Ex Parte Pitts

In this petition for a writ of mandamus, the plaintiff, Scherrine D. Pitts, asks this Court to direct the trial court to vacate its protective order restricting the scope of deposition testimony of members or employees of the Baldwin County Board of Education ("the Board"), and to grant Pitts's motion to compel deposition testimony from members of the Board.

Facts

Pitts, a former principal of Pine Grove Elementary School in Baldwin County, sued Nancy Wimberly and Tommy Thompson, alleging libel and slander.

Nancy Wimberly had served as an officer of the Parent-Teacher Organization ("PTO") at Pine…