Florida Department of Revenue v. WHI Ltd. Partnership

The Department of Revenue has filed a petition seeking review of an order entered by an administrative law judge denying the Department’s motion for a protective order to prevent discovery by the respondent of what the Department claims is confidential information relating to another taxpayer, and directing the Department to produce the materials requested. We have jurisdiction. § 120.68(1), Fla. Stat. (1999). See Scientific Games, Inc. v. Dittler Bros., Inc., 586 So.2d 1128, 1130 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). The request for production of documents sought materials relating to another taxpayer which…