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Protective order for law-enforcement-generated video discovery (CHP MVARS and body-worn camera video): on the parties' stipulation, the general order governs use and disclosure of the video, limits copies and disclosure, requires destruction of copies at the end of the case, and survives final termination. Effective May 5, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
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[File stamp: FILED, San Diego Superior Court, MAY 05 2026, Clerk of the Superior Court, By: C. Lainez, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT GENERATED VIDEO DISCOVERY GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 050526-36 Pursuant to the authority set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 10.603, THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: In any case involving the discovery of Law Enforcement Generated Video (“Video”), including CHP MVARS and/or Body Worn Camera, the People have sought a protective order governing the use and disclosure of the Video, subject to stipulation by the parties. Pursuant to Penal Code section 1054.7, the court makes the following order: 1. Upon stipulation of the parties, whether oral or written, this General Order shall serve as a protective order governing the use and disclosure of the Video, the parties agree to be bound by the following terms and provisions. For the purposes of this General Order, the term “party” includes the prosecutor, the defendant, and any court-appointed, privately retained or volunteer defense attorney. 2. Use of the Video is limited to the proceeding from which it originated and is prohibited in any other case or proceeding. 3. The Video must not be downloaded, uploaded, or input into any computer program, application, or internet website after the issuance of this order. This does not apply to any computer program maintained and used specifically for the criminal action in which it is discoverable. 4. Authorized individuals must not be prohibited from accessing the Video if they would otherwise have access to it in the normal course of their duties. 5. Disclosure of the contents of the Video is limited to the following persons: any counsel, party, defendant, or witness in the case, and any legal intern, investigator, expert or consultant retained or used by any party to work on the case. 6. No copy of the Video will be provided to any defendant or witness without further order of the court. 7. A copy of the Video may be provided to any investigator, expert, or consultant retained by any party in connection with the case in which the Video is discoverable. Any such copies must be destroyed by the investigator, expert, or consultant upon the final termination of the case. Confirmation of the destruction must be provided to defense counsel. 8. Counsel for any party to the case must advise all individuals to whom the Video is disclosed of the terms of this General Order and must obtain each individual’s agreement to be bound by the General Order. In the event such individual does not agree to be bound by the General Order, the Video and its contents must not be disclosed to that person. 9. Defense counsel will not disclose to the Defendant or any witness, either orally or in writing, any personal identifying information as defined in Penal Code section 530.55(b) or pursuant to Penal Code section 1054.2, except for the name of any person identified in the Video. 10. This General Order and the obligations of all persons subject to it, will remain in effect after the final termination of a case, whether by settlement, judgment, dismissal, appeal, or otherwise. The Court retains jurisdiction to modify the protective order and to make further orders regarding the custody, control, disclosure, and use of the Video. Violation of this order is punishable as contempt of court and as provided under the general laws of the State of California. This order shall become effective immediately, and expire on December 31, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by this court. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: May 5, 2026
[File stamp: FILED, San Diego Superior Court, MAY 05 2026, Clerk of the Superior Court, By: C. Lainez, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT GENERATED VIDEO DISCOVERY GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 050526-36 Pursuant to the authority set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 10.603, THIS COURT FI
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 San Diego build) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-san-diego/go/general_order_050526-36.pdf (96993 bytes, sha256 2027ffc245e7bbd6d1a66bc34f61af9652ef091edffa8870830c481fc342b662; 3 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan with no usable text layer: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and section sign checked in full-resolution crops; pleading line numbers and “///” fill marks omitted; the file stamp and signature bracketed. The posted copy ends at the date line; it carries no signature or name block. Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.