Can you remember who was in the next bed last time you visited someone in the hospital? Neither can the family of the late Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Static/Major.

LEO did a Feb. 25 cover story on the artist (real name: Stephen Garrett) who died at age 33 at Baptist Hospital East.  The family is suing the hospital, and wants to talk with the person who was in the next bed while Garrett was being treated.

But lawyers for the hospital aren’t giving up the name, citing HIPAA privacy laws. The plaintiffs say they aren’t interested in the roommate’s medical record; they just want to find him and see what he knows about Garrett’s care. They’ve asked Jefferson District Judge Charles Cunninghan to force the hospital to release the roomie’s identity.

But the hospital counters with an argument that brings LEO into the case. From LEO’s update this week:

In recently filed court documents, the hospital’s counsel also cites LEO Weekly’s recent cover story about Static/Major, which includes details about the lawsuit, as one of the reasons to keep the patient’s information private: “If this patient becomes a witness to this suit, he will be subjected to similar to scrutiny, and potential embarrassment.”

The roommate may have witnessed Garrett’s treatment, so the family believes his testimony would help its case. Baptist East, obviously, doesn’t want to give up the roommate.