Legal Opinion
Bobele v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1988No. B031219PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, J.
Rule 7-103 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California prohibits a member of the Bar from communicating “directly or indirectly with a party whom he knows to be represented by counsel upon a subject of controversy, without the express consent of such counsel.” Petitioners seek review of an order of the respondent court prohibiting their attorney from communicating ex parte with present or former employees of defendant Valley Hilton. We hold that the respondent court’s order was overly broad and that former employees are not “parties represented by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Mills Land & Water Co. v. Golden West Refining Co.California Court of Appeal · 1986
- Mitton v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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