U.S. District Court: RECORDS.

• Position: Brief Article

Advocacy Center v. Stalder, 128 F.Supp.2d 358 (M.D.La. 1999). An advocacy group for the rights of mentally ill persons, formed pursuant to the Protection and Advocacy for the Mentally Ill Individuals Act (PAMII Act), sued a state prison seeking release of an inmates mental health records which were needed in connection with an investigation of the inmate's claims of istreatment. The district court issued a temporary injunction that provided the records. The district court held that surrender of the records did not moot the action because the situation was capable of arising in other cases. The district court entered judgment for the advocacy...