Carlisle v. Moore

MURDOCK, Justice.

The petition in the present case concerns a discovery dispute in a tort action alleging sexual misconduct by a supervisor. Laura Kay Carlisle petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Escam-bia Circuit Court to issue a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c), Ala. R. Civ. P., prohibiting discovery of evidence regard*1204ing Carlisle’s past sexual conduct unless the conduct directly involved Thomas G. Moore, who was Carlisle’s supervisor, or occurred while Carlisle was on duty at the veterinary clinic operated by Atmore Animal Hospital, LLC (“the clinic”), where…