HARDING LAWSON ASSOCIATES v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. A058812.

10 Cal.App.4th 7 (1992)

12 Cal. Rptr.2d 538

HARDING LAWSON ASSOCIATES et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent; PAMELA BAILEY, Real Party in Interest.

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

October 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Cynthia H. Plevin, Frank P. Sarro and Teresa L. Stinson for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Holmes & Lea and Samuel Holmes for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

MERRILL, Acting P.J.

Petitioners challenge a discovery order requiring production of numerous documents, some from personnel files of petitioners' employees. We conclude that the order is too broad and unjustifiably intrudes into privacy rights of employees. We direct the issuance of a writ of mandate.

The action below was brought by real party in interest Pamela Bailey...

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