Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington v. Noble

Opinion of the Court By

Justice JOHNSTONE.

Appellant, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, appeals as a matter of right from the denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus from the Court of Appeals. The petition sought to order Appellee, Judge Mary Noble, to enter an order sealing certain allegations that were struck from an amended complaint in the underlying case. We reverse and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings because the Court of Appeals erroneously decided the question of whether sealing the allegations would be an abuse of discretion.

I. Procedural History

On…