Pitchess v. Superior Court
11 Cal.3d 531 (Cal. 1974) Cited 2,715 timesConcluding defendant made a good faith showing in support of his discovery motion where "the information which defendant seeks may have considerable significance to the preparation of his defense, and the documents have been requested with adequate specificity to preclude the possibility that defendant is engaging in a 'fishing expedition' "
People v. Memro
38 Cal.3d 658 (Cal. 1985) Cited 382 timesHolding that no pretrial writ review was required as a condition to obtaining appellate review
Pasadena Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Pasadena
51 Cal.3d 564 (Cal. 1990) Cited 104 times 1 Legal AnalysesAffirming necessity of police internal investigations and discipline to assure public that officer misconduct is promptly and properly dealt with
Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Com'n
36 Cal.4th 1 (Cal. 2005) Cited 48 timesConcluding that the legislature's appointment of a majority of Commission did not violate separation of powers, in part because the appointees served four-year terms, which the court found "significantly reduces the potential control that the legislative appointing authorities may have over their appointees."
Brown v. Valverde
183 Cal.App.4th 1531 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 35 timesIn Brown, the issue of the availability of Pitchess discovery arose in the context of a Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) “administrative per se” hearing.
People v. Drake
19 Cal.3d 749 (Cal. 1977) Cited 89 timesFinding it unnecessary to decide whether the People's appeal of the modification of the verdict to a lesser included offense violated double jeopardy