Kelvey v. Coughlin

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter was brought before the Supreme Court by the petition of the defendant, John Coughlin (Coughlin), for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review an order of the trial justice ordering Coughlin to resubmit to an oral deposition. 1 We deny the petition and remand with directions.

This case is still in the pretrial discovery stage. Coughlin is a defendant in a civil action pending in the Providence County Superior Court. The action is one for medical malpractice that seeks compensatory damages for the alleged negligence of defendants in the care and treatment…