Supreme Court of Alabama

Ex Parte Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB

August 29, 2003872 So. 2d 810

Summary

The court denied Ocwen's petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to vacate an order compelling broad discovery and denying a protective order. It held that Ocwen failed to show both that the trial court clearly exceeded its discretion and that an ordinary appeal would be inadequate. The court also concluded that Ocwen had not demonstrated that the requested information was oppressive, irrelevant, duplicative, or protected as a trade secret.