Opinion
Case No. 6:05-cv-1421-Orl-22KRS.
November 29, 2006
ORDER
This cause came on for consideration without oral argument on the Stipulation for Protective Order, doc. no. 53, which the Court construes as a motion for the entry of a protective order. It is unclear whether information protected as confidential under the stipulation is only "Ryland homeowner names, addresses and phone numbers," or whether it permits the parties to designate as confidential any information produced during discovery, even if the information does not disclose Ryland homeowner names, addresses and phone numbers.
Before entering a protective order, the Court must find that good cause warrants the entry of the order with respect to each category of documents or information sought to be included in the order. In re Alexander Grant Co. Litigation, 820 F.2d 352, 355-57 (11th Cir. 1987). The parties have not presented good cause to support the vague description of confidential documents in this proposed protective order. Therefore, the motion is DENIED.
The parties are free to enter into a private confidentiality agreement.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida.