Ferrandino v. Riley

Appellants challenge the circuit court's order quashing their subpoena duces tecum for deposition1 and granting Appellee's motion for a protective order. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.280(c). Finding no abuse of the circuit court's broad discretion to regulate discovery, particularly the court's finding that enforcement of the subpoena would subject Appellee to an undue burden and harassment, we affirm. See Waite v. Wellington Boats, Inc. , 459 So.2d 425, 426 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984) ("Trial courts must be accorded broad discretion in the treatment of discovery problems through the employment of the…