Cone ex rel. Tower St. Capital Mgmt. v. Hood

The Honorable Robert E. Hood granted the defendants' motion to compel arbitration on certain claims and to stay the circuit court proceedings on the remaining claims in this matter. During discovery, the arbitrator appointed a special referee to review certain documents in camera to determine if they were discoverable. The special referee issued an order finding certain of the documents discoverable and requiring defendants to produce the documents to petitioner. Defendants appealed the special referee's order to the court of appeals. They also asked Judge Hood to lift the prior stay of the…