Is evidence at an administrative hearing to reinstate physician's privileges subject to involuntary disclosure in a civil action seeking damages?

The precise question of whether evidence adduced during an administrative hearing to reinstate a physician's privileges is subject to involuntary disclosure in a civil action seeking damages resulting from the suspension was addressed in California Eye Institute v. Superior Court (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 1477, 264 Cal.Rptr. 83. In that case, an ophthalmologist sought damages allegedly resulting from the wrongful restriction of his staff privileges. In the course of the litigation,

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