Schlumberger Limited v. Superior Court

Opinion

RYBURN, J. *

Procedure

Schlumberger Limited, petitioner, petitioned this court for an alternative and peremptory writ of mandate or, in the. alternative, an alternative and peremptory writ of prohibition, directing the superior court, respondent, to vacate its order directing petitioner to produce documents and communications which petitioner contends are privi leged as either attorney-client communications or attorney work product. The petition was denied by this court. A petition for hearing was filed in the Supreme Court, and granted. The matter was retransferred to this court with…