Haggerty
Haggerty v. Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
Haller, J.
Luis Guindazola brought a civil action against San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy William Haggerty, alleging that Haggerty used excessive physical force against him while Guindazola was incarcerated in a county jail. After two Pitchess discovery requests and two in camera hearings, the superior court ordered the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (Department) to disclose its report concerning its investigation of the incident underlying Guindazola’s civil complaint. Haggerty challenges this order in his writ petition.
We conclude the court erred in ordering the Department’s internal affairs report produced without first redacting the portions of the report reflecting the investigating officer’s analysis and conclusions. But we reject Haggerty’s contentions that the court abused its discretion in ordering the remainder of the report disclosed. Accordingly, we grant Haggerty’s writ petition, and direct the superior court to order disclosure of the internal affairs report after redacting the portions of the report reflecting the investigating officer’s analysis and conclusions.