AOS v. RM

*687OPINION OF THE COURT

Andrea Masley, J.

In this family offense action for an order of protection, petitioner AOS moves pursuant to CPLR 3124 to compel respondent RM to execute a HIPAA-compliant authorization for the production of respondent’s medical records. In the petition, Ms. AOS seeks a five-year order of protection based on alleged aggravating circumstances. She argues that discovery of Mr. RM’s medical records is necessary to establish that he suffers from mental disorders which “constitute an immediate and ongoing danger” to Ms. AOS and their two children, one of the bases upon which…