Grooms v. Distinctive Cabinet Designs, Inc.

ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.

Todd Grooms and his company, Trade-wind Designs, Inc., petition for a common law writ of certiorari. They seek to quash an order of the circuit court denying their motion for protective order and compelling them to produce certain proprietary information from their business to a competitor, Distinctive Cabinet Designs, Inc. This discovery order departs from the essential requirements of law by requiring Mr. Grooms and Tradewind Designs to disclose confidential commercial information that is not reasonably necessary to further Distinctive Cabinet Designs’ claims in this…