State Ex Rel. Stecher v. Dowd

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN PROHIBITION

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

Relator James Peter Stecher seeks a writ of prohibition against The Honorable James R. Dowd to prevent the enforcement of an order that Stecher execute certain medical and employment record authorizations for purposes of discovery. Stecher, the plaintiff in a medical malpractice suit, maintains that the medical authorizations, as drafted by defendants, are too broad and would allow discovery of information that is not relevant. Stecher also contends that Judge Dowd exceeded his authority with respect to the employment records by his order that…