Brown v. Michelin North America, Inc.

(dissenting in case no. 1121330 and concurring in part and dissenting in part in case no. 1121341).

In case no. 1121330, I must respectfully dissent. In case no. 1121341, I concur in part and dissent in part.

I do not believe mandamus relief is proper in the context of most discovery matters. This Court has recognized four circumstances in which a discovery order may be reviewed by a petition for a writ of mandamus. See Ex parte Ocwen Fed. Bank, FSB, 872 So.2d 810, 813 (Ala.2003); see also Ex parte Dillard Dep’t Stores, Inc., 879 So.2d 1134, 1137 (Ala.2003) (citing Ocwen). Those circumstances…