Can a protective order be made in a civil discovery proceeding granting witness immunity from prosecution?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sutter, 134 Cal.App.3d 806, 184 Cal.Rptr. 829 (Cal. App. 1982):
Daly v. Superior Court, supra, 19 Cal.3d 132, 137 Cal.Rptr. 14, 560 P.2d 1193, held that a protective order could be made in a civil discovery proceeding granting a witness immunity from prosecution only where the prosecuting official failed to object after notice. (Id., at p. 148, 137 Cal.Rptr. 14, 560 P.2d 1193.)
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