Ex Parte Regions Bank

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Regions Bank, as indenture trustee under a mortgage and trust indenture ("Regions"), petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to vacate its order disqualifying Balch Bingham, LLP ("Balch"), as Regions' counsel in Regions' action against William Blount; BP Holdings, LLC ("BP"); and American Proteins, Inc. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

BP is an investment firm, which underwrites bond issues for governmental…