In Re Collins

In this mandamus proceeding, we must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by granting a protective order barring the defendants, their attorneys, and any associated persons from having any ex parte contacts with any of the plaintiffs non-party medical providers. Because the plaintiff failed to establish that any of the providers she authorized to release medical information possessed irrelevant, privileged information, we hold that the trial court abused its discretion.

I. Background

Real party in interest Kelly Regian began seeing the relator, Dr. Lester Collins, for headaches…