Rocca v. Rones

This petition for writ of certiorari comes to us after the trial court ordered the deposition of a non-testifying expert witness and also issued an order requiring the petitioner to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for instructing the same expert witness to refuse to answer deposition questions at a prior ordered deposition. We agree that the trial court’s rulings depart from essential requirements of law, and therefore grant certiorari and quash the relevant orders.

BACKGROUND

The underlying action involves a dispute regarding the proper ownership interests in funds derived from the…