Lewis

Lewis v. Super. Ct.

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 29, 2014B252032California8,178 words

Opinion

Opinion

Aldrich, J.

Filed 5/29/14

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

ALWIN CARL LEWIS, B252032

Petitioner, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS139289) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

LOS ANGELES COUNTY,

Respondent;

MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA,

Real Party in Interest.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS in mandate. Joanne B. O’Donnell, Judge. Petition denied. Fenton Nelson, Henry R. Fenton, Dennis E. Lee and Benjamin J. Fenton for Petitioner. Francisco J. Silva, Long X. Do and Lisa Matsubara for California Medical Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gloria L. Castro, Assistant Attorney General, E.A. Jones III and Edward K. Kim, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest. _____________________ In this case, we determine whether the Medical Board of California (hereafter, the Board) violated patients’ informational privacy rights in their controlled substances prescription records when the Board obtained that data from the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and…

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