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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

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID G. LEWIS, No. C-03-0359 MMC (JCS)

Plaintiff(s),

v. FURTHER ORDER RE

MOTION TO QUASH 

CRAIG FRANKLIN, ET AL.,

Defendant(s).

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Non-party Christopher Towler (“Towler”) filed a Motion to Quash or Modify Subpoena (the

“Motion”). This Court denied the Motion to Quash by Order dated August 14, 2006 [Docket No.

69]. Subsequently, the Court received an “Informal Letter Brief in Reply to Defendant’s Letter Brief

of August 7, 2006,” under date of August 9, 2006. The Reply Letter Brief asserts that the records

sought are protected by state regulations, specifically 15 CCR § 3261.2(e)(1)-(10); and that the

records are not sufficiently relevant under Rule 45. 

The Complaint in this matter raises claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 et seq. Because the case

asserts federal claims, federal law governs the disclosure of evidence. See Fed. R. Evid. 501;

Weinstein, Federal Evidence, § 501.02(2)(c) (Rev. 2005); Religious Tech. Ctr. v. Wollersheim, 971

F.2d 364, 367 n.10 (9th Cir. 1992). State law privileges, as a general matter, do not control. 

Nonetheless, the Court has, with the agreement of Plaintiff, ordered medical records and

psychological records withheld.

With regard to relevance, the Court has determined that the production of the records in

question is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26.

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United States District Court

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 15, 2006 

JOSEPH C. SPERO

United States Magistrate Judge

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