Keiron Helms v. State of California Highway Patrol; County of Riverside; City of Hemet; Hemet Police Department; Hobbs; and Does 1-10

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in a federal civil action 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, and includes an acknowledgment and agreement to be bound.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown by the parties' stipulation, the court entered the stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material in the action.
2. A designating party must limit confidentiality designations to specific material that qualifies for protection; mass, indiscriminate, and routinized designations are prohibited, and unjustified or improper designations may result in sanctions.
3. Protected material may be used only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the action and may be disclosed only to persons and under the conditions specified in the order.
4. The protective order does not authorize filing protected material under seal; a party must comply with Central District of California Local Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order authorizing the sealing of specific material.
5. The protective order's confidentiality terms do not extend beyond commencement of trial, subject to any later trial-judge determination supported by compelling reasons; after final disposition, protected material must generally be returned or destroyed upon written request within the specified period, subject to archival-copy provisions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) to enter the parties' stipulated protective order.
2. What restrictions and procedures should govern designation, disclosure, challenge, use, filing, and final disposition of confidential discovery material.

Disposition

other