A:
As mentioned in the comments above, you're using an older version of iText, that no longer supports PDF/A. In this case you need to use one of the alternative solution that allow you to use the PDF/A standard.
The PDFBox solution is the first one that comes to mind. You can use the following code to convert your file to PDF/A:
// you need to replace "YourFile.pdf" with the actual name of your PDF document
PdfConverter converter = new PdfConverter();
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(new File("path/to/output.pdf"));
converter.convert(
new FileInputStream("path/to/input.pdf"),
out
);
OutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(new File("path/to/output.pdf"));
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(output));
document.save(output);
right to access the contact information of physicians is lawful under the facts of this case because there is no substantial privacy interest at stake. This interpretation is a natural extension of the privacy analysis of Linn which distinguishes between the protection of sensitive information (that which contains "highly personal and potentially embarrassing facts") and non-sensitive information (that which does not). See Linn, 383 U.S. at 65-66, 86 S.Ct. 656. In the case of protected information, the government must show a compelling interest in obtaining the information and must do so by narrowly tailoring the requested information to the interest sought to be served. Id. at 67, 86 S.Ct. 656. In the case of non-sensitive information, the government does not need a compelling interest and may simply obtain the information from a third party. Id. Accordingly, in this case, the Government's right to access the information requested under the subpoena is not limited by the doctor/patient privilege because the right to access is more like the private right to obtain non-sensitive information than the sensitive right to obtain personal information.
Because the Patient's Physician Privacy Act does not apply in this case, the Government is not required to limit its subpoena for the doctors' contact information to the particular persons whose records are sought. Furthermore, because the Patient's Physician Privacy Act is not implicated, there is no reason to determine whether limiting the subpoena be359ba680
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