Is a party seeking non-disclosure or a protective order required to show good cause?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from In re N.Y. Racing Ass'n Inc., Case No. 06-12618 (JLG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016):

documents are relevant, the burden is upon the party seeking non-disclosure or a protective order to show good cause."). Thus, "[a]n overly broad request may justify issuance of a protective order precluding irrelevant discovery." Sec. Ins. Co. of Hartford v. Trustmark Ins. Co., 218 F.R.D. 24, 27 (D. Conn. 2003).27

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