Earnest Dean Bryant Individually And On Behalf Of Opal Bryant v. Naomi Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Llc

Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 03, 2020
Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
EARNEST DEAN BRYANT INDIVIDUALLY
AND ON BEHALF OF OPAL BRYANT
VS.
NAOMI HEIGHTS NURSING &
REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
No.2020-CC-00474
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N RE: Earnest Dean Bryant, individually and on behalf of Opal Bryant - Applicant
Other; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish of Rapides, 9th Judicial District Court
Number(s) 257,705, Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Number(s) CW-20-00034;
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June 03, 2020
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2020-CC-0474
EARNEST DEAN BRYANT, INDIVIDUALLY
AND ON BEHALF OF OPAL BRYANT
V.
NAOMI HEIGHTS NURSING &
REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
ON SUPERVISORY WRIT TO THE NINTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF RAPIDES
PER CURIAM
The plaintiff’s writ is granted , the judgment of the district court denying the
motion to compel is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court for further
proceedings. Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:3715.1(B)(5), the district court is directed to
determine whether the patient consents to revealing her identity. If not, the district
court should conduct a contradictory hearing to determine whether production of her
identity is “proper” under Subsection 13:3715.1(B)(5), balancing the evidentiary
need for disclosure against the patient’s privacy interest. See Moss v. State, 05-1963
(La. 4/4/06), 925 So.2d 1185, 1200.
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