How have courts dealt with a conflict between discovery procedures and the parties' constitutional rights?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vinson v. Superior Court, 239 Cal.Rptr. 292, 43 Cal.3d 833, 740 P.2d 404 (Cal. 1987):
In Britt v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal.3d 844, 143 Cal.Rptr. 695, 574 P.2d 766, we faced a similar conflict between discovery procedures and the parties' constitutional rights. The plaintiffs were property owners near an airport operated by the local port district. They sued the district for diminution of property values, personal injuries, and emotional disturbance brought
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