Oscar Corona v. City of Fontana

• Court: District Court, C.D. California
• Decided: June 7, 2022
• Docket: 5:22-cv-00034
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #:164 ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO A Professional Law Corporation Angela M. Powell State Bar No. 191876 Angela.Powell@aalrr.com Eric Gamboa State Bar No. 311924 Eric.Gamboa@aalrr.com 12800 Center Court Drive South, Suite 300 Cerritos, California 90703-9364 Telephone: (562) 653-3200 Fax: (562) 653-3333 Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF FONTANA; CHIEF WILLIAM GREEN; OFFICER JACOB GREGG; and LIEUTENANT MATT KRAUT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE OSCAR CORONA, Case No. 5:22-cv-00034-JGB (SPx)

Plaintiff, STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER v. Judge: Hon. Jesus G. Bernal CITY OF FONTANA; CHIEF Ctrm: 1 WILLIAM GREEN; OFFICER J. GREGG; LIEUTENANT KRAUT; and Complaint Filed: January 7, 2022 DOES 1-10, Trial Date: None

Defendant.

TO THE HONORABLE COURT: By and through their counsel of record in this action, Plaintiff OSCAR CORONA (“Plaintiff”), and Defendant CITY OF FONTANA (“City”), and Defendants CHIEF WILLIAM GREEN, OFFICER JACOB GREGG and LIEUTENANT MATT KRAUT (collectively hereinafter “Defendants”) – the parties – hereby stipulate for the purpose of jointly requesting that the Honorable Court enter a Stipulated Protective Order re confidential documents in this matter as follows: / / / / / / 005759.00009 37174923.1 Case 4:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page2of19 Page ID #:165

I} 1. A. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS 2 Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, 3| proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public 4] disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may 5|| be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to 6| enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this 7 Stipulated Protective Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or 8|| responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and O 9} use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential 6 10] treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as 11] set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle = z □□ 12] them to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the < 5555 13] procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a party Seis’ 14] seeks permission from the court to file material under seal. 5 85.538 15 B. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT ef gs * 16 1.1. Contentions re Harm from Disclosure of Confidential Materials. < 17 Defendants contend that there is good cause and a particularized need for a 6 18] Protective Order to preserve the interests of confidentiality and privacy in peace 19] officer personnel file records and associated investigative or confidential records for * 20] the following reasons. 21 First, Defendants contend that peace officers have a federal privilege of 22| privacy in their personnel file records: a reasonable expectation of privacy therein 23] that is underscored, specified, and arguably heightened by the Pitchess protective 24] procedure of California law. See Sanchez v. Santa Ana Police Dept., 936 F.2d 1027, 25} 1033-1034 (9th Cir. 1990); Hallon v. City of Stockton, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26] 14665, *2-3, 12-13 (E.D. Cal. 2012) (concluding that “while “[f]ederal law applies 27| to privilege based discovery disputes involving federal claims,” the “state privilege 28] law which is consistent with its federal equivalent significantly assists in applying sa STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 3 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 3 of 19 Page ID #:166 [federal] privilege law to discovery disputes”); Soto v. City of Concord, 162 F.R.D. 603, 613 n. 4, 616 (N.D. Cal. 1995) (peace officers have constitutionally-based “privacy rights [that] are not inconsequential” in their police personnel records); cf. Cal. Penal Code §§ 832.7, 832.8; Cal. Evid. Code §§ 1040-1047. Defendants further contend that uncontrolled disclosure of such personnel file information can threaten the safety of non-party witnesses, officers, and their families/associates. Second, Defendants contend that municipalities and law enforcement agencies have federal deliberative-executive process privilege, federal official information privilege, federal law enforcement privilege, and federal attorney-client privilege (and/or attorney work product protection) interests in the personnel files of their peace officers – particularly as to those portions of peace officer personnel files that contain critical self-analysis, internal deliberation/decision-making or evaluation/analysis, or communications for the purposes of obtaining or rendering legal advice or analysis – potentially including but not limited to evaluative/analytical portions of Internal Affairs type records or reports, evaluative/analytical portions of supervisory records or reports, and/or reports prepared at the direction of counsel, or for the purpose of obtaining or rendering legal advice. See Sanchez, 936 F.2d at 1033-1034; Maricopa Audubon Soc’y v. United States Forest Serv., 108 F.3d 1089, 1092-1095 (9th Cir. 1997); Soto, 162 F.R.D. at 613, 613 n. 4; Kelly v. City of San Jose, 114 F.R.D. 654, 668-671 (N.D. Cal. 1987); Tuite v. Henry, 181 F.R.D. 175, 176-177 (D. D.C. 1998); Hamstreet v. Duncan, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89702 (D. Or. 2007); Admiral Ins. Co. v. United States Dist. Ct., 881 F.2d 1486, 1492, 1495 (9th Cir. 1988). Defendants further contend that such personnel file records are restricted from disclosure by the public entity’s custodian of records pursuant to applicable California law and that uncontrolled release is likely to result in needless intrusion of officer privacy; impairment in the collection of third-party witness information and statements and related legitimate law enforcement investigations/interests; and a chilling of open 005759.00009 37174923.1 Case 4:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page4of19 Page ID #:167

1] and honest discussion regarding and/or investigation into alleged misconduct that 2] can erode a public entity’s ability to identify and/or implement any remedial measures that may be required. 4 Third, Defendants contend that, since peace officers do not have the same 5|| rights as other private citizens to avoid giving compelled statements, it is contrary to 6| the fundamental principles of fairness to permit uncontrolled release of officers’ 7 compelled statements. See generally Lybarger v. City of Los Angeles, 40 Cal.3d 8|| 822, 828-830 (1985); cf. U.S. Const., amend V. O 9 Accordingly, Defendants contend that, without a Protective Order preventing 6 10} such, production of confidential records in the case can and will likely substantially 11} impair and harm Defendant public entity’s interests in candid self-critical analysis, = 12] frank internal deliberations, obtaining candid information from witnesses, < 5. Eg 13] preserving the safety of witnesses, preserving the safety of peace officers and peace Peeese 141 officers’ families and associates, protecting the privacy officers of peace officers, 5 85553" 15] and preventing pending investigations from being detrimentally undermined by ef gs * 16 publication of private, sensitive, or confidential information — as can and often does < 17} result in litigation. 6 18 1.2 Plaintiff does not agree with and does not stipulate to Defendants’ 19} contentions herein above. Among other things, Defendants’ reliance on Pitchess * 20] and other state law privileges are inapplicable in this federal question case, in which 21] federal law governs any claim of privilege. Fed. R. Evid. 501; United States v. 22|| Zolin, 491 U.S. 554, 562 (1989) (“Questions of privilege that arise in the course of 23] the adjudication of federal rights are ‘governed by the principles of the common law 24] as they may be interpreted by the courts of the United States in the light of reason 25 and experience.’” (quoting Fed. R. Evid. 501)); see also Kelly v. San Jose, 114 26] F.R.D. 653, 655 (N.D. Cal. 1987) (“[I]n a civil rights case brought under federal 27| statutes questions of privilege are resolved by federal law. State privilege doctrine, 28] whether derived from statutes or court decisions, is not binding on federal courts in sa STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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1] these kinds of cases.” (citing Kerr v. U.S. District Court for the N. Dist. of Cal., 2] 5111 F.2d 192, 197 (9th Cir. 1975), and Breed v. United States Dist. Ct., 542 F.2d 3] 1114, 1115 (9th Cir. 1976)). Nothing in this Stipulation or its associated Protective 4] Order indicates any agreement by Plaintiff with the legal arguments and claimed 5|| privileges set forth in § 1.1 above. 6 However, Plaintiff agrees that there is Good Cause for a Protective Order so 7} as to preserve the respective interests of the parties without the need to further 8| burden the Court with such issues. Specifically, the parties jointly contend that, O 9] absent this Stipulation and its associated Protective Order, the parties’ respective 6 10] privilege interests may be impaired or harmed, and that this Stipulation and its 11} associated Protective Order may avoid such harm by permitting the parties to = z 12] facilitate discovery with reduced risk that privileged and/or sensitive/confidential < 553: 13] information will become matters of public record. rig: 14 1.3. The parties jointly contend that there is typically a particularized need 6 15] for protection as to any medical records because of the privacy interests at stake uP 16] therein. Because of these sensitive interests, a Court Order should address these < 2 17} documents rather than a private agreement between the parties. 6 18 1.4 The parties therefore stipulate that there is Good Cause for, and hereby 19} jointly request that the honorable Court issue/enter, a Protective Order re * 20] confidential documents consistent with the terms and provisions of this 21] Stipulation. However, the entry of a Protective Order by the Court pursuant to this 22] Stipulation shall not be construed as any ruling by the Court on the aforementioned 23] legal statements or privilege claims in this section (§ 1), nor shall this section be 24] construed as part of any such Court Order. 25 1.5 It is the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as 26] confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good 27| faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and 28] there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case. sa 5. STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 6 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 6 of 19 Page ID #:169 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 Action: Oscar Corona v. City of Fontana, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv- 00034-JGB (SPx) 2.2 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of information or items under this Order. 2.3 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good Cause Statement. 2.4 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their support staff). 2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter. 2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action. 2.8 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action. House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside counsel. 2.9 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action. 2.10 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and have 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 7 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 7 of 19 Page ID #:170 appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff. 2.11 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors, employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their support staffs). 2.12 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or Discovery Material in this Action. 2.13 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium) and their employees and subcontractors. 2.14 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 2.15 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a Producing Party. 3. SCOPE The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Protective Order cover not only Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the trial judge. This Protective Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial. 4. DURATION Once a case proceeds to trial, all of the information that was designated as confidential or maintained pursuant to this Protective Order becomes public and will be presumptively available to all members of the public, including the press, unless 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 8 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 8 of 19 Page ID #:171 compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings to proceed otherwise are made to the trial judge in advance of the trial. See Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180-81 (9th Cir. 2006) (distinguishing “good cause” showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from “compelling reasons” standard when merits-related documents are part of court record). Accordingly, the terms of this Protective Order do not extend to the CONFIDENTIAL information and materials introduced or admitted as an exhibit at trial. Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed by this Protective Order shall remain in effect for any CONFIDENTIAL information and materials that were not introduced or admitted at trial until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law. 5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL 5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Protective Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Protective Order. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 9 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 9 of 19 Page ID #:172 unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions. If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation. 5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this Protective Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Protective Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or produced. Designation in conformity with this Protective Order requires: (a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). The CONFIDENTIAL legend should not cover or obscure any text or images. A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Protective Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 10 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 10 of 19 Page ID #:173 Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). (b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the deposition all protected testimony. (c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s). 5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Protective Order for such material. Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order. 6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS 6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s Scheduling Order. 6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq. 6.3 The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 11 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 11 of 19 Page ID #:174 Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the challenge. 7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Protective Order. When the Action has been terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL DISPOSITION). Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Protective Order. 7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to: (a) The Receiving Party; (b) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this Action; (c) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action; (d) Experts (as defined in this Protective Order) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 12 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 12 of 19 Page ID #:175 (e) the Court and its personnel; (f) court reporters and their staff; (g) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); (h) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; (i) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; and (2) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Protective Order; and (j) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions. 8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must: (a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order; (b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 13 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 13 of 19 Page ID #:176 to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and (c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected. If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from another court. 9. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION (a) the terms of this Protective Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Protective Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections. (b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential information, then the Party shall: (1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non- Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party; 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 14 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 14 of 19 Page ID #:177 (2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific description of the information requested; and (3) make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-Party, if requested. (c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this Court within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the Court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this Court of its Protected Material. 10. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Protective Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 11. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED MATERIAL When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 15 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 15 of 19 Page ID #:178 may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated protective order submitted to the Court. 12. MISCELLANEOUS 12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Protective Order abridges the right of any person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. 12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order. 12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party’s request to file Protected Material under seal is denied by the Court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the Court. 13. FINAL DISPOSITION After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within 60 days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 16 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 16 of 19 Page ID #:179 person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION). 14. VIOLATION Any violation of this Protective Order may be punished by any and all appropriate measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary sanctions. IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: May 26, 2022 HADSELL STORMER RENICK & DAI LLP

/s/ Cathi Choi By: Dan Stormer Brian Olney Cathi Choi Attorneys for Plaintiff OSCAR CORONA

005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 17 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 17 of 19 Page ID #:180 Dated: May 26, 2022 ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

/s/ Angela M. Powell By: Angela M. Powell Eric Gamboa Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF FONTANA; CHIEF WILLIAM GREEN; OFFICER JACOB GREGG; and LIEUTENANT MATT KRAUT 005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 18 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 18 of 19 Page ID #:181 FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2022 By: Honorable Sheri Pym Magistrate Judge United States District Court

005759.00009 37174923.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 19 - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OMOR & DUUR ,AYOL ,NOSLEDNA ,NOSNIKTA NOITAROPROC LANOISSEFORP A WAL TA SYENROTTA 003 ETIUS ,HTUOS EVIRD TRUOC RETNEC 00821 4639-30709 AINROFILAC ,SOTIRREC 0023-356 )265( :ENOHPELET 3333-356 )265( :XAF Case 5:22-cv-00034-JGB-SP Document 26 Filed 06/07/22 Page 19 of 19 Page ID #:182 EXHIBIT A ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of _________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on [date] in the case of Oscar Corona v. City of Fontana, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv- 00034-JGB (SPx). I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Order. I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action. I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of _______________________________________ [print or type full address and telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.

Dated: City and State where sworn and signed: Printed Name: Signature:

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