State ex rel. Sessions v. Hill

The State of Alabama, as the plaintiff in a civil action, moved the trial court to temporarily stay pretrial discovery by the defendant, Leroy Hill. The trial court granted the State’s motion. Hill petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to lift the temporary stay, and a majority of this Court has granted his petition.

*534“The Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure vest broad discretion in the trial court to control the discovery process and to prevent its abuse.” Ex parte Thomas, 628 So.2d 488, 485 (Ala.1993). A petition for a writ of mandamus is a method by which a party…