Conley F. Monk, et al. v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CONLEY F. MONK, et al., Plaintiffs, No. 3:22-cv-1503 (SRU) v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. ORDER ON MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER The United States (the “government”) moves pursuant to Rule 26(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for a protective order prohibiting discovery related to plaintiffs’ requests for data sampling of initial disability benefits claims and records of complaints. See generally Doc. No. 141. Plaintiffs oppose the government’s motion, arguing that the relevant privacy statutes do permit disclosure of the requested…