Legal Opinion
Rappaport v. Mercantile Bank
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 18, 2009No. 2D09-609PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Judge.
Diane Rappaport, Alexander Rappaport, and Clearwater City Homes, LLC (CCH), petition this court for a writ of certiorari quashing the circuit court’s order that denied a motion for a protective order sought on behalf of Diane Rappaport, a nonparty to the action pending in the circuit court. The circuit court’s order improperly authorized Mercantile Bank (the Bank) to obtain personal financial information and documents from a nonparty that are unrelated to any claim or defense in the pending action and that have not been shown to be reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery…
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- Syken v. ElkinsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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