Marathon Nat. Bank v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY.

Opinion

VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.

The question in this case is whether a trial court must hold a hearing before acting upon a discovery referee’s report. We hold that the trial court must independently consider the referee’s findings and any objections submitted by the parties before accepting or rejecting the referee’s recommendations but that this may be done in whatever manner the trial court deems appropriate under the circumstances, with or without a hearing.

Background

Richard Campbell sued Marathon National Bank (and some individually named officers and other employees), claiming his…