HURVITZ v. HOEFFLIN

No. B130805.

101 Cal.Rptr.2d 558 (2000)

84 Cal.App.4th 1232

James S. HURVITZ, Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant and Appellant, v. Steven M. HOEFFLIN et al., Defendants, Cross-Complainants and Respondents; Jackie Hurvitz, Cross-Defendant and Appellant. Steven M. Hoefflin, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James S. Hurvitz et al., Defendants and Appellants. James S. Hurvitz et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Steven M. Hoefflin, Defendant and Respondent.

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

Review Denied March 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Encino, Robert Wright; King & Ferlauto and Thomas M. Ferlauto, for Appellants.

Keller, Price & Moorhead and Leslie M. Price, Jr., Redondo Beach, for Respondents.


JOHNSON, Acting P.J.

In this case we hold an order by the trial court sealing certain court documents and barring disclosure of certain information, whether obtained through discovery or otherwise, is an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

This appeal arises from a daisy chain of litigation among Dr. Steven Hoefflin, a cosmetic surgeon whose patients included many celebrities...

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