Haywood v. Univ. of Pittsburgh

Full title: MICHAEL A. HAYWOOD, Plaintiff, v. THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Aug 28, 2012

CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-1200 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 28, 2012)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-1200

08-28-2012

MICHAEL A. HAYWOOD, Plaintiff, v. THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Defendant.

Joy Flowers Conti

JUDGE JOY FLOWERS CONTI

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that based on the court's in camera review of the documents at issue in the Motion to Compel Responsive Documents Generated or Received by Jerome Cochran (the "motion") filed by plaintiff, Michael Haywood ("Haywood" or "plaintiff"), the motion is granted in part and denied in part. (ECF No. 31.) Except for the documents found to be entirely privileged, documents at issue in plaintiff's motion should be produced by defendant, The University of Pittsburgh ("defendant"), to plaintiff subject to the following redactions:

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Bates ¦Document ¦Redactions ¦ ¦Number ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+--------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact lines 4, 5, and 6 of the ¦ ¦UPPRIV 01 ¦Handwritten notes ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦handwritten note. ¦ +----------+--------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦UPPRIV 02 ¦Handwritten notes ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦privileged. ¦ +----------+--------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact lines 2, 11, and 12 of the¦ ¦UPPRIV 03 ¦Handwritten notes ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦handwritten note. ¦ +----------+--------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦12/15/10 Email from Richard ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Holmes ¦The entire document and its ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦04-39 ¦("Holmes") to Jerome Cochran ¦attachment are privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦("Cochran") ¦ ¦ +----------+--------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the entire email message ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦from ¦ ¦ ¦1/1/11 Email from Ted Fritz ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦("Fritz") ¦Fritz to Cochran. ¦ ¦UPPRIV 40 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to Cochran ¦Redact the second full sentence ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦of the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦email forwarded on 12/31/10. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Bates ¦Document ¦Redactions ¦ ¦Number ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/1/11 Email from Timothy R. ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦UPPRIV 41 ¦ ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦Delaney ("Delaney") to Cochran ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/1/11 Email from Cochran to ¦Redact the text of the email ¦ ¦ ¦Mark ¦ ¦ ¦UPPRIV 42 ¦ ¦forwarded to Cochran from Delaney¦ ¦ ¦Nordenberg ("Nordenberg") ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦on 1/1/11. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the first two lines of ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦text ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦under the heading of the email ¦ ¦ ¦1/1/11 Email from Cochran to ¦from ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦43-44 ¦Nordenberg ¦Cochran to Nordenberg and the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦following lines up to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦original ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦message on UPPRIV 43. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/3/11 Email from Cochran to ¦Redact the text of the email from¦ ¦UPPRIV 45 ¦Ernest ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Borghetti to Cochran. ¦ ¦ ¦Borghetti ("Borghetti") ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the text of the email from¦ ¦ ¦1/3/11 Email from Cochran to ¦ ¦ ¦UPPRIV 46 ¦ ¦Cochran to Borghetti up to the ¦ ¦ ¦Borghetti ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦original message. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦ ¦1/4/11 Email to Cochran from ¦to the ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦Laurie ¦ ¦ ¦47-48 ¦ ¦original message from Micki Bosko¦ ¦ ¦Sallows ("Sallows") ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦("Bosko") on UPPRIV 48. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/4/11 Email and attachment ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦ ¦from ¦to the ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦49-51 ¦Nordenberg to Steve Pederson ¦original message from Pederson on¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦("Pederson"), Cochran ¦UPPRIV 49. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦ ¦1/4/11 Email from Cochran to ¦to the ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦52-53 ¦Nordenberg ¦message from Pederson on UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦52. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/4/11 Email from Pederson to ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦UPPRIV 54 ¦ ¦to the ¦ ¦ ¦Nordenberg, Cochran ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦email from Pederson. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦ ¦1/4/11 Email from Nordenberg to¦to the ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦55-56 ¦Pederson, Cochran ¦original message from Pederson on¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦UPPRIV 56. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦1/4/11 Email from Holmes to ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦57-59 ¦ ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦Cochran ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/7/11 Email from Reynolds ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Clark ¦Redact the text of the email up ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦to the ¦ ¦60-61 ¦("Clark") to Robert Hill ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦("Hill"), ¦message from Fedele on UPPRIV 61.¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Cochran ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/9/11 Email from Holmes to ¦The entire document and its ¦ ¦UPPRIV 62 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Cochran ¦attachment are privileged. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/10/11 Email from Holmes to ¦ ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦63-64 ¦Wendy Meyers ("Meyers"), ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦Cochran ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦1/10/11 Email from Cochran to ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦65-66 ¦ ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦Holmes, Meyers ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/10/11 Email from Holmes to ¦No redactions. This document ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦ ¦should ¦ ¦67-68 ¦Meyers, Cochran ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦be produced in its entirety. ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------+---------------------------------¦ ¦UPPRIV 69 ¦1/11/11 Email from Ronald ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦ ¦Frisch ¦privileged. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Bates ¦Document ¦Redactions ¦ ¦Number ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦("Frisch") to Holmes ¦ ¦ +-----------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦1/12/11 Email from Sallows to ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦70-71 ¦ ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦Richard, Keafer, Cochran, Holmes¦ ¦ +-----------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦1/12/11 Email from Richard to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦Sallows, Yvonne Keafer ¦The entire document is ¦ ¦72-73 ¦("Keafer"), ¦privileged. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Cochran, Holmes ¦ ¦ +-----------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Redact the text of the email ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦from ¦ ¦UPPRIV ¦1/15/11 Email from Cochran to ¦ ¦ ¦74-77 ¦Fritz ¦Cochran to Fritz up to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦original ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦message. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

By the court:

___________

Joy Flowers Conti

United States District Judge