Mangano v. Kavanaugh

By Judge Thomas D. Horne

On December 23, 1992, this Court heard counsels’ arguments on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Discovery. At that time, the Court ruled on all of plaintiff’s discovery requests with the exception of those relating to the production of information to which a privilege is asserted pursuant to § 8.01-581.17, Code of Virginia. Because of the differing rulings among the circuit courts in Virginia regarding the scope of the privilege encompassed by § 8.01-581.17, the Court took these discovery requests under advisement.

On January 13, 1993, counsel informed the Court that the…