Russell v. Industrial Development Board of Montgomery

SMITH, Justice.

The plaintiffs1 in the underlying actions sued the petitioner, the Industrial Devel*701opment Board of the City of Montgomery (“the IDB”), in the Montgomery Circuit Court alleging breach of contract. During discovery, the plaintiffs sought to depose Thomas T. Gallion III, one of the attorneys for the IDB. The trial court denied the IDB’s motion for a protective order preventing Gallion’s deposition, and the IDB has petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate the order denying the IDB’s motion for a protective order and to enter an order granting…