With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". 91 L.Ed. 451 (1947); see Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(3)(A)(ii). “[T]he purpose of the work product privilege is to protect the integrity of the adversary process.” Parrott v. Wilson, 707 F.2d 1262, 1271 (11th Cir.1983); see also Admiral Ins. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Ct., Dist. of Az., 881 F.2d 1486, 1494 (9th Cir.1989) (“The conditional protections afforded by the work-product rule prevent exploitation of a party’s efforts in preparing for litigation.”). Not surprisingly, it does not apply to foster a distortion of the adversary process by protecting illegal actions by an attorney. Because its purpose “is to protect the integrity of the adversary process[,] ... it would be improper to allow an attorney to exploit the privilege for ends that are antithetical to that process.” Parrott, 707 F.2d at 1271 (<HOLDING>) (citing Moody v. I.R.S., 654 F.2d 795, 800

A: holding an attorneys unethical conduct in secretly recording conversations with witnesses vitiated the work product protection as to those recordings
B: holding that the burden of proof lies on the party asserting the protection of the work product doctrine
C: holding that the party asserting work product protection has the burden of establishing that the doctrine applies
D: holding that opinion work product is entitled to nearly absolute protection with limited exceptions
A.