Barrett v. Mummert

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Relator, Ronald Barrett, brought an action pursuant to the Federal Employer’s Liability Act against the defendant, Alton & Southern Railway Company. During the course of discovery, Barrett requested that the defendant produce two reports which the defendant had in its possession. The defendant refused and claimed both reports were protected by the attorney-client and work product privileges. Barrett brought a motion to compel production of the documents, but the respondent, the Honorable Thomas C. Mum-mert, denied Barrett’s motion. Barrett seeks our writ…