American Plastics, Inc. v. Bradley

Filing 36

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: This matter is before the Court on the Stipulated Protective Order filed as a motion for protective order (Doc. 30 ). The motion is DENIED without prejudice... SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen on 11/16/2021. (ANP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
AMERICAN PLASTICS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
STEPHEN BRADLEY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:21 CV 672 JMB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the “Stipulated Protective Order” filed as a motion for
protective order (Doc. 30). The motion is DENIED without prejudice. Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 26(c) provides that “[t]he court may, for good cause” issue an order to protect a party
or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense . . . .” The
burden of establishing good cause falls on the moving party and the motion must be supported by
more than just “stereotypical and conclusory statements.” Miscellaneous Docket Matter No. 1 v.
Misscellaneous Docket M atter No. 2, 197 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 1999). While the parties agree to the
protective order, no good cause has been shown; instead, the parties have merely filed a proposed
order.
In reviewing the proposed order, the court has the following observations: As to paragraph
9, the parties may not file redacted documents without prior court approval. As to paragraph 11,
the court assumes that any requests to limit disclosure of relevant documents/evidence at trial will
be made in a motion in limine.

In paragraph 14, the last sentence will not be approved – orders

of the court will be modified consistent with the federal rules. Finally, it is unclear what paragraph
24 means or intends. With the foregoing in mind, the parties are granted leave to refile their motion

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provided they demonstrate good cause as required by Rule 26 and attach a revised proposed order
for consideration.

/s/ John M. Bodenhausen
JOHN M. BODENHAUSEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Dated this 16th day of November, 2021

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