| | Several decisions have urged courts to require discovery to take place without confidential agreements. ''See, e.g.'', ''Wilk v. American Med. Ass'n'', 635 F.2d 1295, 1299 (7th Cir. 1980) (holding that pretrial discovery should take place in public view, without confidentiality, unless there are strong reasons to limit access by the public to the information); ''Westchester Radiological Ass'n v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Greater N.Y., Inc.'', 138 F.R.D. 33, 36 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) (holding that discovery "should be publicly available whenever possible," unless a good cause is shown for confidentiality); ''Omega Homes, Inc. v. Citicorp Acceptance Co.'', 656 F. Supp. 393, 403 (W.D. Va. 1987) (stating that discovery "should be available to the public" unless it falls within one of the limitations of Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(c)). | | Several decisions have urged courts to require discovery to take place without confidential agreements. ''See, e.g.'', ''Wilk v. American Med. Ass'n'', 635 F.2d 1295, 1299 (7th Cir. 1980) (holding that pretrial discovery should take place in public view, without confidentiality, unless there are strong reasons to limit access by the public to the information); ''Westchester Radiological Ass'n v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Greater N.Y., Inc.'', 138 F.R.D. 33, 36 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) (holding that discovery "should be publicly available whenever possible," unless a good cause is shown for confidentiality); ''Omega Homes, Inc. v. Citicorp Acceptance Co.'', 656 F. Supp. 393, 403 (W.D. Va. 1987) (stating that discovery "should be available to the public" unless it falls within one of the limitations of Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(c)). |
| | + | :(1) In General. A party or any person from whom discovery is sought may move for a protective order in the court where the action is pending--or as an alternative on matters relating to a deposition, in the court for the district where the deposition will be taken. The motion must include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with other affected parties in an effort to resolve the dispute without court action. The court may, for good cause, issue an order to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following: |