11-1800-21339-2

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

 

FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

 

In the Matter of the Contested Case Appeal of New Options

                     PROTECTIVE ORDER

 

 

          Upon the request of the Department of Human Services, Licensing Division, and pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 13.03, subd. 6, 14.60, subd. 2, 256.045, subd. 4(b), and 626.557, subd. 12b(b) (2008), and Minn. R. 1400.6700, subp. 4,

 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

 

1.              Disclosure of not public data is permitted in the course of this matter, but is limited to parties, counsel of record, employees assisting counsel, and representatives and witnesses of the parties to the extent necessary to prepare and present claims and defenses or as required by court order.

 

2.                New Options and/or its counsel may not disclose any data encompassed by this Order to persons other than those mentioned in Paragraph One above, and must return all data released pursuant to this Order to counsel for the Department of Human Services at the conclusion of this matter.

 

3.                The data encompassed by this order may be used only in this proceeding and not for any other purpose including collateral litigation without prior order of a district court.

 

4.                This Protective Order does not authorize the disclosure of the identity of reporters of maltreatment under Minn. Stat. § 626.557, subd. 12b(c). 

 

 

Date:  June 11, 2010

                                                                      s/Barbara L. Neilson

                                                                      _________________________

                                                                      BARBARA L. NEILSON

                                                                      Administrative Law Judge