Why Tiger Woods' attorney is pushing back on subpoena for prescription drug records

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Weeks following his arrest in Florida for DUI, Tiger Woods' legal team is in a fight over a subpoena for the star golfer's prescription drug records.

Per ESPN, Woods' attorney is pushing back on prosecutors' attempts to subpoena the prescription records from a pharmacy.

Woods, who said following his arrest that he was stepping away to seek treatment, had two pills labeled as hydrocodone found by officers in his pants pocket following his car crash.

Here's what to know about Woods' legal team fighting a subpoena for his prescription drug records.

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Why Tiger Woods' attorney is pushing back on subpoena

On March 31, Woods pleaded not guilty in his DUI case following his car crash near his Florida home. Following the crash, he had been arrested for suspicion of DUI, and because he refused a urine test, he was charged with misdemeanor DUI and refusal to submit to a lawful test and distracted driving.

In the aftermath of Woods' arrest, ESPN reported on Apr. 8 that prosecutors were planning to request a subpoena for "copies of all prescription medication records" of Woods', seeking "the times the prescriptions were filled, the number of pills, the dosage amounts and any instructions that accompanied the pills, such as warnings about driving while taking them."