Appellate Practice
Aug. 8, 2002
Parties May Appeal Discovery Orders Immediately in Some Situations
Focus Column - By Robert Holland and Michelle Fowler - Discovery rulings are not "final" judgments or orders and, therefore, generally are not immediately appealable. Nevertheless, there are at least four ways that aggrieved parties effectively may obtain immediate appellate review of discovery orders under limited circumstances: an appeal under the collateral-order doctrine, discretionary certification of an interlocutory appeal, a petition for writ of mandamus, or a refusal to comply with a discovery order and the appeal of any resulting contempt order.
By Robert Holland and Michelle Fowler
Discovery rulings are not "final" judgments or orders and, therefore, generally are not immediately appealable. Nevertheless, there are at least four ways that aggrieved parties effectively may ...
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