Curtis v. Partain

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

We are asked to prohibit the Sebastian County Circuit Court from enforcing a pretrial order requiring Tom Curtis to disclose his latest financial statement and his federal tax returns for the past three years. We grant the writ only because we deem the matter to be of first impression and of general interest to all trial courts.

Larry Carter and several other individuals sued Tom Curtis, August Khilling, George Pollan, and Ather Dorse, who were officers, directors and stockholders of Consolidated Builders, Inc., a bankrupt construction company. The complaint alleged…