# Blake Lively granted protective order in Justin Baldoni lawsuit

 legal battle with  co-star  is far from over. But the actress has scored a victory when it comes to details from evidence in the high-profile case becoming public.

In a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Lewis J. Liman issued Thursday and obtained by USA TODAY, Liman granted Lively's  to set confidentiality rules for handling "sensitive" information in her , which has been consolidated into a single court case with Baldoni's  and .

The order, which circumscribes the publication of court materials deemed confidential, details what Liman described as "an appropriately tailored confidentiality order" in the case that applies to Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, Lively and her husband , and any third parties submitting preliminary information in the legal proceedings.

All parties in the case can now designate certain materials in the case as "Confidential" or "Attorneys’ Eyes Only" if the information "is highly likely to cause a significant competitive, business, commercial, financial, or privacy injury" should it become public.

"Any persons subject to this protective order acknowledge that willful violation of this protective order could subject them to punishment for contempt of court," Liman wrote. "This court shall retain jurisdiction over all persons subject to this protective order to the extent necessary to enforce any obligations ... or to impose sanctions for any contempt thereof."

_Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY_

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