Legal Opinion
North Pacifica, LLC v. City of Pacifica
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 30, 2003No. C-01-4823-EMCPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE
CHEN, United States Magistrate Judge.
During the Final Pretrial Conference on July 16, 2003, the Court asked the parties to brief the deliberative process privilege and attorney-client privilege as they affect the potential testimony of the City Council members at trial. Having reviewed the briefs and having considered the arguments of counsel, the Court hereby finds that (1) the deliberative process privilege is applicable but that, as a qualified privilege, it is overcome under the circumstances and (2) it will need to conduct on a case-by-case basis…
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