California Court of Appeal

BRANT v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CITY OF LOS ANGELES), B164180

Denial of a motion for discovery from the personnel files of arresting police officers, under Evidence Code section 1043, was an abuse of discretion where defendant demonstrated good cause in alleging that the officers lied in their police reports.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2003
• Published 04/24/2003

Judges

•  BOLAND, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Michael P. Judge, State Public Defender, and Mark G. Harvis, Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner., Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Mark F. Burton, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Kim Rodgers Westhoff and Martin R. Boags, Deputy City Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.