Ex Parte Bozeman

This case involves the application of Rule 34, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs, Bobby Ray Bozeman and Madge Bozeman, seek to discover certain documents in the possession of their insurer, defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm). The Honorable Newton B. Powell, Circuit Judge for Morgan County, denied plaintiff's motion for production. They filed a petition in this Court seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the production of three disputed documents.

The issue presented by this petition is: Did Judge Powell abuse his discretion in denying plaintiffs' Rule 34…