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MITCHELL v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S.F. 24727.

37 Cal.3d 591 (1984)

691 P.2d 642

208 Cal. Rptr. 886

GARY A. MITCHELL et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondent; SHELL OIL COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

December 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Stemple & Boyajian, Michael A. Kramer, Gerald H.B. Kane, Jr., and Richard F. Gerry for Petitioners.

Leonard Sacks, Jean Corey, Al Schallau, Wylie A. Aitken, Harlan Arnold, Glen T. Bashore, Ray Bourhis, Richard D. Bridgman, Edwin Train Caldwell, Victoria De Goff, Douglas K. deVries, Sanford M. Gage, Ian Herzog, G. Dana Hobart, Stanley K. Jacobs, Harvey R. Levine, John C. McCarthy, Timothy W. Peach, Robert H. Sulnick, Arne Werchick and Stephen I. Zetterberg as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Stephen W. Jones, Berridge R. Marsh, Marie Sovey Silveira, Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez, Gennaro A. Filice III, Matthew S. Conant, O'Connor, Cohn, Dillon & Barr, Mark Oium, Glenn A. Friedman, Landels, Ripley & Diamond, James A. Bruen, Stephen C. Lewis and Deborah J. Schmall for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

BROUSSARD, J.

Petitioners, plaintiffs below, seek a writ of mandate ordering respondent superior court to vacate its order compelling plaintiff Bette Gae Mitchell to answer certain questions propounded to her by defendant real parties in interest at her deposition, which she declined to answer on instructions of counsel. The principal issues presented by this case are whether defendants...

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