California Court of Appeal

Although the D.A. properly obtained the results of plaintiff's urinalysis tests under the provisions of Pen. Code section 832.7(a), those results may not be publicly disclosed or disseminated absent compliance with Evidence Code section 1043, including a judicial determination of their admissibility, relevancy and the need for a protective order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2003
• Published 08/22/2003

Judges

• STEIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  James P. Collins, Glendale, for Petitioner Alex Fagan, Jr., Freya A. Horne, San Francisco, for Petitioner Matthew Tonsing., Mark Nicco, San Francisco, for Petitioner David Lee., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Eric D. Share, Catherine A. McBrien, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest The People., Terence Hallinan, San Francisco District Attorney, David Merin, Michon Martin and Laura Zunino, Assistant District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest The People., Steinhart & Falconer LLP, Roger R. Myers, Rachel E. Matteo-Boehm, San Francisco, for Real Party in Interest Media Intervenors.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.