What is the test for discovery under the California Civil Discovery Act?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Nizinski v. State Bar, 121 Cal.Rptr. 824, 14 Cal.3d 587, 536 P.2d 72 (Cal. 1975):

The Civil Discovery Act (Code Civ.Proc., 2016 et seq.), as limited or adapted by the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar, constitutes the method of discovery in disciplinary proceedings (rule 14), and permits respondent to obtain depositions (rule 14.13). (Emslie v. State Bar (1974) 11 Cal.3d 210, 220--221, 113 Cal.Rptr. 175, 520 P.2d 991.)

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