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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Medical Malpractice

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT

WESTERN DIVISION

HELLEN S. NASH, )

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Plaintiff )

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VS. ) NO. 4-05-CV-0845 GH

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JEFFREY A. HALL, M.D., )

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Defendant )

PROTECTIVE ORDER

Comes on this 1st day of September, 2005, to be presented to the Court

the motion of Hellen S. Nash, Plaintiff herein, for entry of a protective order; and, from

Plaintiff’s motion and other matters before the Court, the Court does find, after being

well and sufficiently advised in the premise, as follows:

1. Plaintiff states in her motion that she may seek, by discovery and

subpoena, certain records that may contain information, the disclosure of which is

regulated by Public Law 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

Act (HIPAA), and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2. Under the provisions of HIPAA and the regulations thereunder,

disclosure of such information is permitted if the Court enters a protective order

qualifying under the terms of the HIPAA regulations.

3. The Court finds that a protective order should be and hereby is entered

as follows:

(a) That all protected health information obtained

herein pursuant to discovery or by subpoena by any party

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shall be used solely for purposes of this litigation; that the

parties hereto and their attorneys shall not disclose or permit

anyone else to disclose such protected health information

other than for purposes in connection with this litigation.

(b) That, upon final termination of this litigation, all

protected health information obtained by discovery requests 

or subpoena issued in connection with this litigation, together

with all copies thereof, shall be either returned to the person

or entity from whom such information was obtained or shall

be destroyed.

IT IS SO CONSIDERED, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED BY THE COURT.

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HON. GEORGE HOWARD, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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