Pro Billiards Tour Ass'n v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

ORDER

ELIASON, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Pro Billiards Tour Association, Inc. (“PBTA”) seeks a protective order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c)(2). That rule authorizes a court to order “that the disclosure or discovery may be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the time or place.” Underlying the motion is an audiotape recording made at a meeting between the parties on March 13, 1997.

Plaintiff tape recorded the meeting with the knowledge of defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s (“RJR”) representatives. Defendant has submitted a Rule 34…