California Appeals Panel Orders In Camera Review Of Emails To Determine Privilege

(October 30, 2015, 2:16 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — Concluding that a nonparty to an order to compel qualifies as “a party” under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) because it had an interest in preventing disclosure of certain emails, a California appellate panel on Oct. 28 held that a trial court erred in not conducting an in camera review of the emails to determine if privilege barred their disclosure (League of California Cities v. The Superior Court of San Diego County, et al., No. D067969, Calif. App., 4th Dist.; 2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 962)....

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