Pettit v. United States of America

Filing 65

OPINION AND ORDER : Government is ORDERED to submit to the court for in camera review documents specified in order text, along with the equivalent medical records, within 30 days. Pettits appeal remains UNDER ADVISEMENT. Signed by Judge William C Lee on 2/17/15. (mc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
HAROLD PETTIT,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 2:13cv253

OPINION AND ORDER
On December 29, 2014, this court entered an order directing the Government to submit,
for in camera review, the documents identified in Privilege Logs 1-3. These documents consist
of a “Patient Fall Report”, “Report of an Adverse Event”, and “Root Cause Analysis”.
On January 28, 2015, the Government submitted the “Patient Fall Report”, numbered
pettitvap001 through and including pettitvap003. The Government has not submitted the
“Report of an Adverse Event” and the “Root Cause Analysis”, as ordered. These documents are
identified in the Privilege Log as documents two and three. (See Exhibit to Plaintiff’s Brief in
Support of Motion to Compel and Request for a Hearing on the Matter, DE 32).
Again, the court orders the Government to submit for in camera review the “Report of an
Adverse Event” and the “Root Cause Analysis” documents, along with the equivalent medical
records already in the plaintiff’s possession, if any.

Conclusion
The Government is ORDERED to submit the above-referenced documents to the court,

along with the equivalent medical records, within 30 days. Pettit’s appeal remains UNDER
ADVISEMENT.

Entered: February 17, 2015.

s/ William C. Lee
William C. Lee, Judge
United States District Court

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