Nelly Castro v. Nissan North America, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive — Magistrate Judge Daniel S. Roberts enters stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case: Nelly Castro v. Nissan North America, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive
Court: U.S. District Court — Central District of California
Judge: Daniel S. Roberts
Date decided: 2026-11-03
Docket No.: 2:26-cv-05162
Topics: protective order, confidential discovery, designation procedures, challenge procedures, disclosure restrictions, final disposition, magistrate judge

Disposition notice

On November 3, 2026, Magistrate Judge Daniel S. Roberts entered the parties' stipulated protective order in Case No. 2:26-cv-05162-CAS-DSR. The order defines "CONFIDENTIAL" information under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), requires specific page-level designations, prohibits mass or indiscriminate designations, and establishes a meet-and-confer challenge process with the burden on the designating party. Disclosure is limited to outside counsel, party employees, experts, court personnel, court reporters, jury consultants, professional vendors, document authors/custodians, deposition witnesses, and mediators, all subject to signed acknowledgments. The order expires at trial commencement unless compelling reasons are shown, and requires return or destruction of protected material within 60 days of a written request after final disposition, with an exception for counsel's archival copies. Violations may result in contempt or monetary sanctions.

Read the public order