

action. 

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: March 4, 2016 LAW OF OFFICE OF STEWART KATZ 

 By /s/ Stewart Katz (Authorized on 03/02/16) 

 Stewart Katz 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 JOHN REYES 

Dated: March 4, 2016 PORTER SCOTT 

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

 By /s/ Terence J. Cassidy____________________ 

 Terence J. Cassidy 

Carl L. Fessenden 

Attorneys for Defendant 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO 

Dated: March 4, 2016 CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP 

 

 By /s/ Robert L. Chalfant (Authorized on 03/02/16) 

 Robert L. Chalfant 

Attorney for Defendant 

DEPUTY PAUL PFEIFER 

 

Dated: March 4, 2016 

 

 /s/ John A. Mendez 

 John A. Mendez 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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