Legal Opinion

Vanderbilt v. Town of Chilmark

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided June 18, 1997No. Civil Action No. 95-12403-JLTPublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*226 MEMORANDUM

TAURO, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, C. Dona Vanderbilt, claims that Defendants discriminated against her in violation of federal and state law. She also alleges that Defendants retaliated against her when she complained of the unlawful discrimination. She seeks damages for, inter alia, emotional distress. On February 18, 1997, the court denied Defendants’ motion to compel the production of evidence relating to Plaintiffs psychotherapy and allowed Plaintiffs motion for a protective order that would shield that evidence from Defendants. This opinion sets forth the court’s reasoning. '

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2Cases cited14 opinions

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  4. Hancock v. DodsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  5. von Bulow v. von BulowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987

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