Rule 10 No Limit on Number of Protective Orders
Part IV. Access to Courts
Rule Text
(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.
Amendment history: Formerly Rule 1 in part, added Sept. 5, 2007, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Amended Sept. 16, 2008, effective Sept. 26, 2008. Adopted on a permanent basis effective Sept. 3, 2009. Amended Aug. 30, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Renumbered Rule 10 and amended Aug. 27, 2015, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Amended Aug. 27, 2019, effective Jan. 1, 2020.