The West Virginia Order Governing the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents or Other Materials under Rule 502(d) (L R CIV P 26.4 Form) is an order issued by a court in the state of West Virginia that protects against the inadvertent disclosure of documents or other materials during discovery in civil litigation. The order requires that all documents or materials inadvertently disclosed to opposing parties must be returned to the disclosing party or destroyed. The order also requires that the disclosing party must notify the opposing party of the inadvertent disclosure and provide a written description of the documents or materials that were disclosed. West Virginia Order Governing the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents or Other Materials under Rule 502(d) (L R CIV P 26.4 Form) is divided into two types: # An Order of Protection (Form 26.4A) which requires the production of documents or other materials to the disclosing party and the destruction of all copies of documents or other materials in the possession of opposing parties. # An Order to Show Cause (Form 26.4B) which requires a hearing to determine whether the documents or other materials must be produced to the disclosing party. The West Virginia Order Governing the Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents or Other Materials under Rule 502(d) (L R CIV P 26.4 Form) protects the rights of both parties in civil litigation by ensuring that documents or other materials inadvertently disclosed are returned or destroyed and not used for any other purpose.