California Court of Appeal

Where the parties seek to protect from disclosure certain communications made during the course of a transaction, pursuant to a "joint defense agreement" that they entered in anticipation of the lawsuit prior to finalizing their business negotiations, an in camera inspection of the material must occur before determining whether disclosure is compelled.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2004
• Published 02/11/2004

Judges

• PARRILLI, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Elia Weinbach, Evan Goldstein, Douglas Bordewieck, Los Angeles, Counsel for Petitioner Oxy Resources California LLC., David S. MacCuish, Los Angeles, Nana Nakano, Deborah Y. Jones, Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, Los Angeles, Counsel for Real Party in Interest and for Petitioner Calpine Natural Gas LP., Clement L. Glynn, Andrew T. Mortl, Glynn & Finley, Walnut Creek, Counsel for Real Parties in Interest, EOG Resources, Inc., et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.