{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-76.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 76.24","heading":"Protective order.","body":"(a) A party or a prospective witness or deponent may seek to limit the availability or disclosure of evidence by filing a motion for a protective order with respect to discovery sought by an opposing party or with respect to the hearing.\n(b) In issuing a protective order, the Judge may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, or to protect privileged information including one or more of the following orders:\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 the subject of inquiry, 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 Judge;\n(6) That the contents of discovery or evidence be sealed;\n(7) That a sealed deposition be opened only by order of the Judge;\n(8) That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the Judge.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 76—RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"2ba5e3bf6116f8af501421c15268e4e4f1cf4e44f3ae79bb5257b3be8839f242","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-76.23","next":"us/28-cfr-76.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}