Tiger Woods Fighting Attempt to Subpoena His Prescription Medicine Records

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NEED TO KNOW

• Tiger Woods' attorney is fighting a subpoena that would give prosecutors the golfer's prescription drug records
• In a motion filed on April 14, Woods’ attorney Douglas Duncan argues his client has a "constitutional right to privacy interest" in his prescription record
• Woods, 50, is currently seeking medical treatment after his arrest for alleged DUI on March 27

Tiger Woods’ attorney is attempting to block a subpoena seeking his prescription drug records, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.

In the motion filed on Tuesday, April 14, Woods’ attorney Douglas Duncan argues his client has a "constitutional right to privacy interest" in his prescription records. 

"This right is admittedly not absolute should the State show the relevance of the records to its criminal investigation and thus warrant intrusion into Mr. Woods' privacy," Duncan wrote in the motion.

Duncan requested a hearing to determine if prosecutors can access Woods’ prescriptions on file at Lewis Pharmacy in Palm Beach, Fla.

If the subpoena is issued, Woods’ attorney asks in the motion that the judge enter a protective order that would "ensure Woods' prescription records only be viewed by the State, its law enforcement officers, any State experts, and the Defense."

"The records shall not be disclosed to any third parties, including Order prohibiting dissemination of the records by the State in response to any public records request," Duncan wrote. "If and when it becomes necessary for the State to publicly disclose said records or any portion of said records, that a hearing must be held to determine the necessity of said disclosure."