Leritz v. Koehr

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

This is prohibition.

Respondent circuit judge denied relator’s motion to quash notices of depositions of custodians of certain medical records. Relator seeks oiu* writ prohibiting respondent from enforcing his order and commanding the vacation thereof. We issued a preliminary writ which we now make permanent.

The underlying action is a suit for damages resulting from alleged medical malpractice. The allegedly negligent physician died prior to the commencement of the litigation, and relator was named as defendant ad litem pursuant to § 537.021.1(2) RSMo.1986.…