Ebel v. Superior Court

Opinion

GARGANO, J.

This litigation presents a single issue; does the plaintiff in a personal injury action for damages, who had been ordered to submit to a medical examination by a doctor selected by defense counsel, have the unconditional right to tape record all conversations which take place at the doctor’s office during the examination?

The facts are undisputed. On July 6,1970, petitioners instituted an action in the Superior Court of Kern County (Kern County action No. 110503) against real parties for damages resulting from injuries sustained in an automobile accident; petitioners were…