Legal Opinion
County of Alameda v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1987No. A035526PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SMITH, J.
This petition presents the question of whether the identity of a mental patient who allegedly raped another in a county facility is privileged against discovery by the alleged victim in a personal injury action. We hold under the facts of this case that it is not. In doing so, we limit the impact of our holding in Smith v. Superior Court (1981) 118 Cal.App.3d 136 [173 Cal.Rptr. 145].
Background
Petitioner, the County of Alameda, defendant in a personal injury action predicated on negligent supervision in its Highland Hospital Emergency Psychiatric Service (hospital), seeks a…
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