GMSR’s client, represented at trial by Strategic Legal Practices, was scheduled to try her case before a San Diego judge, but his calendar became too crowded. Acting under Local Rule 2.1.3, which purports to provide any judge of that court with the power to act
Court of Appeal invalidates San Diego County Local Rule 2.1.3 and vacates judgment entered after judge rejected peremptory challenge
#24-77 Gilead Tenofovir Cases, S283862. (A165558; 98 Cal.App.5th 911, mod. 99 Cal.App.5th 196a; San Francisco County Superior Court; CJC19005043.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal granted in part and denied in part a petition for writ of mandate. This case presents the following
California Evidence Code section 1157 shields from civil discovery the records and proceedings of medical peer review committees. Based on this shield, a medical group facing a negligent hiring suit objected to several discovery requests that called for peer-review-related material. The trial court overruled the
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