League of California Cities v. Superior Court

Opinion

McINTYRE, J.

The California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.; the Act) provides that “a party” may file a petition for the issuance of an extraordinary writ to challenge an order of the trial court either directing or refusing disclosure under the Act. (Gov. Code, § 6259, subd. (c); undesignated statutory references are to this code.) In this case, a nonparty to the action filed a petition for an extraordinary writ in this court arguing it was a real party in interest that would be irreparably damaged by the trial court’s order to disclose records allegedly protected from…