District court — civil · Motions
Motion for Protective Order (Rule 26(c))
Protects a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression or undue burden in discovery.
Filed by: Any party
Not yet verified. Compiled from the national rules and not yet verified by a reviewing attorney. The national rules are amended each December 1, and local rules, standing orders and judges' practices add to them. Confirm with the current rules before filing. This is not legal advice.
What it must include
- Caption: court name, title of the action, file number and document designation (FRCP 10(a))
- Motion and good-cause showing (FRCP 26(c)(1))
- Certification of good-faith conferral (FRCP 26(c)(1))
- Proposed protective order
- Signature of attorney of record with address, email and phone (FRCP 11(a))
- Certificate of service, unless served through the court’s electronic-filing system on registered users (FRCP 5(d)(1)(B))
Governing rules
- FRCP 26(c)
Check the local rules for
- Model or standard protective order
- Meet-and-confer certification before filing
Applies in federal district courts. Find your court for its local requirements.
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