No. 18-5733

Steven Pinder v. Alva Green McDowell, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights discovery due-process medical-records patient-privacy patient-privilege privilege standing
Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is the APPELLATE COURT ORDER AFFIRMING THE LOWER COURTS DISMISSAL OF PETITIONERS COMPLAINT CONTRARY TO AND AN UNREASONABLE APPLICATION OF CLEARLY ESTABLISHED LAW, IN THAT THE LOWER COURT ORDERED PETITIONER TO SIGN A "PROPAGATED AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF ALL OF PETITIONERS MEDICAL RECORDS FOR FROM BIRTH TO DATE, PUT FORTH BY THE DEFENDANTS, WHICH WAS A WAIVER OF PROTECTION OF PETITIONERS PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT PRIVILEGED MEDICAL RECORDS AND INCLUDES A WAIVER TO RECORDS PROTECTION WHICH ARE NOT RELEVANT TO OR PERTINENT TO THE COMPLAINT BEFORE THE LOWER COURT, A WAIVER OF NON-DISCOVERABLE MEDICAL RECORDS. THE APPELLATE COURT AND LOWER COURT DISMISSED AND AFFIRMED STATING THE REFUSAL TO SIGN DENIED THE DEFENDANTS DISCOVERY?

WHETHER THE "PROPAGATED AUTHORIZATION" FOR RELEASE OF MEDICAL RECORDS PUT FORTH BY THE DEFENDANTS IS IN FACT CONSTITUTIONAL?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'propagated authorization' for release of medical records put forth by the defendants is in fact constitutional?

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Steven Pinder
Steven Pinder — Petitioner