IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF OLYMPIA R. ZANARDI, PETITIONER,
v.
MARIO ZANARDI, ET AL., RESPONDENTS

Fla. 3d DCA | 1994-12-14
No. 94-2480
Before HUBBART, JORGENSON and GERSTEN, JJ.
647 So. 2d 298 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1994) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner, Olympia R. Zanardi, petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review an order denying her motion to copy computer diskettes, on the basis of attorney-client privilege. We grant the petition.

The petitioner claims, and we agree, that she is entitled to have the trial court conduct an in camera inspection of the diskettes in order for the trial court to determine whether the assertion of the privilege is valid. See Paskoski v. Johnson, 626 So. 2d 338 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Walker, 583 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); Austin v. Barnett Bank of South Florida, N.A., 472 So. 2d 830 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985); Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Gellert, 431 So. 2d 329 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). Accordingly, we grant the petition for certiorari, quash the order below, and direct the trial court to conduct an in camera inspection of the information contained in the computer diskettes.

Certiorari granted; order quashed with directions.


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