Legal Opinion
JANE H. v. Rothe
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 1992No. Civ. 920101PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Jane H. (a pseudonym) petitioned this court for a supervisory writ directing the trial court to vacate a discovery order that compels Jane to disclose her chemical-dependency treatment records. Because we conclude that the trial court must conduct an in camera inspection before ordering even limited disclosure of treatment records that are privileged under federal law, we grant the petition, order the court to vacate the discovery order, and remand for further proceedings.
Jane and her husband sued Dr. Thomas Herzog, Dr. Jerry Baldwin, and the Fargo Clinic, Ltd. for medical…
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