California Court of Appeal
Goldstein v. Superior Ct. (Grand Jury of the County of L.A.), B199147
In connection with federal civil rights action alleging wrongful murder conviction, petition for writ of mandate challenging order of trial court denying petitioner access to evidentiary materials received by certain grand juries during their investigation into the misuse of jailhouse informants over the preceding 10 years is granted where the trial court has discretion to grant petitioner's motion if he is able to demonstrate that disclosure is necessary for the purposes of public justice, or for the protection of private rights.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/23/2007
- Published 08/23/2007
Judges
- KLEIN, P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kaye, McLane & Bednarski, Ronald O. Kaye, David S. McLane, Marilyn E. Bednarski, Pasadena, and Matthew N. Sirolly for Petitioner., Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel and Gordon W. Trask, Principal Deputy, for Real Party in Interest Grand Jury of the County of Los Angeles., Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart, John J. Collins, Tomas A. Guterres, South Pasadena, Douglas Fee and Eric C. Brown, Beverly Hills, for Real Parties in Interest County of Los Angeles, John Van de Kamp and Curt Livesay.
- For Appellees:
- No appearance for Respondent.