Emma Cuadros Ortiz v. Circle K Stores Incorporated, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona denied without prejudice the parties’ stipulation for entry of a protective order. The court held that the proposed order was an impermissibly broad global protective order and that the parties had not shown the particularized good cause required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

Holdings

1. The parties failed to demonstrate good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) because they made no particularized showing that disclosure of specified information would cause identifiable, significant harm.
2. The proposed protective order was impermissibly broad because it purported to cover undefined materials and categories without a showing that the information fell within Rule 26(c)'s limited protections.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties established good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) for entry of the proposed protective order.
2. Whether the proposed protective order was impermissibly broad because it operated as a global protective order without identifying specific documents, categories of information, or cognizable harms.

Disposition

other