Legal Opinion
Bruno v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1990No. A048089PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHANNELL, J.
This petition presents the question of whether the superior court may permit discovery in a small claims appeal. We conclude that discovery is not available. However, we conclude that respondent court abused its discretion in sanctioning petitioner’s attorney for his attempt to obtain discovery.
I. Facts
On August 24, 1989, real party in interest, Arnold S. Gridley, filed an unlawful detainer action in small claims court against petitioner Diana Lynn Bruno. The complaint asked for back rent commencing in March 1989 and for the possession of the property in which petitioner…
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