Warrick

Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Cheryl J. Ward, Kim Rogers Westhoff, Martin R. Boags, and Michelle S. Wright, Deputy City Attorneys, for Real Parties in Interest.

NOTT, Acting P.J.

Petitioner Donald Paul Warrick challenges the denial of his motion to discover confidential information from police personnel files regarding three officers involved in his arrest for possession of cocaine for sale. The trial court found that Warrick failed to make a showing of "good cause for the discovery ... sought" (Evid. Code, § 1043, subd. (b)(3)) because he had not provided a "specific factual scenario" establishing a "plausible factual foundation" for his allegations of police misconduct. (City of Santa Cruz v. Municipal Court (1989) 49 Cal.3d 74, 85-86 , 260 Cal. Rptr. 520 , 776 P.2d 222 (City of Santa Cruz ).) We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion. Accordingly, we deny the petition.

On April 23, 2002, Warrick, who was on probation for a burglary conviction, was arrested for possession for sale of rock cocaine. The report of the arrest, authored by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Quezada, states the following: On April 23, 2002, at approximately…