· 4/20/1998
Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County
Citations
- 63 Cal. App. 4th 367
- 63 Cal. App. 2d 367
- 98 Daily Journal DAR 4033
- 26 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1948
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2981
- 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 69
- 1998 Cal. App. LEXIS 347
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “[n]o statute exempts probate files from the status of public records”
- stating that “[p]robate proceedings ... are not closed proceedings”
- “[T]he public has a legitimate interest in knowing how public funds are spent and how claims (formal or informal) against public entities are settled.”
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Judges: Nares
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