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Judge to cull irrelevant Limbaugh doctor records
Associated Press
Published June 25, 2005
WEST PALM BEACH - A judge ruled that he will privately review Rush Limbaugh's medical records before handing over relevant material to prosecutors investigating the radio commentator's use of painkiller drugs.
Limbaugh's attorney Roy Black asked the judge two weeks ago to keep many of the records out of prosecutors' hands because they contain details about medical procedures, symptoms and other issues that should be private and have no bearing on the investigation into whether Limbaugh illegally obtained prescription drugs.
Circuit Judge Thomas Barkdull said Friday that once his review is complete, he will give prosecutors those records relevant to the long-stalled investigation and return the rest to Black.
Search warrants were used to seize the records from doctors' offices in 2003. They were sealed when Limbaugh appealed, saying his privacy was violated. He lost in circuit and appellate courts, and the Florida Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Palm Beach County prosecutors want to examine the records for evidence that Limbaugh engaged in "doctor shopping," or deceiving multiple doctors to receive overlapping prescriptions.
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