Finding aid for the Lamis vs. Doyle and Sachs collection of court records, 1986-1990 LSC.2208

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Lamis vs. Doyle and Sachs collection of court records
Creator: Lamis, Patricia
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2208
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1986-1990
Abstract: Judith M. Doyle became a therapist in 1977, and was executive director of One in Long Beach, Inc., which runs a gay and lesbian service center. She was a chairwoman of the AIDS Walk/Long Beach and is one of the founders of the city's annual gay pride parade and festival. The collection documents the civil suit brought by the plaintiff, Patricia Ann Lamis against the defendant(s) Judith Manley Doyle and Lilian K. Sachs as well as the proceedings of the California state Board of Behavioral Science Examiners concerning the eventual loss of a license to practice on the part of Judith Manley Doyle for her sexual relationship with her patient Patricia Ann Lamis. The bulk of the collection is made up of depositions and transcripts of proceedings.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lamis vs. Doyle and Sachs collection of court records (Collection 2208). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown. This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW)  and the UCLA Library .

Processing History

Processed by Stacy Wood, 2013.
The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive  at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW)  and the UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize, preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9973814823606533 

Biography/History

Patricia Ann Lamis filed a civil suit against Judith Manley Doyle and Lilian K. Sachs in 1986, and also filed a complaint to the state Board of Behavioral Science Examiners against Doyle.
Judith M. Doyle became a therapist in 1977, and was executive director of One in Long Beach, Inc., which runs a gay and lesbian service center. She was a chairwoman of the recent AIDS Walk/Long Beach and is one of the founders of the city's annual gay pride parade and festival.

Scope and Content

The collection spans four years and two separate legal proceedings. It documents a civil suit brought by the plaintiff, Patricia Ann Lamis against the defendant(s) Judith Manley Doyle and Lilian K. Sachs, as well as the proceedings of the California State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, concerning the eventual loss of a license to practice on the part of Judith Manley Doyle for her sexual relationship with her patient Patricia Ann Lamis. The bulk of the collection is made up of depositions and transcripts of proceedings.

box 1, folder 1

Plaintiff (Patricia Ann Lamis) Responses to Interrogatories propounded by Defendant (Judith M. Doyle) 1986

box 1, folder 2

Interrogatories propounded by Defendant (Judith M. Doyle) for Plaintiff (Patricia Ann Lamis) 1986

box 1, folder 3

Deposition of Judith M. Doyle September 5, 1986

box 1, folder 4

Deposition of Patricia Ann Lamis September 12, 1986

box 1, folder 5

Deposition of Patricia Ann Lamis (2) September 22, 1986

Scope and Contents note

Second session.
box 1, folder 6

Deposition of Patricia Ann Lamis (3) September 22, 1986

Scope and Contents note

Third session.
box 1, folder 7

Deposition of Lilian K. Sachs December 2, 1986

box 2, folder 1

Research 1983-1986

Scope and Contents note

Contains research and discovery materials for the lawsuit including social security disability claims from Patricia Ann Lamis, reports and notes by various doctors of Patricia Ann Lamis and published materials regarding 'sexual intimacies' between therapists and patients.
box 2, folder 2

Deposition of Maurice W. Black M.D. March 5, 1987

box 2, folder 3

Deposition of Lilian K. Sachs (2) August 18, 1987

Scope and Contents note

Second session.
box 2, folder 4

Witness Examination: Nancy Lyle December 1, 1987

Scope and Contents note

Witness Examination and deposition of Nancy Lyle, the former partner of Patricia Ann Lamis.
box 2, folder 5

Deposition of Dorothy Leach Ed.D. February 4, 1988

box 2, folder 6

Deposition of Danille Ford June 24, 1988

box 2, folder 7

Deposition of Jerome Leff June 23, 1988

Scope and Contents note

Deposition of Jerome Leff, former employer of Patricia Ann Lamis.
box 2, folder 8

Deposition of Garilynn Wadleigh July 1, 1988.

box 3, folder 1

Deposition of Helena Bartok August 2, 1988

box 3, folder 2

Deposition of Doreen Carol Auriemma July 11, 1988

box 3, folder 3

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners April 26, 1989

box 3, folder 4

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners April 28, 1989

box 3, folder 5

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners (Duplicate) April 25, 1989

box 3, folder 6

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners April 27, 1989

box 4, folder 1

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners September 25, 1989

box 4, folder 2

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners September 26, 1989

box 4, folder 3

Partial Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners September 27, 1989

box 4, folder 4

Deposition of Hannah Lerman PhD June 1, 1990

box 4, folder 5

Deposition of Jacqueline C. Bouhoustos PhD June 4, 1990

box 4, folder 6

Deposition of Eugene Malitz MD (Copy) July 5, 1990

box 5, folder 1

Deposition of Sharon Eve April 19, 1989

box 5, folder 2

Partial Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners April 21, 1989

box 5, folder 4

Transcript of Proceedings: Board of Behavioral Science Examiners April 24, 1989