Howen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00106-DAD-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER ENTERING STIPULATED

PROTECTIVE ORDER

v. (ECF No. 14) LAWRENCE A. HOWEN, et al., Defendants.

16 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of discovery material between the parties, facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality, adequately protect individually identifiable health information entitled to be kept confidential, and ensure that protection is afforded only to material so entitled, the United States and Defendants stipulate pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), as follows: I. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential health information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to, and…