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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case No. 13cvl765 WQH(KSC)

RELEASE of

MEDICAL AND MENTAL

HEALTH RECORDS FROM

SAN DIEGO COUNTY MENTAL

HEALTH AND KAISER

PERMANENTE

JASON A. REDON,

Plaintiff,

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ORDER FOR

PLAINTIFF’S

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ANDRES RUIZ, et al,

Defendants.

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Defendants contend that Plaintiffs mental health is at issue in this case based

on his behavior at the time of the May 3, 2011, and August 19, 2011, incidents.

Plaintiff has a history of mental health issues which may have been a contributing

factor to the occurrence ofsuch incidents.

After Defendants filed an Ex Parte Application for an Order for release of

Plaintiffs medical records (ECF No. 34), this Court issued an Order granting

Defendants’ Ex Parte compelling Plaintiffto sign authorizations for a release of his

medical records from Kaiser Permanente and San Diego County Mental Health (ECF

No. 49). Plaintiff objected to the Court’s order on December 4, 2014 (ECF No. 56)

and the Court overruled Plaintiffs objections on June 7, 2016 (ECF No. 82, 49).

Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court’s orders to execute authorizations.

Therefore, Defendants request that the Court grant an order for release ofPlaintiffs

medical records.

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1 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires protection

and confidential handling ofprotected health information ofindividuals. Pursuant to

California Civil Code 56.10(a), a healthcare provider is not to disclose medical

information and records without an authorization signed by the patient. However,

under California Civil Code 56.10(b)(1), a healthcare provider shall disclose medical

information and records pursuant to a court order.

This Court, having reviewed the matter as stated above and finding good cause

therefore, grants Defendants’ request for release of Plaintiffs medical and mental

health records as follows:

1. Records pertaining to PlaintiffJason Redon shall be released by Kaiser

Permanente, specifically including records from Michael Pat-Wai Wu, M.D. and the

Kaiser Permanente psychiatry department from 2009 to present.

2. Records pertaining to PlaintiffJason Redon shall be released from San

Diego County Mental Health from 2009 to present.

3. Records pertaining to PlaintiffJason Redon shall be released from Jeff

Schanowitz, Ph.D. from 2009 to present.

4. Records pertaining to Plaintiff Jason Redon shall be released from

Joseph J. Sheridan, M.D. from 2009 to present.

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