Legal Opinion
Garstang v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 23, 1995No. B088019PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NOTT, J.
Meg Garstang has petitioned this court for an extraordinary writ of mandate directing the superior court to set aside its order denying her motion to compel further answers to deposition questions.
We are asked to decide whether communications disclosed during mediation sessions before an ombudsperson employed by a private educational institution are privileged. We conclude they are protected by the qualified privilege set forth in this state’s Constitution.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Garstang worked for the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). On April 1, 1994,…
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