Giacalone v. Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.

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• stating that, although rare, orders denying discovery may sometimes be reviewed by certiorari when it would be impossible to later demonstrate prejudice
• “The harm in such cases is not remediable on appeal because there is no practical way to determine after judgment how the requested discovery would have affected the outcome of the proceedings.”
• “[W]hen 14 the requested discovery is relevant or is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence and the order denying that discovery effectively eviscerates a party’s claim, defense, or counterclaim, relief by writ of certiorari is appropriate.”

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