ACARA v. BANKS

No. 06-30356 Summary Calendar.

470 F.3d 569 (2006)

Margaret A. ACARA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bradley C. BANKS, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Grace Knapp, Mandeville, LA, for Acara.

Linda G. Rodrigue, Jennifer Jones Thomas, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Banks.

Before DeMOSS, STEWART and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Margaret Acara ("Acara") filed suit against Appellee Dr. Bradley Banks ("Dr. Banks") in Louisiana district court for disclosing her medical information during a deposition without her consent. Acara's complaint claimed subject matter jurisdiction based entirely upon an alleged violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), Pub.L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (1996)(codified primarily in Titles 18, 26 and...

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