Hart v. Alamo Rent A Car

Melody J. Stewart, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendants-appellants, Alamo Rent A Car, National Rental, Inc., and Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc. (“the rental companies”), appeal from the trial court’s orders denying their motion for a protective order and granting the motion to compel of plaintiffs-appellees Dawn M. Hart (“Hart”) and Timothy J. Hart. Hart seeks discovery of the Social Security number of a nonparty, Jason Chang, a former employee of the rental companies, to locate him and obtain his testimony.

{¶ 2} Hart, as guardian of Timothy J. Hart Jr. (“Timothy”), brought a personal-injury…