Gottstein v. National Ass'n for the Self Employed

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RUSHFELT, United States Magistrate Judge.

Before the court is Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (doc. 42). Pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 26(c), defendants PFL Life Insurance Company, UICI, Ron Jensen, and the National Association for the Self-Employed seek an order to protect confidential, commercially sensitive, and proprietary information produced during discovery. Plaintiffs oppose the motion.

The parties generally agree that a confidentiality order is necessary to prohibit unlimited dissemination of certain information obtained in discovery. They also generally agree…