COPLEY PRESS, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. D042251.

18 Cal.Rptr.3d 657 (2004)

The COPLEY PRESS, INC., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of San Diego County, Respondent; County of San Diego et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

Review Granted December 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, Guylyn R. Cummins; Harold W. Fuson, Jr.; Judith L. Fanshaw, La Jolla; and Scott A. Wahrenbrock for Petitioner.

Casey Gwinn, City Attorney, Anita M. Noone, Assistant City Attorney, and James M. Chapin, Deputy City Attorney, for City of San Diego and City of San Diego Civil Service Commission as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

John J. Sansone, County Counsel, and William H. Songer, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Parties in Interest County of San Diego and San Diego County Civil Service Commission.

Bobbitt & Pinckard and Everett L. Bobbitt, San Diego, for Real Parties in Interest San Diego Deputy Sheriffs' Association and San Diego Police Officers' Association.


McDONALD, J.

Real party in interest County of San Diego Civil Service Commission (CSC) adopted rules providing that if a peace officer does not request the public be admitted to his or her disciplinary appeal hearing held pursuant to Government Code section 3304, subdivision (b)1 (the appeal hearing), the CSC will close the appeal hearing to the public and conceal the identity of the appealing police officer. Petitioner The Copley Press...

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