FORD

Filing 11

CONSENT PRIVACY ACT ORDER, granting 9 Motion for Privacy Act Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 2/25/2010. (tmg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION SHARON FORD, Plaintiff, v. JOHN POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIVIL NO. 3:09CV396

CONSENT PRIVACY ACT ORDER Plaintiff may be entitled to production of records held by the United States Government. Counsel for Defendant has objected to the production of certain documents based on further concerns that the production is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. The parties have filed a Joint Motion for a Privacy Act Order. It appears that the disclosure requested is in the interest of justice and subject to Protective Order entered simultaneously herewith. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that 1. To the extent that Defendant objects to the production of documents on

the ground that such production is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, the objection is overruled and Defendant shall produce the requested documents and other information and material. The Court is authorized to enter the Order pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 551a(b)(11). 2. This Order is without prejudice to any other objections that the Defendant

may have to the discovery requests.

3.

Nothing in this order shall be construed to limit the redaction of

documents to be produced when counsel for Defendant deems such redaction necessary for Privacy Act material unrelated to this lawsuit. SO ORDERED. Signed: February 25, 2010