Joint Status Report

Discovery Protective Order, Confidential Language (pdf)

Discovery Protective Order, Confidential Language (docx)

Civil Pretrial Order

Protective Orders Seeking Confidential Treatment of Materials or Information Produced, or to be Produced, During Discovery

A party seeking a protective order to allow for the confidential treatment of materials or information to be produced during discovery shall file a motion which must include:

    1.  A factual statement of the basis for a protective order;
    2.  A statement of all parties’ agreement or objection to the motion;
    3.  An attached proposed protective order using the template provided below customized (using redlining or track changes) to the case as well as a copy of the proposed Order submitted pursuant to this Court’s ECF Manual, p. 18;
    4.  A statement of any changes to the template (as shown using redlining or track changes) with the reasons for the requested changes or a statement indicating that no changes were made to the template; and
    5.  A statement that the motion is in compliance with these instructions.