Sinclair v. Salisbury Police Officers et al
Filing
57
LETTER OPINION granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's 50 Request to Quash Defendants' Subpoena served on PRMC filed by Daryl James Sinclair. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson on 12/22/2014. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
Chambers of
J. Mark Coulson
U.S. Magistrate Judge
101 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
MDD_JMCChambers@mdd.uscourts.gov
Phone: (410) 962-4953
Fax: (410) 962-2985
December 22, 2014
LETTER OPINION TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD
Re: Sinclair v. Salisbury Police Officers et al.
Civil No. 13-CV-1735-GLR
Dear Counsel:
The Court has before it Plaintiff’s letter requesting that the subpoena served by Defendants on
Peninsula Regional Medical Center (“PRMC”) be quashed or limited in scope. (ECF No. 50). Plaintiff
argues that the subpoena is overbroad and intrusive on the grounds that it is unlimited in time or
scope. (Id.) Plaintiff further argues that only “relevant” medical records should be produced
pursuant to the subpoena and defines relevant as relating to the injuries alleged in the Complaint (i.e.
injuries to his face, mouth and psychological trauma). (Id.) Plaintiff also requests that a protective
order be entered. (Id.) Defendants accept Plaintiff’s proposed time limitation (dating back to 2007)
and are amenable to a protective order but argue that the proposed subject matter scope is too
limited. (ECF No. 54).
This Court agrees that the subject matter of the subpoena should not be limited as requested
by Plaintiff. Indeed it is impossible to determine the relevance of a medical record without first
having an opportunity to review it. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request to quash Defendants’ subpoena
served on PRMC is granted in part and denied in part and the Court makes the following specific
rulings:
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The scope of the subpoena shall be limited in time to 2007 through the present;
The Parties are directed to confer and execute a protective order within 15 days of the entry of
this order;
As to the personal information Plaintiff asserts is contained in Defendants’ filing (ECF No. 541), the Clerk will be directed to disable the link to that document.
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Despite the informal nature of this letter, it is an Order of the Court and the Clerk is directed to
docket it as such.
Sincerely yours,
/s/
J. Mark Coulson
United States Magistrate Judge
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