{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "3103", "citation": "CPLR § 3103", "heading": "Protective orders", "text": ["§ 3103. Protective orders. (a) Prevention of abuse. The court may at any time on its own initiative, or on motion of any party or of any person from whom or about whom discovery is sought, make a protective order denying, limiting, conditioning or regulating the use of any disclosure device. Such order shall be designed to prevent unreasonable annoyance, expense, embarrassment, disadvantage, or other prejudice to any person or the courts.", "(b) Suspension of disclosure pending application for protective order. Service of a notice of motion for a protective order shall suspend disclosure of the particular matter in dispute.", "(c) Suppression of information improperly obtained. If any disclosure under this article has been improperly or irregularly obtained so that a substantial right of a party is prejudiced, the court, on motion, may make an appropriate order, including an order that the information be suppressed."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3103", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A court may control discovery to prevent abuse.\n\n- **(a) The court**, on its own or on request, may deny, limit, condition, or regulate discovery to prevent unreasonable annoyance, expense, embarrassment, disadvantage, or other prejudice.\n- **(b) Serving notice of a protective-order motion** automatically **pauses discovery of the disputed matter**. ★\n- **(c) The court** may suppress improperly or irregularly obtained information when it prejudices a party’s substantial right.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/3103", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}