State Ex Rel. Stufflebam v. Appelquist

FLANIGAN, Judge.

The issue in this prohibition proceeding is: Are the attorneys for Robert E. Stuffle-bam, M.D., a defendant in the underlying medical malpractice action, entitled to obtain, by court order, an authorization from Gene Tefertiller, plaintiff in the malpractice action, permitting them to interview privately Dr. C. Norman Shealy, who is a physician who treated Tefertiller for the injuries which Tefertiller alleges were caused by Dr. Stufflebam, if Dr. Shealy consents to the interview?

For the reasons which follow, this court answers the question in the affirmative, *884makes permanent…