Opinion
Case No. 3:04-cv-522-J-25HTS.
March 14, 2006
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on the Joint Motion for Entry of a Confidentiality Order (Doc. #219; Motion), filed on March 9, 2006. A proposed Agreed Confidentiality Order on Medical and Mental Health Information of Non-Party Correctional Officers or Other Persons (Proposed Confidentiality Order) is attached thereto as Exhibit 1.
The Motion contains no showing of good cause, as required pursuant to Rule 26(c), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Furthermore, the Order (Doc. #176; Order), referred to in the Proposed Confidentiality Order, instructed Plaintiffs to "sign a confidentiality agreement stating that the [discovery at issue] will be used only in the context of the instant litigation." Order at 2 (emphasis added). Court involvement was not contemplated therein.
In light of the foregoing, the Motion (Doc. #219) is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED.