(a) In considering a motion for an order of discovery—or a motion, by a party or other person from whom discovery is sought, to reconsider or amend an order of discovery—the ALJ may enter any order that justice requires, to protect a person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense. This order may—

1. (1) Confine discovery to specific terms and conditions, such as a particular time and place;
2. (2) Confine discovery to a method other than that selected by the party seeking it;
3. (3) Preclude inquiry into certain matters;
4. (4) Direct that discovery occur with no one present except persons designated by the ALJ;
5. (5) Preclude the disclosure of a trade secret or other proprietary information, or allow its disclosure only in a designated way or only to designated persons; or
6. (6) Require that the person from whom discovery is sought file specific documents or information under seal for opening at the direction of the ALJ.

(c) Upon motion by a person from whom discovery is sought, the ALJ may—

1. (1) Restrict or defer disclosure by a party either of the name of a witness or, if the witness comes from the Coast Guard, of any prior statement of the witness; and
2. (2) Prescribe other appropriate measures to protect a witness.