Douglas v. Superior Court
Filed 2/17/06 Douglas v. Superior Court CA5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
PHILLIP DOUGLAS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Respondent; HENRY SOLIZ, Real Party In Interest. | F049456
(Tuolumne Sup. Ct. No. CV50544)
OPINION |
THE COURT*
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of mandate.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Thomas D. McCrackin and Catherine A.J. Woodbridge, for Petitioner.
Bostwick & Janoff and Jeffrey D. Janoff, for Real Party in Interest.
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Real party in interest, Henry Soliz (RPI) is or was an inmate in the custody of the California Department of Corrections (CDC). He filed a civil suit in Tuolumne County Superior Court in February 2004. Although the third amended complaint has not been attached as an exhibit, RPI apparently alleged petitioner, Phillip Douglas, a CDC guard, sexually assaulted him.
On November 8, 2005, RPI subpoenaed Internal Affairs Special Agent, Scott Moeszinger (Moeszinger) for a deposition to be held on December 7, 2005. Moeszinger was assigned to investigate RPI's 602 complaint filed with the CDC. The subpoena sought â€