Schueller v. Goddard et al

Filing 12

QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge William R. Wilson, Jr on 4/24/09. (bkp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF DIVISION STEVEN C. SCHUELLER, M.D. VS. 5:08CV00126-WRW PLAINTIFF

RICHARD L. GODDARD, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CEO DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; JOE GRIFFITH, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; BOB KIZER IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; DR. JOSEPH MILES, DDS IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; GARY SHRUM IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; VERNA SIMS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; MIKE WARD IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; JOHN DOES #1 AND #2 QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER

DEFENDANTS

Defendants have designated as initial disclosures and/or responsive documentation information and records that may contain medical information on past and present Drew Memorial Hospital patients. Defendants have objected to producing any such records or information without a qualified protective order on grounds that the information and documentation sought is confidential, implicates the privacy rights of third parties, and contains federally protected health and/or medical information. The parties have agreed that the information and/or documentation can be produced only pursuant to a qualified protective order of the Court requiring defendants to produce the information and/or documentation and protecting the confidential and private nature of the information and/or documentation. It is therefore ordered that defendants are to produce the above-referenced records and information; that the parties to this action may use or disclose the records and information

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produced only for the specific purpose of this litigation and for no other purpose; that any records filed with the Court be redacted to the extent feasible to protect the privacy and identities of the past or present Drew Memorial patients, or that such records be filed under seal; that the contents of such documentation will not be disclosed to any other individuals or entities other than an expert witness retained by the plaintiff or by the defendants (if needed) during the course of and for the sole purpose of this litigation; that neither the plaintiff's attorneys nor defendants' attorneys, nor anyone acting on their behalf or the parties' behalf, shall in any way directly or indirectly transfer or communicate any of the information obtained to any person except for necessary and proper purposes directly related to this litigation; that any person with whom a necessary and proper communication is made shall be bound by the terms of this order; and that plaintiff's attorneys and defendants' attorneys shall provide a copy of this order to such persons in receipt of such necessary and proper communications. Furthermore, at the conclusion of this litigation, plaintiff's attorneys are to return to defendants the originals of the documentation produced and any copies made of those originals. Dated this 24th day of April, 2009.

/s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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APPROVED AS TO FORM: WELCH AND KITCHENS, LLC One Riverfront Place, Suite 413 North Little Rock, AR 72114 [phone]

By

/s/ Lloyd W. Kitchens Lloyd W. "Tre" Kitchens (99075) Attorneys for Plaintiff

C.C. Gibson, III GIBSON & KEITH P.L.L.C. 119 South Main Street P.O. Drawer 447 Monticello, Arkansas 71657 [phone] FAX: [phone] and WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS LLP 200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3699 [phone] FAX: [phone] E-MAIL: [e-mail]

By

/s/ Michelle M. Kaemmerling Michelle M. Kaemmerling (2001227) Attorneys for Defendants

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