Melinda Butler v. Sarah Harter

Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari and challenges an order compelling discovery of petitioner’s litigation file. We find the trial court’s rulings that the petitioner waived attorney-client privilege by filing an affidavit in support of a request for attorney’s fees, and that a party cannot claim work-product privilege in connection with a claim for recovery of attorney’s fees, constitute clear departures from the essential requirements of law which cannot be remedied on appeal. Thus, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari.

Respondent Sarah Harter filed a complaint against petitioner…