Solomon v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al, No. 2:2019cv00652 - Document 19 (D. Nev. 2019)
Court Description: ORDER granting 18 Stipulated Protective Order; Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 9/9/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)
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Solomon v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al Doc. 19 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 1 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 MARGARET A. MCLETCHIE, Nevada Bar No. 10931 MCLETCHIE LAW 701 East Bridger Ave., Suite 520 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Telephone: (702) 728-5300; Fax: (702) 425-8220 Email: maggie@nvlitigation.com Attorney for Plaintiff Nebyou Solomon 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 NEBYOU SOLOMON, an individual, 9 10 Case. No.: 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER vs. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT; JOSEPH LOMBARDO, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff; JOHN L. PELLETIER, an individual; RICHARD E. MAUPIN, an individual; RYAN J. FRYMAN, an individual; JUAN D. CONTRERAS, an individual; ALLEN J. PAVESE, an individual; BRANDON M. MEADS, an individual; FASHION SHOW MALL, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; DOE SECURITY GUARDS I – III, individuals, 21 22 Defendants. 23 Plaintiff NEBYOU SOLOMON and Defendants LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN 24 POLICE DEPARTMENT, JOSEPH LOMBARDO, JOHN L. PELLETIER, RICHARD E. 25 MAUPIN, RYAN J. FRYMAN, JUAN D. CONTRERAS, ALLEN J. PAVESE, and 26 BRANDON M. MEADS (“LVMPD Defendants”) and Defendant FASHION SHOW 27 MALL, LLC, and Defendant UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC, by their 28 respective counsel, having agreed to the following and for good cause under Rule 26(c)(1) 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 2 of 15 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 2 1. 3 Disclosure and discovery activity in this action may involve production of 4 confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public 5 disclosure may be warranted under Rule 26(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 6 The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures 7 or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords extends to only the limited 8 information or items that are entitled under law to treatment as confidential. 9 2. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS. SCOPE. 10 All documents produced in the course of discovery, all responses to discovery 11 requests, and all deposition testimony and exhibits and any other materials which may be 12 subject to discovery (hereinafter collectively “Discovery Material”) shall be subject to this 13 stipulated protective order concerning confidential information as set forth below. A copy of 14 this Order must be included with any subpoena to any third party. Any party, or any third 15 party who produces documents in this litigation, may designate documents as Confidential 16 but only after review of the documents by an attorney who has, in good faith, determined that 17 the documents contain “Confidential Information,” as defined below, and pursuant to the 18 procedure set forth below. 19 3. 20 “Confidential Information” shall mean information meriting special protection 21 under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable case law. Confidential Information 22 does not include information that (a) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure; (b) 23 becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the Receiving Party; (c) the Receiving 24 Party can show was in its rightful and lawful possession at the time of disclosure; or (d) the 25 Receiving Party lawfully receives from a Non-party later without restriction as to disclosure. 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 2 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 3 of 15 1 4. 2 Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors, agents, and 3 attorney(s) of record for a Party in this action (including their associates, paralegals, and 4 support/ clerical staff). 5 6 OTHER DEFINITIONS. Non-party: any individual, corporation, association, or natural person or entity other than a party. 7 Protected Material: any Discovery Material containing Confidential Information 8 that is designated by a Party or Non-party as “CONFIDENTIAL,” unless the Receiving Party 9 challenges the confidentiality designation and (a) the Court decides such material is not 10 entitled to protection as confidential; (b) the Designating Party fails to apply the Court for an 11 order designating the material confidential within the time period specified below; or (c) the 12 Designating Party withdraws its confidentiality designation in writing. 13 14 Producing Party: a Party or Non-party that produces Discovery Material in this action. 15 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Discovery Material from a Producing Party. 16 Designating Party: a Party or Non-party that designates Discovery Material as 17 “CONFIDENTIAL”. The Party or Non-party designating information or items as Protected 18 Material bears the burden of establishing good cause for the confidentiality of all such items. 19 Challenging Party: a party that elects to initiate a challenge to a Designating Party’s 20 confidentiality designation. 21 Confidentiality Log: a Confidentiality Log must accompany any production of 22 documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” that includes the Bates numbers of the 23 documents designated (or the portions thereof) as “Confidential” and the basis for doing so. 24 Each Producing Party shall keep this log cumulatively and re-produce it every time they 25 designate something as “CONFIDENTIAL” so that it is a cumulative record of what the 26 party has marked “CONFIDENTIAL.” 27 /// 28 /// 3 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 4 of 15 1 5. 2 Protected Material shall be so designated by the Producing Party by placing or 3 affixing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on the document in a manner which will not interfere 4 with the legibility of the document and which will permit complete removal of the 5 “Confidential” designation. A Confidentiality Log must accompany any production of 6 Protected Material that includes the Bates numbers of the documents designated (or portions 7 thereof) as “CONFIDENTIAL” and the basis for doing so. Documents shall be designated 8 “Confidential” prior to, or contemporaneously with, the production or disclosure of the 9 documents. The designation of documents as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be accompanied with 10 FORM AND TIMING OF DESIGNATION. a Confidentiality Log in the form included at Exhibit A. 11 A Designating Party must exercise restraint and make good faith efforts to limit 12 CONFIDENTIAL designations to specific materials that qualify for protection under the 13 appropriate standard. Further, a Designating Party must use good faith efforts to designate 14 for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or communications that 15 qualify—so that other portions of the materials, documents, items, or communications for 16 which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. 17 If only a portion or portions of materials on a page or within a document merit protection, a 18 Producing Party must so indicate by making appropriate markings in the margins but not 19 over text. The accompanying log should clearly explain which portion is designated as 20 CONFIDENTIAL. 21 A Producing Party that makes original documents or materials available for 22 inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has 23 indicated which material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before 24 the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed 25 “Confidential.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and 26 produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify 27 for protection under this Order, and, before producing the specified documents, the 28 Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend on each page that contains Protected 4 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 5 of 15 1 Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the 2 Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making 3 appropriated markings in the margins or by redacting protected portions). 4 Portions of depositions shall be designated CONFIDENTIAL when the deposition 5 is taken or within fourteen (14) business days after receipt of the transcript, if feasible. Such 6 designation shall be specific as to the portions to be protected and, if made by a Party, shall 7 be accompanied with a certification and log on the form, attached as Exhibit A. A 8 Designating Party must exercise restraint and make good faith efforts to limit 9 “CONFIDENTIAL” designations to specific materials that qualify for protection under the 10 appropriate standards. 11 Inadvertent or unintentional production of Protected Material without prior 12 designation as “Confidential” shall not be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of the right 13 to designate documents as Protected Material as otherwise allowed by this Order. Further, a 14 Party may assert that disclosures or discovery material produced by another Party constitute 15 Protected Material by informing the opposing Party by following the procedures set forth 16 herein for a Designated Party. 17 6. PROTECTION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL. 18 a. General Protections. Protected Material shall not be used or disclosed by the 19 parties or counsel for the parties or any other persons identified below (¶ 6.b.) for any 20 purposes whatsoever other than preparing for and conducting litigation in the above-entitled 21 action (including any appeal). 22 b. Qualified Receiving Parties and Limited Third-Party Disclosures. Protected 23 Material shall be held in confidence by each qualified Receiving Party to whom it is 24 disclosed, shall be used only for purposes of this action, and shall not be disclosed to any 25 person who is not a qualified recipient. All Protected Material shall be carefully maintained 26 so as to preclude access by persons who are not qualified Receiving Parties. 27 /// 28 /// 5 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 6 of 15 1 Subject to these requirements, in addition to Parties and the Court, the following 2 categories of persons may be allowed to review Protected Material pursuant to this Order 3 after executing an acknowledgment (in the form set forth at Exhibit B hereto), that he or she 4 has read and understands the terms of this Order and is bound by it: 5 (1) Any officers, directors, or designated employees of a Party deemed 6 necessary by counsel of record in this action to aid in the prosecution, 7 defense, or settlement of this action; 8 (2) Professional outside vendors for attorneys of record (such as copying 9 services and translators and interpreters), 10 (3) Court reporters, deposition notaries and staff; 11 (4) The author of any document designated as CONFIDENTIAL or the original 12 source of Confidential Information contained therein; 13 (5) Persons other than legal counsel who have been retained or specially 14 employed by a party as an expert witness for purposes of this lawsuit or to 15 perform investigative work or fact research; 16 (6) Deponents during the course of their depositions; 17 (7) Counsel for issuers of insurance policies under which any issuer may be 18 liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment that may be entered in these 19 proceedings or indemnify or reimburse payments or costs associated with 20 these proceedings; 21 (8) Any private mediator or arbitrator appointed by the Court or selected by 22 mutual agreement of the parties and the mediator or arbitrator’s secretarial 23 and clerical personnel; 24 (9) Any other person as to whom the Producing Party has consented to 25 disclosure in advance and in writing, on notice to each Party hereto. 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 6 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 7 of 15 1 c. Control of Documents. Counsel for Parties shall take reasonable efforts to 2 prevent unauthorized disclosure of Protected Material pursuant to the terms of this Order. No 3 copies of Protected Material shall be made except by or on behalf of attorneys of record, in- 4 house counsel, or the parties in this action. 5 d. Copies. Any person making copies of Protected Material shall maintain all 6 copies within their possession or the possession of those entitled to access such information 7 under the Protective Order. All copies shall be immediately affixed with the designation 8 “CONFIDENTIAL” if the word does not already appear on the copy. All such copies shall 9 be afforded the full protection of this Order. 10 7. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 11 If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed 12 Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Stipulated 13 Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the Designating 14 Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all copies of the 15 Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were 16 made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the 17 “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound by Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit B). 18 8. 19 The Parties shall follow Rule 10-5 of the Local Rules of Practice for the U.S. 20 District Court of Nevada and must file documents under seal under the Court’s electronic 21 filing procedures. FILING PROTECTED MATERIAL 22 Further, the Parties recognize the presumption of public access inherent in judicial 23 records and that a Protective Order does not establish that documents meet the standard for 24 sealing set forth in Rule 10-5 of the Local Rules of Practice for the U.S. District Court of 25 Nevada and the Ninth Circuit’s decisions in Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 26 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006) and Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 27 1097 (9th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. FCA U.S. LLC v. Ctr. for Auto Safety, 137 S. Ct. 38 28 (2016). When a motion to seal is related to the merits of the case, a “party seeking to seal a 7 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 8 of 15 1 judicial record then bears the burden of overcoming this strong presumption by meeting the 2 ‘compelling reasons’ standard.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178. But when motion to seal is 3 unrelated to the merits of the case, a party may overcome this presumption by meeting a less 4 exacting “good cause standard.” Chrysler Group, 809 F.3d at 1097. To establish good cause, 5 a party must show specific prejudice or harm—such as protecting a party from annoyance, 6 embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense—will result if the motion to seal is 7 denied. Id. (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)). Further, the Court should make an independent 8 determination regarding whether documents merits sealed status, and thus expressly reserves 9 the right to do. Kamakana 447 F.3d at 1186-87. 10 In recognition of this legal standard, and the fact that the party filing Protected 11 Material may not be the party that designated it confidential (and thus, may not believe good 12 cause exists for sealing), the Parties suggest that the procedure set forth below is followed if 13 the sole ground for a motion to seal is that the opposing party (or non-party) has designated 14 a document as subject to protection pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order: the Party 15 filing such Protected Materials may assert in the accompanying motion any reasons why the 16 Protected Materials should not, in fact, be kept under seal and the Designating Party, who 17 must be properly noticed, may likewise file a response asserting its position that the Protected 18 Material merits protection under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 19 attaching a declaration supporting the assertion that the designated material meets the 20 applicable standard. 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 8 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 9 of 15 1 9. 2 Any designation of Protected Material is subject to challenge. The following 3 procedures shall apply to any such challenge: a. Burden. The burden of proving the necessity of a “CONFIDENTIAL” 4 5 CHALLENGES TO PROTECTED MATERIAL. designation remains with the party asserting confidentiality. 6 b. Notice; Opportunity to Challenge. A party who contends that Protected 7 Material is not entitled to confidential treatment shall give written notice to the party who 8 affixed the “CONFIDENTIAL” designation of the specific basis for the challenge. The party 9 who so designated the documents shall have ten (10) days from service of the written notice 10 to determine if the dispute can be resolved without judicial intervention and, if not, to move 11 for an Order confirming the “CONFIDENTIAL” designation, and the status as Protected 12 Material. 13 c. Treatment as Protected Material until Order or Withdrawal. 14 Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of documents as such, all material 15 previously designated “CONFIDENTIAL” shall continue to be treated as Protected Material 16 subject to the full protections of this Order until one of the following occurs: (1) the Party 17 who claims that the documents are Protected Material withdraws such designation in writing; 18 (2) the Party who claims that the documents are confidential fails to move timely for an Order 19 designating the documents as confidential as set forth in paragraph 9.b. above; or (3) the 20 Court rules that the documents are not Protected Material and/or should no longer be 21 designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 22 d. No Waiver. Challenges to the confidentiality of documents may be made at any 23 time and are not waived by the failure to raise the challenge at the time of initial disclosure 24 or designation. 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 9 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 10 of 15 1 10. 2 All provisions of this Order restricting the use of Protected Material shall continue 3 to be binding after the conclusion of the litigation unless otherwise agreed or ordered. 4 However, the dismissal of this action will terminate the jurisdiction of this Court, including 5 over this Order. DURATION; CONCLUSION OF LITIGATION. 6 Within thirty (30) days of the final termination of in the above-entitled action, 7 which would be either a final judgment on all claims or stipulation and order for dismissal 8 with prejudice, all documents and information designated as CONFIDENTIAL by a 9 Designating Party and which has not been challenged, including any copies, or documents 10 containing information taken therefrom, shall be returned to the Designating Party. In the 11 alternative, within thirty (30) days of the final termination of this case, which would be either 12 a final judgment on all claims or stipulation and order for dismissal with prejudice, all such 13 documents, including copies, may be shredded or disposed of in a manner to ensure the 14 destruction thereof and a declaration certifying such destruction or disposal provided to the 15 Designating Party. To the extent a party has designated portions of a deposition transcript as 16 CONFIDENTIAL, the non-designating party is under no obligation or duty to shred or 17 dispose of the deposition transcript, however, the CONFIDENTIAL designation will remain. 18 11. 19 PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION. OR ORDERED 20 If a Party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other litigation that would 21 compel disclosure of Protected Material designated by another Party or Non-party, the Party 22 must so notify the Designating Party, in writing (by e-mail or fax, if possible) within three 23 (3) court days after receiving the subpoena or order. Such notification must include a copy 24 of the subpoena or court order. 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 10 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 11 of 15 1 12. ORDER SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION. 2 This Order shall be subject to modification on motion of any Party or any other 3 person who may show an adequate interest in the above-entitled action to intervene for 4 purposes of addressing the scope and terms of this Order. The Order shall not, however, be 5 modified until the Parties shall have been given notice and an opportunity to be heard on the 6 proposed modification. 7 13. 8 This Order is entered based on the representations and agreements of the Parties 9 and for the purpose of facilitating discovery. Nothing herein shall be construed or presented 10 as a judicial determination that any specific document or item of information designated as 11 CONFIDENTIAL by counsel is subject to protection under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules 12 of Civil Procedure or otherwise until such time as a document-specific ruling shall have been 13 made. NO JUDICIAL DETERMINATION. 14 14. 15 a. Public Health and Safety. Nothing in this Order is intended to prevent any Party 16 from raising with the Court any concern that the disclosure of certain Protected Material may 17 have a possible adverse effect upon the general public health or safety, or the administration 18 or operation of government or public office. 19 20 MISCELLANEOUS. b. Right to Further Relief. Nothing is this Order abridges the right of any person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. 21 c. Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this Order, no 22 Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any 23 information or item on any ground not addressed in this Order. Similarly, no Party waives 24 any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this 25 Protective Order. 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 11 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 12 of 15 1 15. 2 This Order shall take effect when entered and shall be immediately binding upon 3 the Parties (as defined herein). It shall also be binding upon subsequent parties that are added 4 to this matter, each of which shall execute Exhibit B (Agreement to be bound). 5 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 6 DATED this the 5th day of September, 2019. DATED this the 5th day of September, 2019. 7 MARQUIS AURBACH COFFING KAEMPFER CROWELL /s/ Nick D. Crosby Nick D. Crosby, NBN 8996 10001 Park Run Drive Las Vegas, NV 89145 Email: ncrosby@maclaw.com Attorney for LVMPD Defendants /s/ Bryan M. Viellion Bryan M. Viellion, NBN 13607 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Email: bviellion@kcnvlaw.com Attorney for Fashion Show Mall LLC 8 9 10 11 PERSONS BOUND UPON ENTRY OF ORDER. 12 13 DATED this the 5th day of September, 2019. 14 MCLETCHIE LAW 15 /s/ Margaret A. McLetchie Margaret A. McLetchie, NBN 10931 701 East Bridger Ave., Suite 520 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Email: maggie@nvlitigation.com Attorney for Plaintiff Nebyou Solomon 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ORDER IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 9th day of September , 2019. 23 24 25 U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Daniel J. Albregts United States Magistrate Judge 26 27 28 12 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 13 of 15 1 EXHIBIT A [Name]’s LOG OF CONFIDENTIAL DESIGNATIONS 2 3 4 Bates No. Date of or Other Production Identifier Specific Description of Documents or Information 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 Authority/Basis for Designation Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 14 of 15 EXHIBIT B 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 4 5 6 NEBYOU SOLOMON, an individual, Case. No.: 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Plaintiff, 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND vs. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT; JOSEPH LOMBARDO, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff; JOHN L. PELLETIER, an individual; RICHARD E. MAUPIN, an individual; RYAN J. FRYMAN, an individual; JUAN D. CONTRERAS, an individual; ALLEN J. PAVESE, an individual; BRANDON M. MEADS, an individual; FASHION SHOW MALL, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; DOE SECURITY GUARDS I – III, individuals, Defendants. 19 20 The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he or she has read the Confidentiality 21 Order dated ________________, 2019, in the above-captioned action, understands the terms 22 thereof, and agrees to be bound by such terms. The undersigned submits to the jurisdiction 23 of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada relating to the Confidentiality 24 Order during the pendency of the above-entitled action and understands that the terms of said 25 Order obligate him/her to use discovery materials designated CONFIDENTIAL solely for 26 the purposes of the above-captioned action, and not to disclose any such Protected Material 27 to any person, firm, entity, or concern. 28 /// 14 Case 2:19-cv-00652-JAD-DJA Document 18 Filed 09/05/19 Page 15 of 15 1 2 The undersigned acknowledges that violation of the Stipulated Confidentiality Order may result in penalties for contempt of court. 3 Name: Job Title: Employer: Business Address: 4 5 6 7 8 9 Date Signature 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 15
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