This case involves Dr. Dahlia McKinney, the defendant in a wrongful-death/medical-negligence lawsuit connected to the death of Paydro White. The Jefferson Circuit Court had previously made an order for Dr. McKinney to change details on Paydro's registered death certificate, to which she appealed.
The primary cause of dispute was whether the trial court exceeded its discretion in compelling Dr. McKinney to amend Paydro’s death certificate under Rule 37. The Alabama Supreme Court concluded that Dr. McKinney didn't fail to respond to an outstanding discovery request to warrant the trial court’s order, hence granting her the petition. They found that the trial court had exceeded its discretion and that an appeal was not an adequate remedy in this case.
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