Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 18

ORDER granting in part and denying in part #13 Motion to Compel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon. (Miles, M)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,
Case No. 5:11-cv-13742
Plaintiff,
Hon. John Corbett O’Meara
Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon

v.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant.
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO COMPEL RELEASE OF MEDICAL RECORDS
This matter having come before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s
Release of Medical Records, and the Court being otherwise fully advised;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the medical authorizations prepared by Defendant and
previously provided to Plaintiff and Charging Party and attached to Defendant’s Motion at
Exhibit A will be modified such that language authorizing the release of communications with
patient’s attorney and of billing and insurance records will be stricken.

In addition, the

authorizations directed to Oakwood Hospital and William Beaumont Hospital will be modified
such that the authorizations permit the release of records going back ten years only.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff will provide to Defendant medical
authorizations, modified as described above, signed by Charging Party Jane Harris, for the
medical providers listed below within ten days of the date of this Order:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Troy Gastroenterology, Center for Digestive Health (Rochester Hills)
Troy Gastroenterology, Center for Digestive Health (Troy)
Troy Internal Medicine, P.C.
University of Michigan Medical Center

e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.

Dr. Gilbert Ladd
Dr. Shauna Diggs
William Beaumont Hospital
Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates, P.C.
LMT Rehabilitation Associates, P.C.
Oakwood Hospital
Psychiatric Specialists, PLC
Dr. Kurt Neumann
Linda Diaz
s/Mark A. Randon
Mark A. Randon
United States Magistrate Judge

Dated: December 22, 2011
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served on the parties of record on this date,
December 22, 2011, electronically.
s/Melody R. Miles
Case Manager to Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon

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