Issue: Under California law, may the court impose limits on discovery requests sent to non-parties?
| Area of Law: | Litigation & Procedure |
| Keywords: | Scope of discovery; Discovery requests sent to non-parties; Limits |
| Jurisdiction: | California |
| Cited Cases: | 53 Cal. App. 4; 95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864; 80 Cal. App. 4th 1050 |
| Cited Statutes: | Cal. Code Civ. P. 2017.010 |
| Date: | 04/01/2015 |
The scope of discovery in California is broad but not unlimited. Calcor Space Facility, Inc. v Superior Court, 53 Cal. App. 4th 216, 223 (1997) TA l "Calcor Space Facility, Inc. v Superior Court, 53 Cal. App. 4th 216 (1997)" s "Calcor Space Facility, Inc. v Superior Court (1997)" c 1 . Parties are limited to discovery of information “relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action” and even then courts may further limit the discovery available. Cal. Code Civ. P. 2017.010 TA l "Cal. Code Civ. P. 2017.010" s "Cal. Code Civ. P. 2017.010" c 3 . Courts have much discretion in fashioning discovery to comply with rules and protect interests of parties and nonparties alike. See Johnson v. Superior Court, 80 Cal. App. 4th 1050, 1055, 95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864, 867 (2000) TA l "Johnson v. Superior Court, 80 Cal. App. 4th 1050, 95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864 (2000)" s "Johnson v. Superior Court, 80 Cal. App. 4th 1050, 1055, 95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864, 867 (2000)" c 1 (management of discovery within trial court’s sound discretion).
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