{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-1264.123","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 1264.123","heading":"Protective order.","body":"(a) A party or a prospective witness or deponent may file a motion for a protective order with respect to discovery sought by an opposing party or with respect to the hearing, seeking to limit the availability or disclosure of evidence.\n(b) In issuing a protective order, the presiding officer may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one or more of the following:\n(1) That the discovery not be had;\n(2) That the discovery may be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place;\n(3) That the discovery may be had only through a method of discovery other than that requested;\n(4) That certain matters not be inquired into, or that the scope of discovery be limited to certain matters;\n(5) That discovery be conducted with no one present except persons designated by the presiding officer;\n(6) That the contents of discovery or evidence be sealed;\n(7) That a deposition after being sealed be opened only by order of the presiding officer;\n(8) That a trade secret or other confidential research, development, commercial information, or facts pertaining to any criminal investigation, proceeding, or other administrative investigation not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated way; or\n(9) That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the presiding officer.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","PART 1264—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL PENALTIES ACT OF 1986"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"2fa8a0481ead3848bd235372b005117519a102ae94a900da0ec9b6185290e35c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-1264.122","next":"us/14-cfr-1264.124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}