Ex parte Genesis Pittman, D.M.D., P.C.

SHAW, Justice.

Genesis Pittman, D.M.D., P.C. (“Pittman, P.C.”), petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate its order setting aside a prior summary judgment entered in favor of Pittman, P.C. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

In August 2014, the respondent, Debra Blackmon, filed a pro se action against Pittman, P.C.,1 in the Jefferson Circuit *589Court. Blackmon’s complaint alleged negligence and dental malpractice. More specifically, Blackmon asserted that Pittman, P.C., had,'in connection with a tooth extraction,…