PARIENTE, Judge.
Petitioners (defendants) seek certiorari review of a discovery order compelling them to produce extensive business records of a real estate partnership in which respondent (plaintiff) is a 5% limited partner. The issue presented is whether the trial court's ruling constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law because it violates the oft-cited principle "that discovery as to the accounting must be deferred until the preliminary issue...
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