(a) Applicability.
The Standard Protective Order, available on the court’s website, applies in every
case involving the disclosure of any information designated as confidential,
unless the court orders otherwise. It is effective by operation of this rule at the
time a case is filed and does not need to be entered in a case docket to be
effective.
(b) Improper Discovery Objection.
Except as the court may otherwise order, it is improper to object to a discovery
request or fail to produce Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) initial disclosures on the basis
that the court has not entered a protective order.
(c) Relief From the Standard Protective Order.
A party may file a motion, consistent with DUCivR 7-1, seeking relief from the
Standard Protective Order.
