State Ex Rel. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Kaufman

DAVIS, Justice:

This matter was filed under the original jurisdiction of this Court by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Stephen D. Clegg, petitioner s/defendants below, seeking a writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of an order entered by the Honorable Tod Kaufman, Judge of the Circuit Court of Ka-nawha County. 1 In that order, the circuit court (1) required that Mr. Clegg produce specific discovery request documents to the court, along with a privilege log, for an in camera review; (2) denied Nationwide’s motion for a protective order and stay of discovery; and (3) took under…