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M.D. Tennessee· 2/14/1997

Farley v. Farley

Citations

  • 952 F. Supp. 1232
  • 46 Fed. R. Serv. 689
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1691
  • 1997 WL 73204

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  • finding that “redaction of identifying information is a proper and sufficient means of furthering the public policy of Tennessee by protecting the anonymity of those who report child abuse”
  • modifying protective order to broaden disclosure of plaintiff’s already-produced DCS case file in action alleging that plaintiff’s husband conspired with DCS to remove children from plaintiff’s custody
  • \This Court has little difficulty in concluding the T.C.A. SS 37-1-409 and 37-1-612 establish an evidentiary privilege that is entitled to deference under the principles of federalism and comity that are an implicit component of Rule 501.\
  • “In federal civil rights actions, most courts that have taken up the issue of state privileges have concluded that state law must yield to the federal interest in full disclosure of all facts bearing upon the denial of federally-guaranteed rights.”

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Judges: Wiseman

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