Legal Opinion
Lohman v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1978No. Civ. 42269PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FEINBERG, J. —
This is a petition for writ of mandamus/prohibition to direct the Alameda County Superior Court to vacate an order requiring petitioner’s former attorney, John D. Burroughs, to answer specific questions which, on the ground of attorney-client privilege, he declined to answer at a deposition. Petitioner also requests that answers given by Burroughs at the deposition be suppressed as violative of the attorney-client privilege or work-product rule.
During the period February 6, 1970, through March 7, 1972, petitioner was placed under temporary conservatorship. The temporary…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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