quincy
Senior Member
Thanks, Joshuaace. Sometimes I have a lot of time on my hands. 
The bottom line is that courts have broad discretion in admitting and excluding evidence, and California courts follow United States v Janis, which held that the application of the exclusionary rule in civil proceedings is determined on a case-by-case basis. California weighs the effect of the application of the rule against the costs of exclusion, as well as the effect on the integrity of the judicial process. And many California statutes include the exclusionary rule as a provision.
Plus, breaking the law is never a real good idea.
The bottom line is that courts have broad discretion in admitting and excluding evidence, and California courts follow United States v Janis, which held that the application of the exclusionary rule in civil proceedings is determined on a case-by-case basis. California weighs the effect of the application of the rule against the costs of exclusion, as well as the effect on the integrity of the judicial process. And many California statutes include the exclusionary rule as a provision.
Plus, breaking the law is never a real good idea.