Saunders v. Gottfried

By Judge T. J. Hauler

This cause came on for hearing on May 23, 2002, upon Southside Community Hospital’s motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum. Upon the argument of counsel and the authorities cited, the Court now renders the following opinion.

The hospital objects to producing the incident report of February 7, 2001, on the basis of the privilege provided by Virginia Code § 8.01-581.17. The hospital objects to producing the hospital’s protocols and procedures on the basis of the same privilege and on relevancy grounds.

Section 8.01-581.17 creates a privilege against discovery for any,…