Martin v. Washington Post Company et al

Filing 19

RESPONSE to Motion re 18 MOTION to Vacate 17 Judgment MOTION for Recusal of Judge Scott filed by Defendant Daniel Morse. (Craven, Donald)

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Monday, 14 April, 2008 04:10:24 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD

E-FILED

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS LEVAIL GIVENS, K57839, Plaintiff, v. ROGER E. WALKER, JR.; BASHIRAHMED AMEIJI; MARSHALL KEYS; MARVIN COOLEY; and CHAPLAIN COLEMAN, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 07-2229

MOTION FOR HIPAA QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER NOW COMES the Defendant, BASHIR AMEJI, M.D. (incorrectly referred to as "Bashirahmed Ameiji"), by his attorney, THERESA M. POWELL of HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN, and moves the Court for the entry of a HIPAA Qualified Protective Order. In support thereof, Defendant states as follows: 1. Plaintiff has filed this cause of action in which the medical condition and treatment

of Plaintiff, Levail Givens, is in issue. 2. Pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 164.512 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

Act (HIPAA) an HIPAA Qualified Protective Order is necessary to allow the parties to this litigation to obtain and use protected health information pursuant to HIPAA for the purpose of this litigation while preventing unauthorized disclosure of said protected health information. 3. That the attached HIPAA Qualified Protective Order (Exhibit A) should be entered

to protect the protected health information from authorized disclosure while still permitting its use
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solely for purposes of this litigation.

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WHEREFORE, the Defendant, BASHIR AMEJI, M.S., respectfully moves the Court to enter the attached HIPAA Qualified Protective Order (Exhibit A) and for such other relief as the Court deems necessary. Respectfully submitted, BASHIR AMEJI, M.D., Defendant, HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN, Attorneys for Defendant, BY: /s/Theresa M. Powell Theresa M. Powell, #6230402 HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN Suite 575, National City Center P. O. Box 1687 Springfield, IL 62705 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 14, 2008, I electronically filed Motion for HIPAA Qualified Protective Order with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filings(s) to the following: Michael J. Lanzdorf [e-mail] and I hereby certify that on April 14, 2008, I mailed by United States Postal Service, the document(s) to the following non-registered participants: Levail Givens, K57839 Danville Correctional Center Inmate Mail/Parcels 3820 East Main Street Danville, IL 61834 /s/Theresa M. Powell Theresa M. Powell, #6230402 HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN Suite 575, National City Center P. O. Box 1687 Springfield, IL 62705 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail]

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