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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRY L. MEIER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant. /

No. C 05-04404 WHA

ORDER RE 

INTERROGATORY REQUESTS

The government has objected to interrogatory requests 16, 17, 18, and 25 by plaintiff on

the grounds that the information is privileged. The Court has reviewed in camera the

government’s interrogatory responses. This order holds that although the documents referenced

by the interrogatory responses might not be discoverable under 38 U.S.C. 5705 and Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3) and 26(b)(4)(B), the names of the people to whom the

documents were revealed may be discovered. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5) (requiring party

asserting privilege to disclose information that will enable “other parties to assess the

applicability of the privilege or protection”); 38 U.S.C. 5705(b)(2) (permitting redaction of

employee names only if disclosure of such names would “constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy”). The government is ORDERED to respond to plaintiff’s

interrogatory requests 16, 17, 18, and 25 by NOON on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 17, 2006 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:05-cv-04404-WHA Document 57 Filed 11/17/06 Page 1 of 1