Cabanas v. Ford, Armenteros, Manucy, Inc.

By way of a petition for writ of certio-rari, Carla Cabanas seeks review of a discovery order overruling her objections to certain deposition questions posed to her attorney on the grounds of the attorney/client privilege and overruling her objections to the production of copies of her income tax returns for the years 1993,1994 and 1995. We find that this order departs from the essential requirements of the law. We therefore grant the petition and quash the order under review.1

Cabanas purchased a home in November of 1995. Leonardo Brito, a real estate attorney, represented her in this…