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Shepherd v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1976No. S.F. 23334PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

Plaintiff Mattie Guyton Shepherd, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Tyrone Guyton, deceased, seeks a writ of mandate directing the entry of various discovery orders compelling answers to questions propounded in depositions and the production of things and documents (Code Civ. Proc., § 2034) in the underlying action for wrongful death.

Petitioner and her former husband, John Guyton (hereafter plaintiffs), commenced against real parties in interest City of Emeryville and certain of its employees (hereafter defendants) the underlying action for damages for the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Common Cause v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  2. People v. HollowayCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Britt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Assured Inv'rs Life Ins. Co. v. Nat. U. Assoc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  5. Santiago v. BobbSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1986

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