Dunn v. Dunn

OPINION AND ORDER

Myron H. Thompson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. Introduction

The issue currently before the court in this prison-conditions case is whether the plaintiffs are entitled, under either Federal Rule of Evidence 501 (specifically as interpreted in Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 116 S.Ct. 1923, 135 L.Ed.2d 337 (1996)) or the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI), 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801-10807, to the production of quality-assurance documents by non-party MHM Correctional Services, Inc. (MHM).

One of the plaintiffs in this case is the Alabama…