Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter

(a) IN GENERAL. On motion or on its own, the court may, with or without notice, issue any order that justice requires to: (1) protect the estate or any entity regarding a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial in- formation; (2) protect an entity from scandalous or defamatory matter in any document filed in a bankruptcy case; or (3) protect governmental matters made confidential by stat- ute or regulation. (b) MOTION TO VACATE OR MODIFY AN ORDER ISSUED WITHOUT NO- TICE. An entity affected by an order issued under (a) without no- tice may move to vacate or modify it. After notice and a hearing, the court must rule on the motion. (As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)