Opinion
3:22-cv-05759 KKE
12-14-2023
DOUGLAS BISHOP, as an individual, and as Personal Representative for the ESTATE OF QUINCY BISHOP, and on behalf of B.G.B. and M.D.B, minors, VICTORIA BISHOP, as an individual, CORY BISHOP and KIARA BISHOP and the marital community comprised thereof; Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF BUCKLEY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington d/b/a Buckley Police Department, ARTHUR FETTER, an individual and KURT ALFANO, an individual; Defendants.
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS: CONNELLY LAW OFFICES, PLLC John R. Connelly, Meaghan M. Driscoll, Samuel J. Daheim, ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS: EVANS CRAVEN & LACKIE, P.S. Andrew D. Brown Michael McFarland, Andrew D. Brown,
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS: CONNELLY LAW OFFICES, PLLC John R. Connelly, Meaghan M. Driscoll, Samuel J. Daheim,
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS: EVANS CRAVEN & LACKIE, P.S. Andrew D. Brown Michael McFarland, Andrew D. Brown,
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
Kymberly K. Evanson United States District Judge
I. STIPULATION
1. COME NOW the parties, by and through their attorneys, and stipulate as follows: Pursuant to FRCP 26(c), it is hereby agreed that certain documents pertaining to the mental health of some of the parties to this matter are confidential and should therefore be subject to a protective order limiting dissemination.
2. Specifically, the parties hereby agree that the following documents are deemed “confidential” and therefore subject to the terms described below:
• Any and all reports or documents pertaining to Defendant Arthur Fetter's psychological assessment which was conducted as a part of his application for employment with the City of Algona;
• Any and all records, documents, or other information regarding the mental, psychological, and emotional health of Plaintiff Cory Bishop, including, but not limited to: records regarding the psychological assessments conducted by the parties' respective forensic psychological experts in this matter, any and all medical records regarding treatment, evaluation, or assessment of Cory Bishop, and any and all other documents, records, or information regarding Cory Bishop's mental health.
3. The parties agree that the information described in Paragraph 2 shall not be disseminated outside of proceedings related to this litigation.
4. The parties further agree that they, as well as their attorneys, shall be bound by this Agreement and Order. The parties further agree that they will instruct all witnesses, expert and lay, that they shall be bound by this Agreement and Order.
5. The parties further agree that this Agreement and Order will hereby apply retroactively to documents, records, and information falling under the categories outlined in Paragraph 2 that was previously disclosed in discovery in this matter.
II. ORDER
The parties' stipulated motion (Dkt. No. 27) is GRANTED. The parties and all witnesses shall be bound by the terms of the above stipulations.