N.Y. CPLR § 3103

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 3103 Protective orders § 3103. Protective orders. (a) Prevention of abuse. The court may atany time on its own initiative, or on motion of any party or of anyperson from whom or about whom discovery is sought, make a protectiveorder denying, limiting, conditioning or regulating the use of anydisclosure device. Such order shall be designed to prevent unreasonableannoyance, expense, embarrassment, disadvantage, or other prejudice toany person or the courts.(b) Suspension of disclosure pending application for protective order.Service of a notice of motion for a protective order shall suspenddisclosure of the particular matter in dispute.(c) Suppression of information improperly obtained. If any disclosureunder this article has been improperly or irregularly obtained so that asubstantial right of a party is prejudiced, the court, on motion, maymake an appropriate order, including an order that the information besuppressed.