Legal Opinion
Hurvitz v. Hoefflin
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 20, 2000No. B130805PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
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 Background
This appeal arises from a daisy chain of litigation among Dr. Steven M. Hoefflin, a cosmetic surgeon whose patients included many celebrities, and several of his former employees and associates. Appellant Dr. James S. Hurvitz is also a cosmetic surgeon, and had a business relationship with Hoefflin until the…
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