Opinion
Civil Case No. 11-cv-03182-REB-GJR
07-19-2012
TIMOTHY SAWATZKY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gudrun J. Rice
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Doc. #16)
Having considered Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order (Doc. #16) filed May 11, 2012, Defendant's Response (Doc. #23) filed June 04, 2012 and Plaintiff's Reply (Doc. #24) filed June 14, 2012, I hereby GRANT the Motion in part and DENY the Motion in part.
The motion is GRANTED with regard to Plaintiff's request that he not be required to respond to informal discovery requests. It is ORDERED that discovery be in accord with the discovery rules.
The motion is DENIED in all its other particulars. Specifically I decline to order at this time that Plaintiff is never required to sign or provide releases, that discovery is limited only to medical records related to the back or neck, or to otherwise limit use of and access to Plaintiff Sawatsky's "private information".
BY THE COURT:
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Gudrun J. Rice
United States Magistrate Judge