SUSAN S. v. ISRAELS

Docket No. B089932.

55 Cal.App.4th 1290 (1997)

SUSAN S., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PHILIP D. ISRAELS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

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

June 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Nicholas G. Demma and Jolene Larimore for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Schneider, Goldberg, Rohatiner & Yuen, Timothy C. Donahoe and Stacy N. Schnaid for Defendants and Respondents

Albert J. Menaster, Public Defender (Los Angeles) and John T. Philipsborn as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

JOHNSON, J.

In this case we hold a crime victim has a cause of action for invasion of her constitutional right to privacy against a defense attorney who, without authorization, reads and disseminates the victim's confidential mental health records.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

The following facts are taken from the complaint and the transcript of defendant...

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