Legal Opinion

Gonzalez v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 11, 1995No. B086213PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] OPINION

We are called upon in this case to balance competing interests. On one side of the scale is a plaintiff's right to pursue a sexual harassment lawsuit uninhibited by concerns that her former employer will retaliate against other employees who are willing to help prove her case. On the other side is the employer's right to discover the identity of a presently unnamed person who stole evidence related to the plaintiff's lawsuit from the employer's files and…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Palmateer v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Harless v. First National Bank in FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Condit v. DunneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
  2. Lipton v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  3. Jessen v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.California Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. Garamendi v. Golden Eagle InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004

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