Detroit hospitals fight subpoenas for medical records related to slain stripper Tamara Greene

Norman Yatooma, an attorney representing the family of slain stripper Tamara “Strawberry” Greene, wants access to hospital records to determine if Greene was treated in the wake of the long-rumored Manoogian Mansion party thrown by ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

As the rumor goes, an upset Carlita Kilpatrick dropped in on the party and attacked a dancer with a baseball bat.

Despite subpoenas, Yatooma is having trouble obtaining medical records as two local hospitals fight what they call an overly-broad request.

The Detroit Free Press reports Detroit Receiving and Sinai-Grace hospitals — both part of the Detroit Medical Center — say turning over the records may violate medical privacy laws.

Patricia Leonard, an attorney for Detroit Receiving, tells the newspaper the hospital would be willing to help if Yatooma can narrow the search.

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox in 2003 denied an attempt by state police to subpoena similar hospital records, which he recently likened to a “fishing expedition.”

Unsure about the actual date of Greene’s alleged treatment, Cox says investigators asked for the admittance records of all black females at Detroit Receiving in October of 2002.

The Free Press reports Cox has shown them records indicating Yatooma in 2008 checked Detroit Receiving Hospital records, which showed Greene was not treated there.

Greene’s family is suing the city, Kilpatrick and other officials, claiming they blocked a police investigation into her 2003 shooting death.