Ahmad Bonner v. City of Los Angeles

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in Ahmad Bonner v. City of Los Angeles, a federal civil action in the Central District of California. It governs the designation, handling, disclosure, challenge, use, and disposition of confidential discovery materials, including police reports, personnel materials, investigative records, and recordings. The order was stipulated by the parties and entered for good cause on June 2, 2025.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown, the court entered the parties' stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery materials in the action.
2. The protective order does not itself authorize filing protected material under seal; a party must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order authorizing sealing of the specific material.
3. Protected material may be used only to prosecute, defend, or attempt to settle the action and may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions specified in the order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) to enter a stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery materials.
2. What procedures and restrictions should govern designation, use, challenge, disclosure, filing, retention, and disposition of protected discovery materials.

Disposition

other