David Sanchez Banaga v. State of California, by and through California Highway Patrol, and Does 1-10, inclusive

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in David Sanchez Banaga v. State of California, by and through the California Highway Patrol, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. It governs the designation, use, disclosure, challenge, filing, and disposition of confidential discovery materials. The order was stipulated to and signed by counsel on May 21, 2025, and ordered by Magistrate Judge David T. Bristow.

Holdings

1. Good cause existed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) to protect specified confidential discovery materials, including personal data, medical and mental-health information, medical reports and photographs, and certain law-enforcement records, policies, and procedures.
2. Protected discovery material may be used only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the litigation; may be disclosed only to authorized persons subject to the order; and must be specifically designated and handled according to the order's procedures.

Questions Presented

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

Disposition

other