RICHARDS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 54520.

86 Cal.App.3d 265 (1978)

150 Cal. Rptr. 77

RICHARD RICHARDS et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; RONALD M. LEE et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Schell & Delamer, Gerard E. Sabo and Mark B. Pepys for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Richard A. Stone and Marc Lerner for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

THOMPSON, J.

In this petition for writ of mandate, we consider the right of a defendant sued in a cause of action which permits the assessment of punitive damages to a protective order which limits use of the results of discovery of his financial condition to the purposes of the lawsuit and prohibits disclosure of that information for other purposes. We conclude that absent a showing by the proponent of discovery that the...

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