R.L.R. v. State

The Petitioner, R.L.R., seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the lower court to reverse its order directing the minor Petitioner’s Attorneys Ad Litem to disclose the Petitioner’s whereabouts, where the Petitioner had given the information to his attorneys and requested them not to disclose the information. The trial court’s order requiring the attorneys to disclose this information recognizes the attorney-client privilege but finds the disclosure is required “for the proper administration of justice.” We treat this as a petition for writ of certiorari, grant the writ, and quash the order on…