Legal Opinion
Hackett v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 1996No. B071643PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.
The question before us is whether the conditional privilege created by section 1043 of the Evidence Code 1 for peace officer personnel records protects all information in a deputy sheriff’s file without regard to whether a particular piece of information can also be found elsewhere. Our answer is that it does.
Facts
Andrew Glin sued Deputy Sheriff Clipper Hackett for damages, alleging that while Glin was a jail inmate, Hackett disciplined him by smashing his face into a wall.
During the course of discovery, Glin served Hackett with interrogatories asking for Hackett’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pitchess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. BreauxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- City of Santa Cruz v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Ng v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Hemet v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- Fletcher v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- Rosales v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- San Diego Police Officers Ass'n v. City of San Diego Civil Service CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- Davis v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
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