Cedar Street Venture, LLC v. Judd

In this original proceeding, we determine whether a litigant may compel discovery of financial documents which identify an opposing litigant's compensation and how that compensation is determined. We hold that a litigant has a personal right to privacy in these types of financial records and that disclosure is only required if the requesting party proves that: (1) the documents are relevant to the subject matter of the case; (2) disclosure is required to serve a compelling state interest or there is a compelling need for the documents; (8) the requested information is not available from other…