THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. F086308.

96 Cal.App.5th 1228 (2023)

THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY, Respondent; ROBERT PERNELL ROBERTS et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

November 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke , and Sarah E. Burns for Petitioner.

Katie Townsend for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Californians Aware, California News Publishers Association, CalMatters, Center for Investigative Reporting doing business as Reveal, Cityside Journalism Initiative, E.W. Scripps Company, Embarcadero Media, First Amendment Coalition, Gannett Co., Hearst Corporation, KPPC/LAist, Los Angeles Times Communications, The McClatchy Company, Media Guild of the West, NewsGuild-CWA Local 39213, MediaNews Group, The Foundation for National Progress doing business as Mother Jones, Informed California Foundation doing business as Open Vallejo, Pacific Media Workers Guild, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California and Tribune Publishing Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Peter Kang , Public Defender, and Alexandria Blythe , Deputy Public Defender, for Real Party in Interest Robert Pernell Roberts.

Cynthia Zimmer , District Attorney, and John D. Allen , Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest The People.


[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*]

OPINION

This writ proceeding arises from a criminal prosecution. The People of the State of California (the People) and Robert Pernell Roberts (Roberts) are real parties in interest. Roberts is currently awaiting trial on charges...

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