U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, July 18, 2008 In re Sims, No. 06-0644 In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force, inmate's petition for writ of mandamus challenging an order requiring him to produce his mental health records is granted because: 1) a plaintiff does not forfeit the psychotherapist-patient privilege merely by asserting a claim for injuries that do not include emotional damage, or by… [read post]