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Proposed Order Governing Release of Pathology Materials

W.D.N.C. Standing Order — Proposed Order Governing Release of Pathology Materials

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION Civil Case No.: 1:__-cv-_____-MR Plaintiffs, vs. Defendants. ORDER GOVERNING RELEASE OF PATHOLOGY MATERIALS THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the <Plaintiff’s/Defendant’s> motion for an Order compelling the release of pathology materials related to the claims asserted in this case for injury or death as a result of exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products. The Court finds that the request is proper and should be granted. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that any physician, laboratory, hospital, clinic or other person or entity who is currently in possession of pathology materials (whether tissue, pathology slides, or any other form of pathology material) pertaining to <Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s decedent> shall release such materials to counsel for the <Plaintiff(s)/Defendant(s)> in this matter. IT IS SO ORDERED. Case 1:13-mc-00021-MR Document 1-1 Filed 07/15/13 Page 1 of 1
Official source: https://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judge_orders/AsbestosPropOrd_Pathology.p · retrieved 2026-07-23