FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. G003192.

186 Cal.App.3d 1102 (1986)

231 Cal. Rptr. 189

FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; COUNTY OF ORANGE et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

October 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Duffern H. Helsing, Mark Wray and Helsing & Rockwell for Petitioner.

Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, John E. Carne, Judith R. Epstein and Alison M. Hightower as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Lascher & Lascher, Edward L. Lascher and Wendy C. Lascher for Respondent.

Adrian Kuyper, County Counsel, Richard D. Oviedo, Deputy County Counsel, Merwin, McDonald & Kopeny and William J. Kopeny for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

CROSBY, J.

In this proceeding for writ of review under the California Public Records Act, we conclude our power is limited to a consideration of the superior court's jurisdiction to deny access to the public records sought. Because we find no want of jurisdiction in that court to make the challenged order, we must deny the writ notwithstanding the view of a majority of this...

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