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April 3, 2012

Mr. Philip Eil
109 Medway Street, Apt. 9
Providence, RI. 02906

RE: United States V. Paul H. Volkman
Case No. 

Dear Mr. Eil,

I am writing in response to your letter of March 20, 2012 addressed to the Clerk of this
Court, of which you sent a courtesy copy to my chambers. You have requested access to all
materials listed on the Exhibit List ?led by the Clerk on the docket of this case on August 18,
2011. As your letter recognizes, these materials are voluminous and include medical records and
patient and employee information, as well as physical and demonstrative materials.

Defendants Volkman and Denise Huffman are pursuing appeals from the judgments and
sentences imposed upon them following the trial. Those appeals are now pending before the
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the entire trial record including the exhibits are formally
within that court?s custody and control. More important, however, is the fact that a large part of
the materials you seek fall within the privacy and non-disclosure protections of the Privacy Act,
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and/or sections of the
lntemal Revenue Code.

I have been informed that you have sent a similar request for access to the trial exhibits to
the United States Attorney?s office in this district, and that the US. Attorney has forwarded your
request to the Department of Justice for a response under the Freedom of Information Act. That
agency has the resources and the appropriate procedures in place to respond to your request,
taking into account the statutory protections which will require detailed review, and possible

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redaction, of each exhibit prior to any public disclosure of these materials. I trust that the

Department of Justice will take all appropriate steps to protect the privacy rights of any affected
individual, and will respond to you in due course.

Very truly yours,

Sandra S. 

Senior United States District Judge

cc: Wende C. Cross, Esq.
Candace C. Crouse, Esq.
Kenneth P. Tableman, Esq.
Timothy D. Oakley, Esq.
Adam L. Wright, Esq.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Docket Clerk
(RE: Case Nos. 12-3212 and 12-3213)