Supreme Court of Alabama August 7, 1998, 1971012 (Gilliam v. Western Auto Supply Co.)

LYONS, Justice.

. Christopher Gilliam petitions for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Thomas S. Wilson of the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court to reinstate a default judgment entered in his favor in a retaliatory discharge action. For the reasons discussed below, we deny the petition.

On September 15,1997, Gilliam sued Western Auto Supply Company, alleging that it had violated § 25-5-11.1, Ala.