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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 35 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United Nuclear Corp. v. Cranford Insurance.

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1 United Nuclear Corp. v. Cranford Insurance Anchor
ca10 · 1990
green “as long as a protective order remains in effect, the court that entered the order retains the power to modify it, even if the underlying suit has been dismissed.” 25
2 Public Citizen v. Liggett Group, Inc.
ca1 · 1988
green “we note that the courts and commentators seem unanimous in finding such an inherent power to modify discovery-related protective orders, even after judgment, when circumstances justify.” 7
3 Yates v. Applied Performance Technologies, Inc.
ohsd · 2002
green “if the parties were free to disclose confidential information upon dismissal of a case, protective orders would cease to fulfill their intended purpose which is to encourage full disclosure of all relevant information.” 3

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