Supreme Court of Alabama March 19, 1999, 1980087 (Ex Parte First Nat. Bank of Pulaski)

HOUSTON, Justice.

First National Bank of Pulaski and Joe Mark Douthit are defendants in a fraud action pending in the Limestone Circuit Court. They have petitioned for a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to issue a protective order barring the plaintiffs discovery request as being overly burdensome and intrusive. We deny the petition.