Ex Parte DCH Regional Medical Center

Pursuant to Rule 21, Ala.R.App.P., DCH Regional Medical Center ("the hospital") has petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Court of Civil Appeals to vacate its order of April 16, 1996, setting aside the trial court's March 11, 1996, order compelling discovery. The writ is granted.

The plaintiff, Rosalyn McCain, sued the hospital, alleging negligence and wantonness and seeking damages for an infection that she claims to have contracted while receiving care at the hospital. During discovery, the hospital submitted the following interrogatories to the plaintiff:

"10. Please…