Thomas v. Carrasco

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  1. Thomas v. Carrasco

    CASE NO. 1:04-cv-05793-MJS (PC), (ECF No. 32) (E.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2010)   Cited 10 times
    Holding no reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to medical records because "as a general rule, a person only has a Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy in documents that he owns or possesses" and "the medical records at issue here were maintained by the State and possessed by the State"

    In a two page memorandum opinion, the court held that it was error to conclude that Plaintiff improperly brought a separate action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983, and it remanded the case with instructions to order a response from Defendants. See Thomas v. Carrasco, et al., 285 F. App'x 487 (9th Cir. 2008). On April 29, 2009, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint in this action.