City of Redding v. Municipal Court

Opinion

PUGLIA, P. J.

Petitioner City of Redding (City) seeks a writ of mandate directing respondent municipal court to vacate its ruling granting the motion of real party in interest Richard Allen Barreau (Barreau) for discovery of personnel records of a City police officer. City contends it was error to grant Barreau’s motion because it was supported only by hearsay in the form of his attorney’s affidavit on information and belief and hearsay is incompetent to support a motion to compel discovery. We shall deny the petition.

Barreau is charged in respondent court with misdemeanor battery on a…