UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIF. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket Nos. B093190, B095366.

45 Cal.App.4th 1283 (1996)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; DOROTHY E. COMEAU, Real Party in Interest.

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

May 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Thomas & Price, Michael Thomas, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Marc J. Poster and Randel L. Ledesma for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Gary I. Adler and William J. Genego for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

ZEBROWSKI, J.

This case involves a "Resident Evaluation Committee" which evaluates physician-residents enrolled in a postgraduate surgical training program. Evidence Code section 11571 generally exempts from discovery the proceedings and records of hospital quality evaluation committees or peer review committees. The issue in this case is whether section 1157 exempts from discovery the proceedings...

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