Donald Rubio v. County of Los Angeles, a municipal entity; and Does 1-10, inclusive.

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in Donald Rubio v. County of Los Angeles in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. It governs the designation, disclosure, use, challenge, filing, and final disposition of confidential discovery materials, including peace officer personnel and disciplinary records.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown by the parties' stipulation, the court entered the proposed protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. Protected material may be used only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the action and may be disclosed only to specified persons under the conditions stated in the order.
3. A party or nonparty may challenge a confidentiality designation through the applicable discovery-dispute procedures, and the designating party bears the burden of persuasion while the challenge is pending.
4. The protective order does not itself authorize filing confidential material under seal; sealing requires a separate court order under the applicable local rule.
5. When a producing party gives notice that inadvertently produced material is privileged or otherwise protected, the receiving parties must follow Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B); the order also permits an agreement under Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e).

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause supported entry of a stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. What procedures and limitations should govern designation, disclosure, challenge, use, filing, and final disposition of protected discovery material.

Disposition

other