A judge on Tuesday tossed out a motion by Gila Regional Medical Center’s attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit filed last year by the Daily Press in Silver City, New Mexico, against the county-owned hospital over its denial of an Inspection of Public Records Act request concerning COVID-19 patient statistics.
Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Jim Foy said the case can move forward, but he encouraged the hospital and the newspaper to consider settling the matter out of court or through a mediator. Barring such a development, the hospital must now respond within 30 days to a motion to compel discovery — to produce evidence — that Daily Press attorney Will Perkins filed last month.
