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Lumbsden A. Sangster v. Anthony Valencia

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, No. E073478 · judgment November 19, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

  1. Whether the fair report privilege apply to a private communication between a police officer and a member of the press is supported in a defamation cases.

  2. Whether Section § 47 (d), is privilege even though physical evidence were planted/altered in furtherance qualified a defendant for this subdivision in a defamation case. (See Section § 47(b)(2)).

  3. Does the California Evidence Code EVID § 250, apply to evidence of records marked as exhibits in a complaint.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lumbsden A. Sangster

For respondent
Matthew John Marnell
San Bernardino County Counsel

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 06 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
  3. Oct 19 2021
  4. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Aug 18 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  6. Aug 10 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Anthony Valencia to respond filed.
  7. Jul 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 11, 2021)