Estate of Damon Beitz v. Riverside Police Department

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in a federal civil action involving claims by the Estate of Damon Beitz and Lisa Perry against Riverside-area public entities and individual defendants. It governs the designation, use, disclosure, challenge, handling, and final disposition of confidential discovery material. The order was signed by the parties and entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on April 2, 2025.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown, the court entered the parties' stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material in the action.
2. The protective order does not itself authorize filing protected material under seal; a party seeking to file such material under seal must comply with Central District of California Local Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific material.

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 procedures should govern designation, challenge, use, disclosure, sealing, and disposition of protected discovery material.

Disposition

other