For those keeping track, the protective order for discovery in the CHIPS case was agreed jointly between the parties, although the court would be the one to issue the order.
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This is separate from the later request he made for the court to seal the ordinarily public records, which would require a finding of exceptional circumstances by the court, and Nick wanting the records to be sealed so the truth couldn't contradict the lies he tells on his show does not sound like a relevant exceptional circumstance. Maybe he got lucky though.
It is also worth noting that the body cam footage was provided as discovery to Nick/Kayla in their SEPARATE CRIMINAL CASE (see quoted post below), though possibly also duplicated in the CHIPS case, who knows: