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Litigation

Oct. 21, 2016

Dismissed legislative staffer pushes for deposition in retaliation case

A Sacramento County judge rejected a state Senate bid to dismiss a discrimination and harassment lawsuit by a former staffer.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO — When can a sitting state legislator be compelled to give a deposition?

Case law largely exempts state officials from subpoenas. However, recent cases have been testing the limits of these protections for legislators.

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steven H. Rodda weighed in last week when he turned down a motion to dismiss a personnel case involving the o...

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