Legal Opinion
Kleitman v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 9, 1999No. H018276PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
I. Introduction
This original proceeding raises an issue of first impression under the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code section 54950 et seq. (hereafter, Brown Act or Act), concerning the right to discovery of the personal recollections of city council members as to proceedings which took place during an unrecorded closed session of the city council. Petitioners are Joseph Kleitman and other members of the City . Council of the City of Mountain View, who seek a writ of mandate directing respondent court to vacate its order compelling them to answer five special…
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