Legal Opinion
Jessup v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 17, 1957No. Civ. 17644PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
The Superior Court of Santa Clara County issued a writ of mandate to compel petitioner, who is the Chief of the Department of Public Safety of the city of Sunnyvale, to permit Earnest Sanders (the real party in interest) to inspect certain records. Petitioner declined to do so. Thereafter petitioner was found in contempt of court for failing to comply with the court’s order. Sentencing, however, was deferred until after the determination of this “Petition for Writ of Prohibition, Mandate, or Other Appropriate Writ.” * , †
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- City & County of San Francisco v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Holm v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Runyon v. Board of Prison Terms & ParolesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- People v. PearsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- People v. TomaltyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Craemer v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- City of Kenai v. Kenai Peninsula Newspapers, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1982
- Heffron v. Los Angeles Transit LinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Glen Arms Estate, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1964
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