The following excerpt is from Clark v. County Of Tulare, CASE NO. CV-F-09-2106 LJO JLT (E.D. Cal. 2010):
One of plaintiff's claims for invasion of privacy is based upon public disclosure of private facts. The elements of a claim of invasion of privacy based on the public disclosure of private facts are as follows: (1) public disclosure (2) of a private fact (3) which would be offensive and objectionable to the reasonable person and (4) which is not of legitimate public concern. Catsouras v. Department of California Highway Patrol, 181 Cal.App.4th 856, 868, 104 Cal.Rptr.3d 352, 361 (2010).6
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