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Conn. Practice Book § 13-5

Protective Order

activein force · 2012-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

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.)

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