Roudachevski v. All-American Care Centers Inc et al

Filing 51

AGREED QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER 48 regarding confidential information. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 12/15/11. (vjt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION

EVGUENI ROUDACHEVSKI, D.O.
Plaintiff
V.
ALL-AMERICAN CARE CENTERS,
INC. d/b/a ALL-AMERICAN CARE
OF LITTLE ROCK

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NO: 4:11CV00230 SWW

AGREED QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER
The parties have requested that the Court enter a qualified protective order in accordance
with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Regulations to allow the
discovery of protected health information.
1. Dr. Roudachevski brought suit against All-American alleging that its decision to
terminate his privilege to practice medicine at its facility violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade
Practices Act, intentionally interfered with his contractual relationships or business expectancies,
and constituted outrage and wrongful termination under Arkansas law. Among other things, Dr.
Roudachevski seeks to recover lost income from medical care and treatment provided to AllAmerican’s residents.
2. During the course of this case it is probable that the parties will exchange
documents that contain confidential patient information, or information that could lead to the
deduction of confidential patient information, covered by the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
3. For example, in its requests for production of documents, All-American has

requested to inspect Dr. Roudachevski’s CMS and related billings and receipts relating to his
practice at All-American from September 1, 2010, to February 24, 2011. At this time, it is
anticipated that the requested documents will be used with regard to Dr. Roudachevski’s claims
for damages.
4. The parties agree that confidential documents shall not be disclosed, directly or
indirectly, to anyone other than the parties and attorneys for the parties for purposes of this
action. Nothing in this Confidentiality Agreement and Stipulated Protective Order prevents any
party from disclosing confidential documents to the Court or jury impaneled at the trial of this
case, subject to such protections as the court may order with respect to the treatment of
confidential documents at trial.
5. The parties’ agreement to produce confidential documents pursuant to this
Protective Order shall not be deemed an agreement that such documents (1) constitute or contain
confidential information, or (2) are relevant to any matter at issue in this action. Each party
reserves the right to object to or to seek an appropriate order limiting any use which any other
party may seek to make of such confidential documents either in discovery or at the trial of this
action.
6. Before any confidential documents are included in a court filing, the parties shall
first attempt to reach an agreement to redact certain confidential information before any court
filing is made. However, if an agreement cannot be reached and it becomes necessary to include
information obtained from confidential documents or to use such confidential documents in any
court filing, any such filing should be made under seal, if not prohibited by law.
7. The parties are prohibited from using or disclosing the requested documents for

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any other purpose than the present litigation.
8. Within 30 days after an entry of an Order dismissing this action, whether such
dismissal is with or without prejudice, or the entry of final judgment, the parties are required to
return any copies of the requested documents containing confidential information to the
providing party (Dr. Roudachevski or All-American), along with any copies of the records that
the parties or those acting on their behalf made of the requested patient records. For the purposes
of this order, the term “copy” or “copies” includes any electronic version of the requested patient
records.
9. In the alternative, the parties may submit an affidavit to this Court within 30 days
after entry of an Order dismissing the action, affirming that all copies of the requested
documents, along with any copies made by the parties or those acting on their behalf, were
destroyed.
10. In the event that either party appeals from an Order dismissing the litigation or
final judgment, the records must be returned or destroyed within 30 days after any such appeals
have been exhausted.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011.
/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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