What is the test for accessing confidential juror identifying information in a civil case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Diaz, 186 Cal.Rptr.3d 60, 235 Cal.App.4th 1239 (Cal. App. 2015):

In 2014, six years after the conviction, appellant filed a petition to access confidential juror identifying information. (Code Civ. Proc., 237, subd. (b).) The petition stated that appellant wanted to contact the jurors to investigate juror bias and misconduct as a possible basis for habeas corpus relief. The trial court questioned whether the petition was timely but elected to address the petition on the merits. Denying the petition, it found that it was a fishing expedition and that appellant had not made a good cause showing for the release of confidential juror identifying information. (See e.g., People v. Wilson (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 839, 852, 50 Cal.Rptr.2d 883 [speculation on how jury arrived at its verdict does not establish good cause for release of juror contact information].)

[235 Cal.App.4th 1243]

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