Epstein Secrets

mpromised by any disclosure, regardless of whether the communications are later excluded as evidence in proceedings in this case. The plaintiffs in Bottaro sued a number of defendants for securities fraud. One defendant 5 EFTA00205564 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 161 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/17/2

at a therapist's ability to help a patient "is completely dependent" upon the patient's "willingness and ability to talk freely." Id. at 10, quoting Advisory Committee's Notes to Proposed Rules, 56 F.R.D. 183, 242 (1972). The Court found that the psychotherapist-patient privilege is "rooted in the imperative need fo

inadmissibility would be compromised by any disclosure whether or not it was later excluded as evidence against the intervenor. The plaintiffs in Bottaro sued a number of defendants for securities fraud. One defendant settled and was dismissed from the lawsuit. The remaining defendants later moved to

ability to help a patient "is completely EFTA00301870 dependent" upon the patient's "willingness and ability to talk freely." Id. at 10, quoting Advisory Committee's Notes to Proposed Rules, 56 183, 242 (1972). The Court found that the psychotherapist-patient privilege is "rooted in the imperative need for confi

he inquiry must have some evidentiary value before an order to compel disclosure of otherwise inadmissible material will issue"). The plaintiffs in Bottaro sued a number of defendants for securities fraud. One defendant settled and was dismissed from the lawsuit. The remaining defendants later moved to

ability to help a patient "is completely EFTA00301893 dependent" upon the patient's "willingness and ability to talk freely." Id. at 10, quoting Advisory Committee's Notes to Proposed Rules, 56 183, 242 (1972). The Court found that the psychotherapist-patient privilege is "rooted in the imperative need for confi