Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 1976No. Civ. 15780PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EVANS, J.
The State of California (“State”) seeks a writ of prohibition to restrain the Yuba County Superior Court from proceeding with a wrongful death action. The State contends that the court order granting discovery was in excess of jurisdiction or an abuse of discretion, on the following bases: (1) the real party in interest (Clark) failed to comply with discovery procedures prescribed in Code of Civil Procedure section 2031; (2) hearing on the motion for discovery five days prior to the scheduled trial was foreclosed by the terms of a pretrial order; and (3) the order required…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Greyhound Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Cooper v. SwoapCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- West Pico Furniture Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sawyer v. First City Financial Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Superior Ct.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Davies v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Schaefer v. Manufacturers BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Edgar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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