§76.24. Protective order.
28 C.F.R. § 76.24
A party or a prospective witness or deponent may seek to limit the availability or disclosure of evidence by filing a motion for a protective order with respect to discovery sought by an opposing party or with respect to the hearing.
In issuing a protective order, the Judge may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, or to protect privileged information including one or more of the following orders:
That the discovery not be had;
That the discovery may be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place;
That the discovery may be had only through a method of discovery other than that requested;
That certain matters not be the subject of inquiry, or that the scope of discovery be limited to certain matters;
That discovery be conducted with no one present except persons designated by the Judge;
That the contents of discovery or evidence be sealed;
That a sealed deposition be opened only by order of the Judge;
That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the Judge.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 21 U.S.C. 844a, 875, 876; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510,; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321.
Source
Source: Order No. 1462-90, 56 FR 1089, Jan. 11, 1991, unless otherwise noted.