Britt v. Superior Court
20 Cal.3d 844 (Cal. 1978) Cited 169 timesHolding that patient "may not withhold information which relates to any physical or mental condition which they have put in issue"
SCC Acquisitions, Inc. v. Superior Court (Western Albuquerque Land Holdings, LLC)
243 Cal.App.4th 741 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015) Cited 28 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding "corporations do not have a right of privacy protected by the California Constitution"
Hooser v. Superior Court of San Diego County
84 Cal.App.4th 997 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 48 timesD035392 Filed November 13, 2000 Certified for publication Proceedings in mandate after the trial court ordered an attorney judgment debtor to provide to his judgment creditor a list of his current clients, a list of all his current claims or cases, filed or unfiled, and bank statements relating to his attorney-client trust account, (San Diego County Super. Ct. No. GIC 739584), Linda B. Quinn, Judge. Petition granted in part, denied in part. Eugene Hooser in pro per. Dunk Associates, Andrew P. Dunk
Sav-On Drugs, Inc. v. Superior Court (Allen E. Botney)
15 Cal.3d 1 (Cal. 1975) Cited 98 times 1 Legal AnalysesIn Sav-On Drug Stores v. Superior Court, 15 Cal.3d 1, 6 (1975), the court found that the language of the Revenue and Taxation Code reflected a clear legislative intent that tax returns be treated as privileged in order to encourage full and truthful declarations.
Wilson v. Superior Court
13 Cal.3d 652 (Cal. 1975) Cited 82 timesStating that "leave no doubt that the truth or falsity of a statement on a public issue is irrelevant to the question whether it should be repressed in advance of publication" and that "[t]he concept that a statement on a public issue may be suppressed because it is believed by a court to be untrue is entirely inconsistent with constitutional guarantees and raises the spectre of censorship in a most pernicious form."
Ameri-Med. Corp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
42 Cal.App.4th 1260 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 31 timesReaffirming that "artificial entities" have non-constitutional privacy rights that are context-dependent
Webb v. Standard Oil Co.
49 Cal.2d 509 (Cal. 1957) Cited 93 timesHolding that the California Revenue and Taxation Code implicitly creates a privilege against the disclosure of income tax returns
Tien v. Superior Court
139 Cal.App.4th 528 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Cited 12 times 1 Legal AnalysesNo. B187171. May 15, 2006. Appeal from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, JCCP No. 4377, Carl J. West, Judge. Law Office of Joseph Antonelli, Joseph Antonelli and Janelle Carney for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Gibson, Dunn Crutcher, William D. Claster and Michele L. Maryott for Real Party in Interest. OPINION COOPER, P. J. In this putative class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations against an employer, the trial court ordered plaintiffs to provide the defendant with
Binder v. Superior Court
196 Cal.App.3d 893 (Cal. Ct. App. 1987) Cited 32 timesHolding that Rudnick did not apply to photographs of patients, even if the patients could not be identified in the photographs
Cobb v. Superior Court
99 Cal.App.3d 543 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979) Cited 30 timesRecognizing a right of privacy exists as to a person's financial affairs
Section 1
Cal. Const. art. I § 1 Cited 1,090 times 1 Legal AnalysesProviding "[a]ll people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights," including the right of "privacy"
Section 250 - "Writing"
Cal. Evid. Code § 250 Cited 285 times 3 Legal AnalysesProviding that a "writing" is defined to include "every other means of recording upon any tangible thing, any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored."
Section 1987.1 - Motion for order quashing, modifying or directing compliance with subpoena including protective orders
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1987.1 Cited 63 timesSetting forth procedure to quash subpoena duces tecum