Lutes v. Schaefer

ROY L. RICHTER, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the entry of a writ of prohibition, by the City of St. Louis Circuit Court (“circuit court”), ordering the Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge, Lee B. Schae-*552fer (“Judge Schaefer”), to quash the Missouri Second Injury Fund’s (“SIF”) notice of deposition related to vocational rehabilitation expert Stephan Dolan (“Dolan”). We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts of this case are simple and not in dispute. James Lutes (“Claimant”) filed a claim for compensation, before the Division of Workers’ Compensation, against…