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DIXON v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. C058858.

170 Cal.App.4th 1271 (2009)

KATHRYN J. DIXON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EL DORADO COUNTY, Respondent; JEFF NEVES, as Sheriff-Coroner, etc., Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

February 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn J. Dixon, in pro. per., for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Louis B. Green, County Counsel, and Edward L. Knapp, Assistant County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

DAVIS, J. —

In this California Public Records Act case (CPRA; Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.), we hold that coroner and autopsy reports that constitute investigations of a suspected homicide death—in which the prospect of criminal law enforcement proceedings is concrete and definite—are public records that are exempt from disclosure under Government Code section...

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