Imposition of Sanctions in Alt v. Cline

¶ 57. (dissenting). Today the majority announces the discovery of an evi-dentiary privilege previously unheard of in this state. Although unrecognized to date by the bench, bar, or legal scholars, the majority claims that this privilege really has been in existence for the last 25 years. Because the majority ignores the requirement for express legal authority to create such an evidentiary privilege, needlessly discards precedent, and wastes an opportunity to meaningfully address the continuing *100problem of incivility in the discovery process, I respectfully dissent.

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¶ 58. The majority first…