Opinion
Civil Action No. 05-cv-01225-LTB-CBS.
May 3, 2006
ORDER
THE COURT, having conducted a telephonic discovery conference with counsel for the parties on May 1, 2006, and having considered information presented by the parties regarding Plaintiff's request for information contained in the tenant files for residents of the twenty-five subsidized apartment properties managed by Defendant Urban Property Management, Inc. ("Urban") in the State of Colorado between January 1, 2001 and the present ("Tenant Files"), and the parties' mutual desire to protect and safeguard the privacy interests of the tenants involved, Hereby ORDERS ADJUDGES AND DECREES:
1. The parties agree that certain of the information contained in the Tenant Files is properly discoverable pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a).
2. Defendants expressly reserve their objections to the admissibility of any information that may exist in the Tenant Files.
3. Defendant Urban shall begin making available for Plaintiff's review immediately and on a rolling basis the Tenant Files as described above.
4. The production of the Tenant Files shall be pursuant to the Stipulation and Protective Order Regarding Disclosure of Confidential Information entered by the Court on April 11, 2006.
5. The parties will abide carefully by the terms of the Stipulation and Protective Order Regarding Disclosure of Confidential Information in order to protect the confidentiality and privacy interests of the tenants involved. If Defendants believe that further safeguards are necessary to protect the confidentiality and privacy interests of the tenants, they will meet and confer with Plaintiff in an attempt to agree upon such additional appropriate safeguards. If the parties cannot agree upon such additional safeguards, they can bring the matter to the Court's attention, but only after making a good faith effort to resolve the issues themselves. As with all disputes of this nature, the parties will contact the Court by telephone before filing any motions.