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HIV Status Allows Plaintiff to Proceed Anonymously

Loaded on May 15, 2008

Filed under: Medical Records, Civil Procedure, Parties, Disclosure of Records, Discovery. Location: Wisconsin.

The plaintiff was arrested, told the police he was HIV positive, and they put a pink sign saying HIV POSITIVE INMATE on his cell door in the police lockup (this in 1997!).

The fact that a case involves a medical issue or embarrassing facts is not ordinarily cause for proceeding ...

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