Rule 23, Section 16 — Orders for the protection of parties and deponents

Text of the provision

Sec. 16. Orders for the protection of parties and deponents. — After notice is served for taking a deposition by oral examination, upon motion seasonably made by any party or by the person to be examined and for good cause shown, the court in which the action is pending may make the following orders: (a) That the deposition shall not be taken; (b) That the deposition may be taken only at some designated place other than that stated in the notice; (c) That the deposition may be taken only on written interrogatories; (d) That certain matters shall not be inquired into; (e) That the scope of the examination shall be held with no one present except the parties to the action and their officers or counsel; (f) That after being sealed the deposition shall be opened only by order of the court; (g) That secret processes, developments, or research need not be disclosed; or (h) That the parties shall simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the court. The court may make any other order which justice requires to protect the party or witness from annoyance, embarrassment, or oppression.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 23, Section 16. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.