Roddy

Michael M. Roddy, as Jury Commissioner for the Superior Court of San Diego County (Roddy), filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging the trial court’s order enforcing the subpoenas duces tecum served on him by defendants Mark Jeffrey Brown, David Phommachanh, and Konrsavanh Donald Sirypangno (collectively, Defendants) requiring Roddy to disclose certain State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) information in his (Roddy’s) possession in connection with Defendants’ investigation into whether the jury selection process managed by Roddy complies with constitutional standards. Roddy contends the trial court erred because (1) Code of Civil Procedure section 197 precludes his disclosure of that DMV information to anyone; (2) Defendants do not have a constitutional right to pretrial discovery of that DMV information; and (3) Defendants did not make the requisite showing for disclosure of that DMV information. We conclude Defendants have not shown the DMV information subject to the subpoena is relevant under the applicable standard for disclosure of information necessary to their investigation of their reasonable belief that underrepresentation of cognizable…