Carolyn Tracie Love v. Los Angeles County

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Carolyn Tracie Love v. Los Angeles County

Trial Court Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CAROLYN TRACIE LOVE, individually and as trustee for Case No. 2:23-cv-03851-SB-PVCx 12 Trashawn Tillett, Assigned to Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Courtroom 6C, 6" Floor, First Street Courthouse 13 Plaintiff, Mag. Judge Pedro V. Castillo 14 15 Vv. PROTECTIVE ORDER LOS ANGELES COUNTY, (PVC VERSION 4/20) "CORONER. LOS ANGELES CITY 7 LOS ANGELES POLICE LJ Check if submitted without DEPARTMENT. LOS ANGELES material modifications to PVC form 18 PIRE DEPARTMENT, Does | to 19 , Defendants. 20 21 22 || 1. INTRODUCTION 23 1.1 PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS 24 Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, 25 || proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public disclosure 26 || and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. 27 || Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the 28 || following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does

1 not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that 2 the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to the limited 3 information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable 4 legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, 5 that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential 6 information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be 7 followed and the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from 8 the court to file material under seal. 9 1.2 GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT 10 This action involves the City of Los Angeles (the “City”) and members of the 11 City’s Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”), and the County of Los Angeles 12 (the “County”) and members of the County’s Department of Medical Examiner- 13 Coroner (“DMEC”). The nature of the incident that gives rise to Plaintiff’s suit and 14 Plaintiff’s claims and allegations, will result in discovery production that includes: 15 police reports and evidence; death investigation reports and evidence; autopsy reports; 16 medical records; peace officer personnel materials; information implicating the 17 privacy rights of third parties (i.e., bystander witnesses, emergency personnel 18 information); and other private and confidential materials for which require special 19 protection from public disclosure. 20 Specifically, Plaintiff is seeking materials and information that Defendants City 21 and County (collectively, “Defendants”) maintain as confidential such as personnel 22 files of the police and/or sworn officers involved in this incident, Internal Affairs 23 materials and information, video recordings, audio recordings, photographs, Force 24 Investigation Division materials and information and other administrative materials 25 and information currently in the possession of Defendants and which Defendants 26 believe need special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose 27 other than prosecuting this litigation. Plaintiff may also seek official information 1 subject incident, which Defendants maintain as strictly confidential and which 2 Defendants believe need special protection from public disclosure and from use for 3 any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation. Plaintiff may also seek DMEC 4 records and information pertaining to cause of death investigations, including autopsy 5 photographs and medical examination reports, pertaining to the death of Plaintiff’s 6 son and the death of third parties, as well as personnel information for medical and 7 other non-sworn DMEC employees. 8 Defendants assert that the confidentiality of the materials and information 9 sought by Plaintiff is recognized by California and federal law, as evidenced inter alia 10 by California Penal Code section 832.7 and Kerr v. United States Dist. Ct. for N.D.

11 Cal., 511

F.2d 192, 198 (9th Cir. 1975), aff'd,

426 U.S. 394

(1976). Defendants have 12 not publicly released the materials and information referenced above except under 13 protective order or pursuant to a court order, if at all. The personnel materials and 14 information are of the type that has been used to initiate disciplinary action against 15 the City’s and County’ respective employees, and has been used as evidence in 16 disciplinary proceedings, where the employee conduct was considered to be contrary 17 to policy. 18 Defendants contend that absent a protective order delineating the 19 responsibilities of nondisclosure on the part of the parties hereto, there is a specific 20 risk of unnecessary and undue disclosure by one or more of the many attorneys, 21 secretaries, law clerks, paralegals and expert witnesses involved in this case, as well 22 as the corollary risk of embarrassment, harassment and professional and legal harm 23 on the part of the City’s and County’s employees referenced in the materials and 24 information. 25 Defendants also contend that the unfettered disclosure of the materials and 26 information, absent a protective order, would allow the media to share this 27 information with potential jurors in the area, impacting the rights of Defendants herein 1 Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt 2 resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately 3 protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the 4 parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for and 5 in the conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve 6 the ends of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this matter. 7 It is the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential for 8 tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it 9 has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause 10 why it should not be part of the public record of this case. 11 Plaintiff agrees that there is Good Cause for a Protective Order so as to preserve 12 the respective interests of the parties while streamlining the process of resolving any 13 disagreements. 14 The parties therefore stipulate that there is Good Cause for, and hereby jointly 15 request that the honorable Court issue a Protective Order regarding confidential 16 documents consistent with the terms and provisions of this Stipulation. However, the 17 entry of a Protective Order by the Court pursuant to this Stipulation shall not be 18 construed as any ruling by the Court on the aforementioned legal statements or 19 privilege claims in this section, no shall this section be construed as part of any such 20 Court Order. 21 22 2. DEFINITIONS 23 2.1 Action: this pending federal law suit, entitled Carolyn Tracie Love v. 24 Los Angeles County, et al., USDC Case No. 2:23-cv-03851-SB-PVC. 25 2.2 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation 26 of information or items under this Order. 27 2.3 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of 1 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good 2 Cause Statement. This also includes (1) any information copied or extracted from the 3 Confidential information; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, abstracts or 4 compilations of Confidential information; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or 5 presentations that might reveal Confidential information. 6 2.4 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their 7 support staff). 8 2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or 9 items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as 10 “CONFIDENTIAL.” 11 2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless 12 of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, 13 among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or 14 generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter. 15 2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter 16 pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as 17 an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action. 18 2.8 Final Disposition: when this Action has been fully and completely 19 terminated by way of settlement, dismissal, trial, appeal and/or remand to state court. 20 2.9 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action. 21 House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside 22 counsel. 23 2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or 24 other legal entity not named as a Party to this action. 25 2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party 26 to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and have 27 appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which 1 2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors, 2 employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their 3 support staffs). 4 2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or 5 Discovery Material in this Action. 6 2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support 7 services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or 8 demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium) 9 and their employees and subcontractors. 10 2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is 11 designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 12 2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material 13 from a Producing Party. 14 15 3. SCOPE 16 The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only 17 Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted 18 from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of 19 Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties 20 or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. 21 Any use of Protected Material at trial will be governed by the orders of the trial 22 judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial. 23 24 4. DURATION 25 Once a case proceeds to trial, all of the information that was designated as 26 confidential or maintained pursuant to this protective order becomes public and will 27 be presumptively available to all members of the public, including the press, unless 1 made to the trial judge in advance of the trial. See Kamakana v. City and County of 2 Honolulu,

447 F.3d 1172, 1180-81

(9th Cir. 2006) (distinguishing “good cause” 3 showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from “compelling reasons” 4 standard when merits-related documents are part of court record). Accordingly, the 5 terms of this protective order do not extend beyond the commencement of the trial. 6 Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations 7 imposed by this Order will remain in effect as to all Protected Material that was not 8 introduced or not admitted into evidence at trial until a Designating Party agrees 9 otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition will be 10 deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with 11 or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and 12 exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, 13 including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time 14 pursuant to applicable law. 15 16 5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL 17 5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. 18 Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this 19 Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies 20 under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection 21 only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that 22 qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications 23 for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of 24 this Order. 25 Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations 26 that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper 27 purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose 1 unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating Party 2 to sanctions. 3 If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it 4 designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must 5 promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation. 6 5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in 7 this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise 8 stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection 9 under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or 10 produced. 11 Designation in conformity with this Order requires: 12 (a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic documents, 13 but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the 14 Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter 15 “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that contains protected material. If only a 16 portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing 17 Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate 18 markings in the margins). 19 A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection 20 need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated 21 which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before 22 the designation, all of the material made available for inspection will be deemed 23 “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants 24 copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or 25 portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the 26 specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” 27 to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the 1 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the 2 margins). 3 (b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify the 4 Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the deposition all 5 protected testimony. 6 (c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for any 7 other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior 8 of the container or containers in which the information is stored the legend 9 “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants 10 protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, will identify the protected 11 portion(s). 12 5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent 13 failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the 14 Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. 15 Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable 16 efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this 17 Order. 18 19 6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS 20 6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a 21 designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s 22 Scheduling Order. 23 6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party will initiate the dispute 24 resolution process (and, if necessary, file a discovery motion) under Local Rule 37.1 25 et seq. 26 6.3 The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding will be on 27 the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose 1 expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived 2 or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties will continue to afford the 3 material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing 4 Party’s designation until the Court rules on the challenge. 5 6 7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 7 7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is 8 disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this 9 Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such 10 Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the 11 conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a Receiving 12 Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL DISPOSITION). 13 Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a 14 location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons 15 authorized under this Order. 16 7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless 17 otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a 18 Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated 19 “CONFIDENTIAL” only to: 20 (a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well 21 as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary 22 to disclose the information for this Action; 23 (b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of the 24 Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action; 25 (c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom 26 disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the 27 “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 1 (e) court reporters and their staff; 2 (f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional 3 Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have 4 signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 5 (g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a 6 custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; 7 (h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the 8 Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing party 9 requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; and (2) they will 10 not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the 11 “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise 12 agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed 13 deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be 14 separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as 15 permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and 16 (i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, 17 mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions and who 18 have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A). 19 20 8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED 21 IN OTHER LITIGATION 22 If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation 23 that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as 24 “CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must: 25 (a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification will 26 include a copy of the subpoena or court order; 27 (b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order 1 or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification will include a copy of 2 this Stipulated Protective Order; and 3 (c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued 4 by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected. 5 If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with 6 the subpoena or court order will not produce any information designated in this action 7 as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena 8 or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The 9 Designating Party will bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court 10 of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as 11 authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful 12 directive from another court. 13 14 9. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE 15 PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION 16 (a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a 17 Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such information 18 produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the 19 remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be 20 construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections. 21 (b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to 22 produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is 23 subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s 24 confidential information, then the Party will: 25 (1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party 26 that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement 27 with a Non-Party; 1 (2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated 2 Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably 3 specific description of the information requested; and 4 (3) make the information requested available for inspection by the Non- 5 Party, if requested. 6 (c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 7 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party 8 may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery 9 request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party will not 10 produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the 11 confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court. 12 Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party will bear the burden and expense 13 of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material. 14 15 10. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 16 If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed 17 Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this 18 Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in 19 writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts 20 to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or 21 persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, 22 and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and 23 Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 24 25 11. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE 26 PROTECTED MATERIAL 27 When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain 1 the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil 2 Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure 3 may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior 4 privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the 5 parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or 6 information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the 7 parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated protective order submitted 8 to the court. 9 10 12. MISCELLANEOUS 11 12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any 12 person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. 13 12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this 14 Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to 15 disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this 16 Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any 17 ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order. 18 12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any 19 Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may 20 only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific 21 Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material under seal 22 is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public 23 record unless otherwise instructed by the court. 24 25 13. FINAL DISPOSITION 26 After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraphs 2.8 and 4, 27 within 60 days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party 1 used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, 2 compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the 3 Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the 4 Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not 5 the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) 6 identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned 7 or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies, 8 abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any 9 of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to 10 retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing 11 transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert 12 reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such 13 materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or 14 constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in 15 Section 4 (DURATION). 16 / / / 17 / / / 18 / / / 19 / / / 20 / / / 21 / / / 22 / / / 23 / / / 24 / / / 25 / / / 26 / / / 27 / / / 1 || 14. Any willful violation of this Order may be punished by civil or criminal 2 || contempt proceedings, financial or evidentiary sanctions, reference to disciplinary 3 || authorities, or other appropriate action at the discretion of the Court. 4 5 IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 6 7 || DATED: June 21, 2023 /s/ Mansfield Collins MANSFIELD COLLINS 8 Attorneys for Plaintiff 9 10 DATED: June 21, 2023 /s/ Oscar A. Bustos 11 Attorneys for Defendant, County of Los Angeles 13 DATED: June 21, 2023 (Rebecca &. ICuntor 14 Attorneys for Defendant, 3 City of Los Angeles 16 FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED. 17 18 19 fi MN— DATED: June 21, 2023 20 HON. PEDRO V. CASTILLO 5 United States Magistrate Judge 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1 EXHIBIT A 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 3 4 I, _____________________________ [full name], of _________________ 5 [full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and 6 understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States 7 District Court for the Central District of California on [date] in the case of Carolyn 8 Tracie Love v. Los Angeles County, et al., USDC Case No. 2:23-cv-03851-SB-PVC. 9 I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective 10 Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me 11 to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will 12 not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated 13 Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the 14 provisions of this Order. 15 I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court 16 for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this 17 Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after 18 termination of this action. I hereby appoint __________________________ [full 19 name] of _______________________________________ [full address and 20 telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with 21 this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective 22 Order. 23 24 Date: ______________________________________ 25 City and State where signed: _________________________________ 26 Printed name: _______________________________ 27 Signature: __________________________________

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