Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

my husband received a deposition of subpoena for production of business records, but he wants to object to the records being released can we legally do so?


Asked on 4/23/12, 4:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Carl Starrett Law Offices of Carl H. Starrett II

Objecting to release of records is possible, but you would need a specific legal reason to objection. In California, a party to a lawsuit may seek any information that is either relevant to the pending lawsuit or "reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence". That is a pretty broad standard and while it often results in useless fishing expeditions, judges are reluctant to block a party from seeking information.

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Answered on 4/30/12, 10:14 am


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