Andre Olivas v. County of Los Angeles

CourtDistrict Court, C.D. California
DecidedNovember 14, 2022
Docket2:21-cv-09509
StatusUnknown

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Bluebook
Andre Olivas v. County of Los Angeles, (C.D. Cal. 2022).

Opinion

Case 2:21-cv-09509-FWS-MAR Document 39 Filed 11/14/22 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #:307 1 Tomas A. Guterres, Esq. (State Bar No. 152729) Daniel D. Hoffman, Esq. (State Bar No. 296794) 2 COLLINS + COLLINS LLP 3 790 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 600 Pasadena, CA 91101 4 (626) 243-1100 – FAX (626) 243-1111 5 Email: tguterres@ccllp.law Email: dhoffman@ccllp.law 6 7 Attorneys for Defendant, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 ANDRE OLIVAS, CASE NO. 2:21-CV-9509-FWS-MAR 13 [Assigned to Hon. Fred W. Slaughter, 14 Plaintiffs, Courtroom 10D] 15 vs. STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 16 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, a 17 municipal entity; DEPUTY 18 PASQUALE MASTANTUONO; DEPUTY OSCAR LOPEZ-POSADA; 19 and DOES 3-10 inclusive, Complaint Filed: 12/08/2021 20 Trial Date: 06/06/2023 Defendants. 21 22 23 TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 24 1. INTRODUCTION 25 1.1 Purpose and Limitations 26 The parties stipulate and petition the Court to enter this Stipulated Protective 27 Order Discovery in this lawsuit because the parties will likely produce confidential, 28 proprietary, or private information that require special protection from public 23671 7 S9 u0 it eE . 6 C 0o 0 lorado Boulevard 1 Pasadena, CA 91101 P Fah xone (( 66 22 66 )) 2 24 43 3- -1 11 10 10 1 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Case 2:21-cv-09509-FWS-MAR Document 39 Filed 11/14/22 Page 2 of 17 Page ID #:308 1 disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation. The 2 parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all 3 disclosures or responses to discovery, and that the protection it affords from public 4 disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to 5 confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties acknowledge, 6 as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle 7 them to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the 8 procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a party 9 seeks permission from the court to file material under seal. 10 1.2 Good Cause Statement 11 This case arises from a February 18, 2021 traffic stop of Plaintiff ANDRE 12 OLIVAS by Los Angeles County Deputies Pasquale Mastantuono and Oscar Lopez- 13 Posada. The traffic stop was initially peaceful, but tensions between Plaintiff and the 14 Deputies escalated, resulting in the Deputies using force and ultimately arresting 15 Plaintiff. The gravamen of Plaintiff’s complaint is that Defendants’ use of force was 16 unreasonable, tortious, and violated Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. 17 This lawsuit will likely involve materials protected by California Evidence Code 18 section 1040, California Code of Civil Procedure section 129, California Penal Code 19 section 632, the official information privilege or other state or federal statutes, court 20 rules, case decisions, or common law prohibiting dissemination and disclosure. This 21 lawsuit will likely involve other proprietary information concerning police practices 22 and security protocols for which special protection from public disclosure and from 23 use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. 24 County of Los Angeles believes a protective order is necessary for the following 25 evidence: (1) surveillance and body camera footage of the parties before, during, and 26 after the arrest that contain sensitive personal information, traffic stop tactics, details 27 of County’s use of force investigation, detention and arrest tactics, and medical 28 treatment of the parties; (2) recordings of telephone calls which may include 23671 7 S9 u0 it eE . 6 C 0o 0 lorado Boulevard 2 Pasadena, CA 91101 P Fah xone (( 66 22 66 )) 2 24 43 3- -1 11 10 10 1 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Case 2:21-cv-09509-FWS-MAR Document 39 Filed 11/14/22 Page 3 of 17 Page ID #:309

1 confidential communication with attorneys, medical professionals, and clergy; (3) 2 personnel and administrative records of peace officers; (4) mental health and medical 3 records protected by HIPPA; (5) photographs the arrest scene and the parties; and (6) 4 other evidence for which should be limited for use in this action only. 5 Without waiving the ability to challenge designated protected materials, the 6 parties believe a protective order in this lawsuit for sensitive information is justified to 7 expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over 8 confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the parties are 9 entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable 10 necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address 11 their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve to the ends of justice. The parties 12 do not intend to designate evidence as confidential for tactical reasons. The parties 13 intend to designate evidence with a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a 14 confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause why it should not be part of 15 the public record of this case. 16 2. DEFINITIONS 17 2.1 Action: Andre Olivas v. County of Los Angeles, et al. 18 2.2 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation 19 of information or items under this Order. 20 2.3 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of 21 how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection 22 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good Cause 23 Statement. [Note: any request for a two-tiered, attorney-eyes-only protective 24 order that designates certain material as “Highly Confidential” will require a 25 separate and detailed showing of need.] 26 2.4 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their 27 support staff). 28 /// 23671 7 S9 u0 it eE . 6 C 0o 0 lorado Boulevard 3 Pasadena, CA 91101 P Fah xone (( 66 22 66 )) 2 24 43 3- -1 11 10 10 1 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Case 2:21-cv-09509-FWS-MAR Document 39 Filed 11/14/22 Page 4 of 17 Page ID #:310

1 2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or 2 items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as 3 “CONFIDENTIAL.” 4 2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of 5 the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, 6 among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or 7 generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter. 8 2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter 9 pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an 10 expert witness or as a consultant in this Action. 11 2.8 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action. 12 House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside 13 counsel. 14 2.9 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or 15 other legal entity not named as a Party to this action. 16 2.10 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party 17 to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and have 18 appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which 19 has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff. 20 2.11 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors, 21 employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their 22 support staffs). 23 2.12 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or 24 Discovery Material in this Action.

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