Supreme Court of California

Under Evid. Code sections 1119 and 1121, neither a mediator nor a party may reveal communications made during mediation even if the mediator is reporting to the court a party's failure to comply with an order of the mediator or participate in good faith in the mediation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2001
• Published 07/09/2001

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy E. Spero, Topanga;  Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland and Marc J. Poster, Beverly Hills, for Beverly Hills Bar Association as Amicus Curiae., Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, and Robin Meadow for Los Angeles County Bar Association and Dispute Resolution Services, Inc., as Amici Curiae., James R. Madison, Menlo Park, for California Dispute Resolution Council as Amicus Curiae., Joel Zebrack, Oakland, for Ron Kelly, Mediator, as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Law Offices of Ivan K. Stevenson, Ivan K. Stevenson, Rollin Hills Estate, Jeffrey L. Boyle;  Horvitz & Levy, Encino, Barry R. Levy and Jon B. Eisenberg, Oakland, for Defendants and Appellants and for Objector and Appellant.,  Robie & Matthai, Pamela E. Dunn, Los Angeles, and Daniel J. Koes for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Steiner & Libo, Leonard Steiner and James T. Perez, for Plaintiff and Respondent.