Opinion
21 Civ. 5553 (LGS)
06-02-2022
ILANA GAMZA-MACHADO DE SOUZA, Plaintiff, v. PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Defendants,
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, a Rule 37 conference was held on June 1, 2022. It is hereby
ORDERED that, by June 9, 2022, Plaintiff's counsel shall confer with Plaintiff and file a letter explaining Dr. Rappaport's notes from a May 5, 2022, session, noting that “Pt had seen psychiatrists for medication management” and stating who, if anyone, made the diagnosis that Plaintiff had postpartum depression starting from January 14, 2019. Plaintiff shall state whether her OBGYN or another health provider diagnosed Plaintiff or prescribed medication to Plaintiff regarding her mental health conditions referenced in the notes from the May 5, 2022, session. If an OBGYN or another health provider referred Plaintiff to a mental health provider, Plaintiff's counsel shall state to whom the referral was made and state whether the medical authorization has been provided for that mental health provider. It is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel shall confer with Plaintiff to provide information about at which location and through which healthcare provider Plaintiff visited Dr. Felix Geller around August 2020 and, if the provider can be identified, provide a supplemental authorization for her visit with Dr. Geller. It is further
ORDERED that, by June 9, 2022, the parties shall jointly propose an amended case management plan to accommodate any additional discovery resulting from any supplemental medical authorization and the three-hour continuation of Plaintiff's deposition ordered on March 31, 2022. The deposition shall be limited to questions about her mental health, including from January 2019 onward as reflected in the documents to be produced from the providers who are subject of this order.