BAKMAN v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 2951.

63 Cal.App.3d 306 (1976)

133 Cal. Rptr. 703

ERNEST J. BAKMAN et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondent; CITY OF FRESNO, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

November 2, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Fadem, Berger & McIntire, Michael M. Berger, Michael V. McIntire and Lerrigo, Thuesen, Walters, Nibler & Hendrick for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Spencer Thomas, Jr., City Attorney, James A. McKelvey, Chief Assistant City Attorney, A.H. Einbinder, Deputy City Attorney, Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Charles H. Brock, and H.R. Lloyd, Jr., for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

GARGANO, J.

This proceeding to review an order of the Superior Court of Fresno County overruling petitioners' objections to written interrogatories presents a novel and fundamental question: Does the First Amendment right of freedom of association shield persons who attend group or organizational meetings, which ultimately result in the institution of a lawsuit against a public agency, from disclosing the identity of all persons...

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