Is a motion to compel discovery to be heard before the Superior Court subject to review?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ashmus, 2 Cal.Rptr.2d 112, 54 Cal.3d 932, 820 P.2d 214 (Cal. 1991):

A ruling on a motion to compel discovery--like that here--is subject to review for abuse of discretion. (See, e.g., Hill v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 812, 816-823, 112 Cal.Rptr. 257, 518 P.2d 1353.)

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