United States DC Circuit

The district court erred by ordering production of plaintiff's medical records without determining whether any are subject to the federal psychotherapist privilege, and without weighing the probative value of the non-privileged records against the extent of the intrusion into plaintiff's privacy interests.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/17/2004
• Decided 08/31/2004
• Published 08/31/2004

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, TATEL, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lois R. Goodman argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harvey S. Williams, pro hac vice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief was Patrick A. Malone.