# Hartley v. Hartley

> Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · May 21, 2010 · 50 So. 3d 1102

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4861424

## Case

- **Full name:** Ex Parte Alesia G. Hartley. (In Re Alesia G. Hartley v. Jeffrey J. Hartley).
- **Court:** Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
- **Decided:** May 21, 2010
- **Citations:** 50 So. 3d 1102; 2010 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 135; 2010 WL 2071444
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Bryan
- **Judges:** Thompson, Pittman, Bryan, Thomas, Moore
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that a challenge to the trial court's refusal to allow discovery as to "one of the principal components of the relief sought ... falls within the exception noted in Ocwen pertaining to 'discovery going to a party's entire action or defense ....' " (quoting Ocwen, 872 S…

## Opinion text

BRYAN, Judge,
concurring specially.
Because this petition for a writ of mandamus regards a discovery issue and because the main opinion does not “conclusively determine for all cases the proper valuation of an ownership share of a partnership of legal-service providers,” 50 So.3d at 1106,1 concur.
However, I write specially to state that the main opinion should not be interpreted as a mandate to the trial court to conclude that the husband’s interest in the law firm cannot be valued by the terms of the buy-sell agreement. I also write to emphasize that the utmost caution should be taken to protect the confidentiality of information obtained from the law firm. If at any point it is determined that information requested by the wife violates an attorney-client privilege, the wife should not be permitted access to such information.
THOMAS, J., concurs.

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