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Motion for Protective Order

Before filing

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    Timing: a protective-order motion precedes the response or deposition it concerns

    Rule 1.280(c) relief is prospective — a motion filed after the response deadline or after the deposition may be moot; count time under Rule 2.514.

    Rule: Computing Time — Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514 →

Filing

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    State the specific harm and the specific protection sought

    Rule 1.280's protective-order authority runs on good cause and concrete terms — not general objection language.

Scheduling

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    Setting: discovery motions go on motion calendar or special set by division; an expedited setting follows the division's procedure when the date is imminent

    Divisions split between motion calendar and special set for discovery motions; the division page controls.

Before the hearing

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    Submit hearing materials per the division's instructions

After the hearing

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    Submit the proposed order in the division's required format

    Rule: Proposed Orders: Word Format via Online Services — Division AO →

Steps marked “check the division's instructions” vary by judge — that variance is exactly what BenchPath tracks. Search your county and division for the specific requirements before relying on the generic sequence. Not legal advice.