Case Study: Redmond V. Washington

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1. The parties of this case include the administrator of Mr. Allen’s estate who petitioned this case against Mary Lu Redmond and her former employer. The suit was filed in the Federal district court. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reviewed the case and called for a retrial. This suit was brought to the U.S. Supreme Court. This case was argued on February 26, 1996 and was decided on June 13, 1996.
2. On June 27, 1991, Redmond responded to a call at an apartment complex reporting a fight. She saw Mr. Allen chasing a man and believed he was going to stab him, so the officer shot Mr. Allen. The administrator of Mr. Allen’s estate filed a suit against Redmond and her employer. The petitioner believed Redmond, “violated Allen’s constitutional rights.” The petitioner learned the respondent had been in counseling with a clinical social worker, Karen Beyer. The petitioner wanted access to the notes from those sessions, but the respondent argued the discovery of the documents. Her argument was that this should not be required because of psychotherapist-patient privilege. The judge allowed the discovery, but Redmond and Beyer refused under client-therapist privilege. …show more content…
The legal issue to be decided is whether or not a clinician should be required to break client confidentiality and disclose confidential information from notes/sessions under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence when participating in Federal Court Cases.
4. In Jaffee v. Redmond, the court found that the federal courts should recognize client-therapist privilege. It also recognized that licensed social workers should also be included in this decision. This decision protects conversations and the notes taken during the therapy
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