Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Plaintiff and Respondent, — Werdegar, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting…

Summary

Justice Werdegar agreed that a Pitchess discovery motion may be brought in an administrative proceeding but disagreed that a nonjudicial hearing officer may inspect confidential peace officer records in camera. She reasoned that the statutory text and legislative history reserve in-camera review and enforceable privilege rulings to courts, with contested discovery to be enforced through a court order.