Legal Opinion
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1985No. A027432PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
Petitioner, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (the Hospital) seeks a writ of mandate to compel the Sonoma County Superior Court to vacate its order granting the motion of real party in interest, Victoria Leary, to compel answers to 18 questions propounded at the deposition of Vicki Vogler, a nurse epidemiologist and member of the infection control committee at the Hospital. The Hospital contends that the information sought is immune from discovery under Evidence Code section 1157.
The Hospital is a defendant in the court below in a negligence action brought by Leary. The…
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