Muni Long has secured a ruling restricting her former management firm’s access to her medical records. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn partially granted a motion to quash the firm’s hospital records subpoena.
The decision permits questions about the circumstances of Long’s hospital admission while barring discovery of her medical records and treatment.
Dispute over management fees
Ebony Son Entertainment sued Long, whose legal name is Priscilla Renea Hamilton, for breach of contract in October 2025. The dispute concerns a management arrangement that was not put in writing.
The firm alleges that Long sought its services, initially paid a 20% management fee and withdrew from the arrangement around October 2024.
Before the split, Long allegedly expressed a preference for paying a share of net proceeds rather than 20% of gross revenue. A July 2024 meeting failed to resolve the disagreement.
Ebony Son alleges that further opportunities followed the split for the “Richest” artist. Its claims include:
- More than $450,000 in unpaid commissions.
- More than $150,000 in reimbursements.
- Commissions tied to an ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) deal allegedly valued at $1 million.
- Commissions tied to an October 2024 SiriusXM performance for which Long allegedly received $70,000.
Medical privilege limits discovery
Long accused Ebony Son’s principals of attempting to have her involuntarily committed to a mental health facility during a lupus flare-up. The firm subsequently added a defamation claim and sought hospital records.
Netburn described the subpoena as seeking “essentially all documents related to Hamilton’s treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center” in March 2024.
The court found that Long would have waived her privilege by pursuing her emotional distress counterclaim. Because she withdrew that claim before releasing her records, her privilege was reinstated.
“Ebony Son, moreover, cannot waive Hamilton’s privileges through its defamation claim because only a patient can waive her privilege by putting her mental state at issue,” Netburn wrote.
The firm may ask “about the circumstances of her admission to the Clinic but may not seek discovery of her medical records and treatment,” the court concluded.
