No. 18-7604
Jacques Paul Villafana v. Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
IFP
Tags: civil-rights confidentiality confidentiality-statute due-process mailroom-search medical-records medical-records-privacy prisoner-rights privacy privacy-rights veterans-affairs veterans-benefits
Latest Conference:
2019-03-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Military veterans' medical records are privileged and confidential under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5701, 5705, and 7332. Petitioner - a military veteran and a state inmate - applied for disability benefits with the Veterans Administration. To support his claims, Petitioner requested his medical records. Petitioner's military medical records were sent to him, but the prison mailroom opened and searched the medical records without authorization. Should privacy rights extend to a prisoner's military medical records?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether privacy rights extend to a prisoner's military medical records
Docket Entries
2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 27, 2019)
Attorneys
Jacques Paul Villafana
Jacques Paul Villafana — Petitioner