State of Missouri, ex rel., Jennifer M. Joyce, Relator v. The Honorable Micheael K. Mullen, Circuit Judge, Twenty-Second Judicial District

Relator, the Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis (“Circuit Attorney”), filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus along with Suggestions in Support asking this Court to order Respondent, the Honorable Michael K. Mullen (“the Circuit Court”), to find Rule 25.03 1 unconstitutional or to order the Circuit Court to grant the Circuit Attorney’s Motion for Protective Order to restrict the discovery by defense counsel of personal identifying witness information in numerous underlying criminal cases. The Petition for Writ of Mandamus in this proceeding mirrors petitions for writs of mandamus filed…