May Department Stores Co. v. Ryan

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

We have previously issued a preliminary writ prohibiting the respondent-judge from enforcing his order compelling relators to produce an incident report. We now make the writ absolute.

The underlying action is one for false imprisonment brought by Maria Sanfilippo. She was allegedly detained for investigation of shoplifting by Sharon Lutz, an employee of The May Department Stores Company, on January 29, 1983. On that same date, Lutz prepared an incident report entitled “SECURITY CASE REPORT,” with the word “CONFIDENTIAL” beneath the main heading. This report…