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Daybreak Youth Services files federal lawsuit against Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Nonprofit agency alleges investigators violated federal patient confidentiality laws

By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Local News Editor
Published: June 7, 2019, 8:59pm

Daybreak Youth Services has filed a federal lawsuit against the Clark County Sheriff’s Office to prevent investigators from disclosing and using patient records seized during a search of the treatment facility related to allegations of sexual assault and other issues.

The complaint for injunctive relief was filed Friday in U.S.

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