In a civil case, can a defendant compel disclosure of the names and addresses of witnesses to his trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Everett v. Gordon, 266 Cal.App.2d 667, 72 Cal.Rptr. 379 (Cal. App. 1968):

There are a number of criminal discovery rules established by court decisions. 'In a proper case, one charged with crime may, before trial, inspect: statements of his own in possession of the prosecution, whether signed, unsigned, or on [266 Cal.App.2d 672] recording tapes; real evidence or reports of state officers' examination thereof; and statements of persons expected to be prosecution witnesses at trial. He may compel disclosure of the names and addresses of eyewitnesses of an alleged crime.' (Yannacone v. Municipal

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