PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center can have a copy of the contents of the former mayor’s computer in case it contains information relevant to a civil rights lawsuit the hospital network has pending against the city, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The vendor hired to make the copy must abide by a confidentiality agreement and produce copies of its findings — in sealed envelopes — to attorneys for the city and UPMC.

Those attorneys won’t be allowed to open the envelopes without permission.