Opinion ID: 1188845
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Heading: the discovery ruling

Text: The superior court denied D.E.'s motions to compel the production of API, WIN and Vital Statistics files, because it concluded that production of these items would not lead to the discovery of admissible evidence capable of defeating summary judgment. See Alaska R.Civ.P. 26(b), 37(a). D.E. sought these materials in order to prove that DFYS knew or should have known prior to July 1984 that D.W. had been sexually abused by Richard. DFYS's response on this issue is straightforward and compelling  the undisputed affidavits, deposition testimony, and state confidentiality statutes all indicate that DFYS officials had no access to any information contained in these files. Thus, their contents are irrelevant to D.E.'s case. We concur with this analysis and affirm the superior court's order denying discovery.