Huffy Corp. v. Superior Court

I. INTRODUCTION

On May 1, 2003, petitioner and defendant, Huffy Corporation, filed a mandate petition which seeks to set aside an order denying its cross-summary-adjudication motion in an insurance coverage dispute in two related cases pending in the respondent court. Defendant filed its mandate petition along with 2,589 pages of sealed exhibits. Concerned that such a number of pages of sealed exhibits in an ordinary coverage dispute might be inconsistent with established California law, we afforded the parties an opportunity to brief the issue of whether any or all of the documents should be sealed. Only defendant responded to our inquiry concerning the sealing of the documents. Recognizing the legal untenability of arguing that all 2,589 pages should remain sealed, defendant narrowed its list of papers it desired to have remain under seal. Plaintiffs and real parties in interest have interposed no objection to the unsealing of any of the documents. We now conclude that none of the documents may remain sealed. The 2,589 pages of exhibits are ordered returned to defense counsel. Defendant shall have 10 days to file any documents it desires but they may not be filed under…