Rule 10 - No Limit on Number of Protective Orders(a) No Limit on Requests. The number of times a plaintiff may request a protective order is not limited.(b) No Limit on Orders Granted. The number of protective orders that courts may grant to the same plaintiff is not limited by statute.(c) New Order Pending Expiration of Current Order. A plaintiff may file a petition for another protective order if the plaintiff believes protection is still needed pending expiration of the current protective order.Formerly Rule 1 in part, added Sept. 5, 2007, effective 1/1/2008. Amended Sept. 16, 2008, effective 9/26/2008. Adopted on a permanent basis effective 9/3/2009. Amended Aug. 30, 2012, effective 1/1/2013. Renumbered Rule 10 and amended Aug. 27, 2015, effective 1/1/2016; amended August 27, 2019 1/1/2020.HISTORICAL NOTES
Former Rule 10 was renumbered as Rules 13 and 15 Aug. 27, 2015, effective Jan. 1, 2016.