Opinion ID: 777610
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Were the Documents Requested Relevant to the DOJ's Investigation?

Text: 5 Because this subpoena is almost identical to the subpoena issued in Doe, the relevance analysis regarding the various categories of documents requested remains the same. The only difference in this case is that Smith, unlike Doe, challenges the DOJ's attempt to request particular patient files through the administrative subpoena. We now turn to the question whether the request for these patient files is relevant to the DOJ's investigation. 6 In its administrative subpoena, the DOJ requested the following patient-related documents: 7 4. Any and all documents, including but not limited to complete patient files, that concern, reflect, or show [James Smith], D.P.M. referring patients for and/or ordering electrodiagnostic tests after December 19, 1997, including but not limited to nerve-conduction studies, dermatomal evoked potentials, somatosensory evoked potentials, and needle EMGs. 8 5. Any and all documents dated after January 1, 1993, including but not limited to complete patient files, that concern, reflect, or show [James Smith], D.P.M. referring patients for and/or ordering, except from [Laboratory X], the following diagnostic ultrasound tests: M-Mode, 2D, RT Carotid, and peripheral vascular studies. 9