State of Missouri, ex rel. Brittany Trexler, Relator v. The Honorable Scott A. Lipke

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District WRIT DIVISION FIVE STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. ) No. ED111729 BRITTANY TREXLER, RELATOR, ) ) Writ of Mandamus ) ) CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY vs. ) CIRCUIT COURT ) Cause No. 22CG-CC00057 THE HONORABLE SCOTT A. LIPKE, ) RESPONDENT. ) Filed: November 21, 2023 ) ) Before James M. Dowd, P.J., Kurt S. Odenwald, J., Angela T. Quigless, J. Opinion This writ petition concerns Respondent’s rulings in a discovery dispute in the underlying civil action for bad faith refusal to settle and defend in which Relator Brittany Trexler claims she is entitled to obtain…