Roberts v. County of Sacramento

Summary

This document is a protective order issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Roberts v. County of Sacramento. It approves and incorporates the parties’ stipulated protective order and establishes procedures governing confidentiality designations, sealing requests, discovery disputes, modifications, and post-termination enforcement.

Holdings

1. The parties' stipulated protective order, ECF No. 26, was approved and incorporated into the court's order, except that any conflicting provision was disapproved.
2. A confidentiality designation under the protective order does not automatically entitle a party to file the designated material under seal; a written request to seal must be made under E.D. Cal. Local Rule 141, ordinarily by motion before the judge who will decide the related matter.
3. The parties must follow E.D. Cal. Local Rule 251 procedures for unresolved disputes concerning the protective order, including disputes involving inadvertently produced materials under Federal Rule of Evidence 502; absent good cause, the court will not hear such discovery disputes ex parte or on shortened time.
4. The parties may not modify the protective order without court approval, and the court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce the order after the action terminates.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties' stipulated protective order should be approved and incorporated into the court's order.
2. What procedures and standards govern sealing requests, disputes concerning the protective order, modifications, and enforcement of the order.

Disposition

other