What is the burden of discovery in an administrative mandamus proceeding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Department of Health Services v. Superior Court, 104 Cal.App.3d 80, 163 Cal.Rptr. 414 (Cal. App. 1980):
A third proposition which should be mentioned for the sake of clarity is that, in an administrative mandamus proceeding, a party seeking discovery has the burden of showing that such discovery is reasonably calculated to lead to evidence admissible under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. The reason for the distinction is pointed out in City of Fairfield v. Superior Court (1975) 14 Cal.3d 768, 774-775, 122 Cal.Rptr. 543, 546, 537 P.2d 375, 378, footnote 6: "In
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