CT · rules
Conn. Practice Book § 13-5
Protective Order
Upon motion by a party from whom discovery
is sought, and for good cause shown, the judi -
cial authority may make any order which justice
requires to protect a party from annoyance,
embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or
expense, including one or more of the following:
(1) that the discovery not be had; (2) that the
discovery may be had only on specified terms and
conditions, including a designation of the time or
place; (3) that the discovery may be had only by
a method of discovery other than that selected
by the party seeking discovery; (4) that certain
matters not be inquired into, or that the scope of
the discovery be limited to certain matters; (5)
that discovery be conducted with no one present
except persons designated by the judicial authority; (6) that a deposition after being sealed be
opened only by order of the judicial authority; (7)
that a trade secret or other confidential research,
development, or commercial information not be
disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated
way; (8) that the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed
envelopes to be opened as directed by the judicial
authority; (9) specified terms and conditions relating to the discovery of electronically stored infor -
mation including the allocation of expense of the
discovery of electronically stored information, taking into account the amount in controversy, the
resources of the parties, the importance of the
issues, and the importance of the requested discovery in resolving the issues.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 221.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.)
Provenance
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- 2026-09-15
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- 2026-09-15
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