Urbanek v. Urbanek

August Urbanek seeks a writ of certio-rari quashing the denial of his motion for protective order. The petition was timely filed.

At the heart of the proceedings below is petitioner’s irrevocable trust. Many causes of action involving many parties have been alleged and dismissed. As it currently stands, the lawsuit involves claims against petitioner for indemnification by respondent Gerald Urbanek, Commercial Management Corporation and the trustee, Philip Hopkins.

Petitioner asserted the psychotherapist-patient privilege to prevent respondent(s) from deposing his psychologist who had previously…