Randall S. Appel v. Norman Bard and Shirley Bard

Randall S. Appel petitions this Court for a-writ of certiorari, seeking review of an order granting plaintiffs’ motion to compel answers to deposition questions and overruling Fifth Amendment privilege objections. We grant the petition.

Respondents are seeking to execute a domesticated foreign judgment of more than $1 million dollars against Appel. During discovery, Appel invoked the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refrained from answering questions regarding whether he filed tax returns for a span of years. Respondents filed a motion to compel which the trial court…