Schulz v. Superior Court of Yolo County

Opinion

EVANS, J.

Petitioner Schulz is plaintiff in a medical malpractice action. Two of the defendants are Dr. Paul H. Stavig and the Woodland Memorial Hospital. The plaintiff’s claim arose out of surgeiy performed in the hospital in 1974 by Dr. Stavig.

Schulz sought pretrial discovery of reports to or by the medical advisory board of the hospital. Stavig refused to answer, asserting the privilege afforded by Evidence Code section 1157. Following a motion to compel further answers, Stavig answered that he had written to the chairman of the medical advisory board expressing his opinion on…