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PORTZ v. IOWA BD. OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

No. 95-1982.

563 N.W.2d 592 (1997)

Michael J. PORTZ, Appellant, v. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. McClintock and David L. Brown of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Theresa O'Connell Weeg, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

This is a challenge to a subpoena duces tecum issued by the Iowa board of medical examiners. It sought confidential records kept by a licensed optometrist concerning optometry patients who were also patients of a medical doctor being investigated by the board. We think the board had general authority to subpoena the materials sought, but find it did not make sufficient showing to justify their production in this case.

Michael Portz, the licensed...

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