Avery v. Knopf

SPAIN, Justice.

This is an appeal as a matter of right from an order of the Court of Appeals denying appellant’s petition for a writ of prohibition. The writ was sought to be directed to appellees as judges of the Jefferson Circuit Court seeking to prevent their continued enforcement of protective orders quashing appellant’s motions to compel production of peer review documents.

The discovery mentioned above was sought by appellant in her medical negligence action against James Charasika, M.D. (86-CI-10120).

In denying the writ, the Court of Appeals gave as its reason the fact that appellant has…