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REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIF. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 20279.

200 Cal.App.2d 787 (1962)

19 Cal. Rptr. 568

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; HARRY FISH, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

February 28, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bledsoe, Smith, Cathcart, Johnson & Phelps and Robert A. Seligson for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Hersh & Hadfield for Real Party in Interest.

TOBRINER, J.

[1a] We have concluded, for the reasons set forth infra, that the personal and family psychiatric history of a plaintiff who sues for unlawful commitment is not remote to the subject matter of such a suit, and it is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible testimony; it is accordingly testimony procurable on deposition under section 2016, subdivision (b), of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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