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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

26.6858 

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ORDER ON MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER (D. E. 10) REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MEDICAL RECORDS 

Defendants moved for the entry of a Protective Order (Docket Entry No. 10) 

regarding medical records of the Plaintiff for the purpose of satisfying the requirements 

under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), so 

that medical records may be subpoenaed according to the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. Counsel for the parties consulted; Plaintiff’s counsel does not oppose the 

entry of the Protective Order. 

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that: 

The Defendants shall be permitted to acquire medical records through subpoena 

duces tecum served upon the appropriate medical records custodians as provided under 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, subject to the following two requirements: 

(1) The parties are prohibited from using or disclosing the protected health 

information acquired through subpoena for any purpose other than the 

present litigation for which the information is requested; and 

BRUCE GRIER, 

 PLAINTIFF, 

VS. 

STEPHEN DAUGHERTY AND 

J&H TRUCKING, INC., 

 DEFENDANTS.

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(2) The parties are required to return the information to the medical provider 

from which the medical records are subpoenaed, or destroy the health 

information (including all copies made) at the end of the litigation, 

proceeding or a time designated by the parties. 

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MAGISTRATE JUDGE PATRICIA S. HARRIS 

DATE: June 11, 2020 

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