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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY RICHARD LAWMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01202-DMR 

ORDER RE PRODUCTION OF 

MARITAL THERAPY RECORDS

Re: Dkt. No. 74

On October 30, 2015, the parties submitted a joint discovery letter brief regarding 

Defendants’ requests for medical records from Susan Cha, Ph.D., who jointly treated Plaintiff 

Gary Lawman and his wife, Dr. Kara Lawman. [Docket No. 31.] Following a hearing on 

December 17, 2015, the court ordered Dr. Cha to produce certain treatment records dated January 

2009 to the present, limited to “references by either Plaintiff or Dr. Lawman to Plaintiff’s use of 

alcohol, mental health condition, and/or any symptomology of his mental health condition.” 

[Docket No. 64.]

The court has received a letter and a proposed order from an attorney representing Dr. Cha. 

The letter asks the court to review the redacted treatment records in camera prior to their 

production. [Docket No. 74.] The court has already ordered Dr. Cha to produce redacted 

treatment records. It is not necessary for the court to review the records in camera, particularly 

since Dr. Cha is represented by counsel, who can advise Dr. Cha regarding appropriate redactions. 

Should Dr. Cha seek a hearing on this matter, she may file an appropriate motion by no later than 

February 1, 2016.

The court orders Plaintiff to immediately serve a copy of this order on Dr. Cha and to file a 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

proof of service.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2016

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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