California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Abbott Labs. v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty., 233 Cal.Rptr.3d 730, 24 Cal.App.5th 1 (Cal. App. 2018):
determining the propriety of an extraordinary writ include that the issue tendered presents a significant and novel constitutional issue, or the party seeking the writ lacks an adequate means by which to attain relief], citing Britt v. Superior Court (1978) 20 Cal.3d 844, 851-852, 143 Cal.Rptr. 695, 574 P.2d 766 [discovery order compelling disclosure of information as to plaintiffs' and nonparties' private associational activities raised significant and novel constitutional issues of great importance, justifying review by extraordinary writ].)
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