Legal Opinion
Hamilton, Superintendent v. Verdow
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 23, 1980No. [Misc. No. 4, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol.), § 12-601 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified to this Court two questions of Maryland law. In general, they are (1) whether, in the circumstances of this case, Code (1957,1979 Repl. Vol.), Art. 59, § 19, prohibits the discovery from a State mental hospital of a former patient’s medical records, and (2) whether the doctrine of executive privilege prevents the discovery and the in camera inspection…
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