BEST BUY STORES, L.P. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G035672.

40 Cal.Rptr.3d 575 (2006)

137 Cal.App.4th 772

BEST BUY STORES, L.P., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Orange County, Respondent; Mark Boling, Real Party in Interest.

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

Review Denied July 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Cresi, Roman M. Silberfeld and Gregory N. Karasik, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Best Buy Stores, L.P.

No appearance for Respondent.

Mark Boling, in pro. per, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

RYLAARSDAM, Acting P.J.

We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting precertification discovery in a class action for the purpose of identifying potential substitute class-action plaintiffs. But the court must modify the letter to be sent to the prospective class-action plaintiffs to protect their privacy.

FACTS

This is a petition for a writ of mandate seeking...

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