Caldwell v. Chauvin

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

Litigants have historically been permitted to conduct ex parte1 interviews with *143fact -witnesses. These interviews serve various purposes but are mainly directed at investigating the facts of the case and curtailing litigation costs by allowing litigants to gauge. the -usefulness of- a witness’s potential testimony by interviewing the witness before paying for a discovery deposition.

Whether this time-honored method of informal discovery extends to the plaintiffs treating physicians and what role the federal Health Insurance Portability and…