Section 2.32 Protective Orders Generally

• Library: Discovery 2015

Rule 56.01(c) provides a method of obtaining protection from discovery that may constitute “annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense.” The protection is available to parties to the action, presumably including a party seeking discovery, as well as nonparties from whom discovery is sought. Thus, a nonparty whose deposition is scheduled or in progress, or whose physical or mental examination is sought, may take affirmative action by seeking a protective order.

Protective orders will generally be used in connection with depositions...