Opinion ID: 775768
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: 19 We review the District Court's order lifting its protective order for abuse of discretion. 6 See In re Agent Orange Prod. Liab. Litig., 821 F.2d 139, 147 (2d Cir. 1987), (Agent Orange). As we have repeatedly observed, a District Court necessarily abuses its discretion if its conclusions are based on an erroneous determination of law. Crescent Publ'g Group, Inc. v. Playboy Enters., Inc. 246 F.3d 142, 146 (2d Cir. 2001)(quoting Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publ'g Co., 240 F.3d 116, 121 (2d Cir. 2001)).