Beverly Hills Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
Hufstedler, J.
Petitioners seek a peremptory writ of mandamus from this court ordering the respondent superior court to set aside its order denying discovery and to issue an order compelling the real parties in interest to answer questions which petitioners have propounded by way of interrogatories and oral deposition.
Petitioners seek this discovery in connection with their action in the respondent superior court in which they seek judicial review, pursuant to section 5258 of the Financial Code, of a decision by the savings and loan commissioner (“commissioner”) granting the application of Equitable Savings and Loan Association (“Equitable”) to operate a branch office in Beverly Hills.
Equitable filed its application for a branch license in Beverly Hills on August 8, 1966. Notices required by section 6004 of the Financial Code were sent to other associations in the state, including petitioners. A hearing was held in connection with Equitable’s application on August 30, 31 and September 1, 2, 1966, as required by section 6005 of the Financial Code. Petitioners were parties to and participated fully in this hearing.