Goldstein

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S “MOTION TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF TRANSCRIPTS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FROM THE 1989-1990 LOS ANGE-LES COUNTY GRAND JURY” AS MODIFIED BY PLAINTIFF’S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

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INTRODUCTION

May this Court order the Los Angeles Superior Court to produce the transcripts of testimony given before and the exhibits presented to a Los Angeles County Grand Jury in 1989 and 1990, despite the Superi- or Court having ordered that such material “is not to be viewed, inspected or copied except by order of the Presiding Judge, Assistant Presiding Judge or the Supervising Judge of the Criminal Division”? That is the central issue raised by the motion of Plaintiff Thomas Goldstein to compel the production of the evidence presented to the 1989-1990 Grand Jury (“Grand Jury”), a motion that defendant County of Los Angeles vigorously opposes. In this ruling I conclude that the Court does have the right and authority to issue such an order and that under the narrowly-drawn, phased pro-visions I impose, the interests of justice and of judicial comity are both fully vindicated. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion to compel, subject to the conditions set forth…