J.S. v. County of Fresno

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California partially grants the parties’ joint stipulation for a protective order. The Court limits the definition of confidential information to specified categories of records and clarifies that the protective order cannot override the Court’s rules or established procedures.

Holdings

1. The Court approved the parties' stipulated protective order in part, subject to revisions limiting the definition of confidential information to specified personnel, medical, and sensitive identifying records.
2. The protective order may not bind the Court or its personnel, and the Court's established practices and rules govern to the extent they conflict with the protective order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court should approve the parties' proposed protective order as submitted.
2. Whether the proposed protective order could define confidential information without describing the types of information eligible for protection and could override the Court's established practices or rules.

Disposition

other