· 7/30/1999
Advocacy Center v. Stalder
Citations
- 128 F. Supp. 2d 358
- 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22596
- 1999 WL 33162969
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding the confidentiality of records would not be affected because the P&A is required to maintain the confidentiality of the records under PAIMI and “there is no reason to suspect that the confidentiality of the records will be breached.”
- allowing P & A to have access to records of prisoners incarcerated at the David Wade Correctional Center
- finding no adequate legal remedy was available to remedy facility’s denial of records
- “There is no reason to suspect that the confidentiality of the records will be breached.”
- The authority to investigate “would mean nothing and advocacy in the form of investigation would be ineffective” if federal law did not preempt state law denying access
- “the court sees no harm that would come to the defendant by forcing them to comply with provisions of the PAIMI Act, a law adopted by the national legislature
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Judges: John v. Parker
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