Cook v. Board of County Commissioners For County of Curry

          Matthew E. Coyte Attorney for Plaintiff NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES By: Brandon Huss Mark Drebing Attorneys for Defendant Board of County Commissioners for the County of Curry

          BRENNAN & SULLIVAN, P.A. By: James P. Sullivan Attorneys for Defendants Tori Sandoval and Sandra Martin

          PARK & ASSOCIATES, LLC By: Geoffrey D. White Alfred A. Park Attorneys for Defendants Correctional Healthcare Companies, Inc., Correct Care Solutions, LLC, and Joan Martin

          STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER

          THE HONORABLE CARMEN E. GARZA CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

         THIS MATTER is before the Court on the parties' Stipulated Motion for Confidentiality Order, (Doc. 95), filed June 26, 2018. The parties have stipulated and agreed to allow the inspection by the parties of certain records, materials, and information which are not otherwise protected from discovery by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. The parties state that such production will include certain information that is private and confidential and may contain medical and mental health information, or documents that may be or are subject to the terms of HIPAA, various restrictions on the use of juvenile records, and other privacy laws. The parties further state that disclosure of such information may invade the confidentiality and privacy rights of the parties and of third persons not a party to this lawsuit. The Court FINDS that this Confidentiality Order is needed in this action to protect such persons' rights of privacy, to protect confidential information, and to limit disclosure and use of such information and documents to this civil proceeding. The Court hereby enters the following Confidentiality Order protecting the confidentiality of information which is or may be within the knowledge of the parties and which may be subject to discovery in this lawsuit:

         IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

         1. This Order shall govern the use and production and disclosure of the following which may be produced or disclosed during this litigation (hereinafter the “Confidential Material”):

a. Christian Cook's juvenile records, to include medical and mental health, and educational records.

b. Curry County Detention Center records consisting of any internal investigation records located within personnel files of involved officers.

c. Curry County personnel files.

d. Any document containing reference to any non-party detainee.

e. Any other record that is released pursuant to a signed release by any party to this lawsuit.

f. Any document designated as confidential by the parties.

g. Trade secrets or other confidential research, development, or ...