Legal Opinion
Cruz-Govin v. Torres
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 3, 2010No. 3D09-1709PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLagoa, J.
Petitioners Luis Enrique Cruz-Govin and Luis N. Cruz, Jr., seek a writ of certiorari quashing several discovery orders, including a June 16, 2009 order denying their motion for protective order. 1 Because we hold that the orders requiring disclosure of Cruz-Govin’s substance abuse treatment information and records violate his psychotherapist-patient privilege, we conclude that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law. Accordingly, we grant the petition for certiorari and quash the orders. 2
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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