United States Ninth Circuit
US v. CHASE, 01-30200
The psychotherapist-patient privilege precludes a psychiatrist's testimony as to threats communicated during sessions, and a "dangerous patient" exception will not be crafted to the federal psychotherapist-patient testimonial privilege.
Appellate Information
- Argued 03/25/2003
- Decided 08/22/2003
- Published 08/22/2003
Judges
- Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, KLEINFELD, THOMAS, GRABER, McKEOWN, W. FLETCHER, FISHER, GOULD, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Brett A. Purtzer, Law Offices of Monte E. Hester, Inc., Tacoma, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Jeffrey J. Kent, Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee.