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Santa Barbara, CA 93101 CA
(805) 568-2950 / FAX: (805) 568-2982 FIN
Attorneys for Joseph E. Holland, J
County Registrar of Voters
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Steven Pappas, Case No: 1304851
Contestant
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Doreen Farr, Date: January 20, 2009
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the attorneys for the
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parties in the above entitled action, the attorneys for the University of California Santa
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Barbara (“UCSB”) and the attorney for Joseph E. Holland, the Santa Barbara County
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Registrar of Voters (“Registrar”), to enter into the following protective order regarding
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the receipt of the following documents, whether in writing, paper, electronic or other
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media, subpoenaed by Contestant Steven Pappas in his subpoena duces tecum issued
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January 13, 2009 and to be exchanged by the parties in this action as described below:
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(1) Any documents which the Registrar produces, in any media, pursuant
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to a valid and enforceable court order, subpoena or Public Records Act request are to
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be designated as "confidential material." Such designation shall be made by stamping
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or otherwise marking the envelope or container containing such documents as follows:
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"SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER."
26 (2) Confidential material shall be used solely in connection with the preparation
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(3) Confidential material may not be disclosed except as proVided in paragraph 4'.
(4) Confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons:
(a) Counsel for any party to this litigation;
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(b) Any outside expert or consultant retained in connection "with this action,
and not otherwise employed by either party;
(c) Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel regularly
employed by counsel referred to in (a).
(d) Court personnel, including stenographic reporters engaged in such .
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proceedings as are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial of this
action.
(e) Counsel
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(0 At trial, subject to paragraph 9.
(5) Nothing in paragraph 4 is intended to prevent officials or employees of the
Santa Barbara County Elections Office or other authorized governmental agents
and personnel from having access to the documents if they would have had
access in the normal course of their job duties.
(6) (a) In the event that any person (expressly excluding counsel) identified in
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paragraph 4 above are provided any paper, written, electronic or other copies of
confidential material, prior to the time of such disclosure such person(s) shall
be provided by the person
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furnishing such confidential material a copy of this order, and shall
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agree in writing that he or she has read the protective order, and that
he or she understands the provisions of the Protective Order and agrees to be
bound by it. Such person also must consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of
of the Superior Court of the State of California with respect to any proceeding
relating to enforcement of this order, including without limitation, any
proceeding for contempt. Unless made in an official record in this litigation,
counsel making the disclosure to any person described above shall retain the
original executed copy of said agreement until final termination of this
litigation.
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pursuant to paragraph 4 herein, prior to the time of any such disclosure, such
recipient(s) shall be provided by the person furnishing such material, a copy of
this order and the requirements of the order shall be as explained and the
recipient(s) shall agree to be so bound in writing.
(7) If any information, documents and other material which are the subject'of this
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Protective Order are presented by the recipient(s) of the confidential material to this or any
other court, or in any other manner, prior to the time of trial, said information, materials
or documents shall be lodged under seal in an envelope clearly marked as follows:
"LODGED UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO LAW"
(8) Counsel for the parties agree to return all confidential material received under the
provisions of this order to the Registrar no later than 30 days afier the conclusion of this trial
and of any appeal or upon final termination of this litigation. Provisions of this order shall be
in effect until further order of this Court.
(9) The foregoing is without prejudice to the right of any party or Registrar:
(a) To apply to the court for a further protective order relating to confidential
material or relating to discovery in this litigation;
(b) To apply to the court for an order removing the confidential material
designation from any documents; and
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(c) To seek formal or informal discovery from any party relating to the
confidential material, including the material itself.
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(d) To apply to the court for an order compelling production of documents or
modification of this order orifor any order permitting disclosure of
confidential material beyond the terms of this order.
(10) The confidential material may be used at trial in this action subject to
objections made by any party to this action, motions in liminie, or other legal
challenges. It is agreed that Registrar retains the right to object prior to ‘use or introduction of
confidential material at trial.In the event confidential material is used in any court
proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its confidential status through such use.
(1 1) Nothing in this order nor the production of any confidential
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material under the terms of this stipulation and order, nor any proceedings pursuant to
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this order shall be deemed to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either party
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of the confidentiality of any confidential material or altering any existing obligation of any
party under this agreement.
(12) This Order shall survive the final termination of this action and the
Court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of confidential
material disclosed hereunder.
DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER:
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