JANE H. v. ROTHE

Civ. No. 920101.

488 N.W.2d 879 (1992)

JANE H., Petitioner, v. The Honorable Cynthia A. ROTHE, Judge of the District Court, Cass County, East Central Judicial District, Thomas L. Herzog, Jerry J. Baldwin, and Fargo Clinic, Ltd., a.k.a. MeritCare, Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

August 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Vogel Law Office, P.C., Grand Forks, for petitioner; argued by Roger R. Sundling.

Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, for respondents; argued by Wayne W. Carlson.


MESCHKE, Justice.

Jane H. (a pseudonym) petitioned this court for a supervisory writ directing the trial court to vacate a discovery order that compels Jane to disclose her chemical dependency treatment records. Because we conclude that the trial court must conduct an in camera inspection before ordering even limited disclosure of treatment records that are privileged under federal law, we grant the petition, order...

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