Ashemimry v. Ba Nafa

Respondent, Sheik Ahmed Abdul Rah-man Saleh Ba Nafa, etc., is the plaintiff below. Petitioner, Nasir M. Ashemimry [“Ashemimry”], the defendant below, seeks a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the trial court ordering defendant to produce to plaintiff a witness statement taken by defense counsel.

This case arises out of a commercial dispute involving claims of fraud and theft involving in excess of eight million dollars.1 The dispute at issue now concerns Item 6 of the plaintiff’s February 22, 2002, request for production, which sought:

Copies of any statements (recorded and/or written)…