Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Davis v. Prince
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided November 5, 2010No. Case 1:08cv1244PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.
In this False Claims Act 1 case, the magistrate judge issued a protective order that authorizes any party’s counsel to designate any discovery materials 2 as confidential and then prohibits any party from making any public disclosure of that material. Plaintiffs filed an objection to the protective order, pursuant to Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, arguing that the protective order is “clearly erroneous and contrary to law.” For the reasons that follow, the magistrate judge’s order must be vacated.
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Plaintiffs, Melan and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
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