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Muni Long<\/strong> has secured a ruling restricting her former management firm\u2019s access to her medical records. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn<\/strong> partially granted a motion to quash the firm\u2019s hospital records subpoena.<\/p>\n

The decision permits questions about the circumstances of Long\u2019s hospital admission while barring discovery of her medical records and treatment.<\/p>\n

Dispute over management fees<\/h2>\n

Ebony Son Entertainment<\/strong> sued Long, whose legal name is Priscilla Renea Hamilton, for breach of contract in October 2025<\/strong>. The dispute concerns a management arrangement that was not put in writing.<\/p>\n

The firm alleges that Long sought its services, initially paid a 20%<\/strong> management fee and withdrew from the arrangement around October 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Before the split, Long allegedly expressed a preference for paying a share of net proceeds rather than 20% of gross revenue. A July 2024<\/strong> meeting failed to resolve the disagreement.<\/p>\n

Ebony Son alleges that further opportunities followed the split for the \u201cRichest\u201d artist. Its claims include:<\/p>\n

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  • More than $450,000<\/strong> in unpaid commissions.<\/li>\n
  • More than $150,000<\/strong> in reimbursements.<\/li>\n
  • Commissions tied to an ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)<\/strong> deal allegedly valued at $1 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Commissions tied to an October 2024 SiriusXM<\/strong> performance for which Long allegedly received $70,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Medical privilege limits discovery<\/h2>\n

    Long accused Ebony Son\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

    Netburn described the subpoena as seeking \u201cessentially all documents related to Hamilton\u2019s treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center\u201d in March 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    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.<\/p>\n

    \u201cEbony Son, moreover, cannot waive Hamilton\u2019s privileges through its defamation claim because only a patient can waive her privilege by putting her mental state at issue,\u201d Netburn wrote.<\/p>\n

    The firm may ask \u201cabout the circumstances of her admission to the Clinic but may not seek discovery of her medical records and treatment,\u201d the court concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judge Sarah Netburn partially granted Muni Long\u2019s motion to quash a hospital records subpoena in her contract and defamation dispute with Ebony Son 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