Alford

Casey Gwinn, City Attorney and Carol A. Trujillo, Deputy City Attorney, for real party in interest City of San Diego.

Paul J. Pfingst, District Attorney, Thomas F. McArdle and Anthony Lovett, Deputy District Attorneys, for real party in interest People of the State of California.

HUFFMAN, Acting P.J.

In this criminal action, defendant Maurice Alford, joined by codefendant Donny Durham, aka Donny Love (Love), petitions for a writ of mandate directing respondent Superior Court of San Diego County (the court) to vacate its November 15, 2000 order denying disclosure of two citizen complainants' names, addresses and telephone numbers regarding complaints of dishonesty of one of the arresting San Diego police officers, and to reissue its November 6, 2000 order requiring disclosure of such information. The court had originally ordered such information released to the defense after finding good cause shown and conducting the required in camera hearing for a "Pitchess motion." [1] ( City of Santa Cruz v. Municipal Court (1989) 49 Cal.3d 74, 81-84 , 260 Cal. Rptr. 520 , 776 P.2d 222 ( City of Santa Cruz). ) After ruling the City of San Diego's (City's) proposed protective order sought on…