Halladay v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that the habeas court's discovery order was not an appealable final judgment because it neither terminated a separate and distinct proceeding nor conclusively ended a right that could not be addressed through further proceedings. The court therefore lacked jurisdiction to review the attorney-client privilege ruling and affirmed dismissal of the appeal. It also declined to treat the appeal as an expedited public-interest appeal because the matter lacked comparable public importance or urgency.