Alicia Bloise v. Q4 Generational Wealth, Inc., et al.

Summary

The court directed Plaintiff Alicia Bloise to file and serve mental-health records if she wished to place her mental health in controversy and seek emotional-distress damages exceeding the garden-variety category in connection with her motion for default judgment. The court also ordered Q4/Calientes and its principal to treat any such records as confidential and permitted the records to be filed under seal.

Holdings

1. If Plaintiff wishes to place her mental health in controversy and recover greater-than-garden-variety emotional-distress damages, she must file specified mental-health records and serve them on the relevant defendants by the deadlines set in the order.
2. If Plaintiff files and serves the mental-health records required by the order, Q4/Calientes and Melanie Burgos must treat those records as confidential and may not disclose them to anyone.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff must provide and serve mental-health records if she places her mental health in controversy and seeks greater-than-garden-variety emotional-distress damages.
2. Whether mental-health records filed and served in connection with the motion must be treated as confidential by the defendants.

Disposition

other