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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
C058569	Mardardo F. v. Superior Court (Yolo County Dept. of Employment and Social Services) Welfare and Institutions Code Section 361.5(b)(4) applies to any parent or guardian in current dependency proceedings that has previous killed any child.	Juveniles			Jul. 2, 2008
B200479	Espericuenta v. Shewry There is no basis for striking or extinguishing Medi-Cal lien where there has already been judicial allocation for medical expenses.	Juveniles			Jul. 2, 2008
C058142	Tyrone B. v. Superior Court (People) Juvenile court cannot defer its decision to consider appointment of expert to evaluate petitioner's competency.	Juveniles			Jun. 25, 2008
C056084	R.J., a Minor Party seeking de facto parent status is not entitled to evidentiary hearing.	Juveniles			Jun. 24, 2008
D051932	Kristen B., a Minor Minor's counsel's advocating against returning child to parental custody does not support mother's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.	Juveniles			Jun. 19, 2008
07-50107	U.S. v. Juvenile Male Juvenile delinquency finding must be vacated if government's violation of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act caused juvenile's confession.	Juveniles			Jun. 13, 2008
C055693	Lorenzo L., a Minor Where minor's electronic monitoring was not physical confinement, he is not entitled to predispositional credit against his subsequent confinement.	Juveniles			Jun. 11, 2008
G039120	Angel R., a Minor Evidence of pocket knife altered to release blade with flip of wrist is sufficient to sustain finding that juvenile possessed switchblade.	Juveniles			Jun. 9, 2008
B198610	Joseph T., a Minor Dependency court's failure to apply relative preference for child's placement with his aunt is harmless error and not in child's best interest.	Juveniles			Jun. 5, 2008
D052169	Claudia E., a Minor Declaratory relief is available in juvenile dependency cases when child welfare agency fails to comply with statutory time requirements for filing petitions.	Juveniles			Jun. 2, 2008
G038495	Damien V., a Minor Alternate penalty provision when underlying offense is committed for benefit of criminal street gang applies to both juvenile and adult offenders.	Juveniles			May 23, 2008
C056550	Walter P., a Minor Minor's probation conditions are stricken where statute does not authorize any type of confinement.	Juveniles			May 22, 2008
C055068	Vincent G., a Minor Hearsay evidence is properly admitted at dispositional phase of juvenile delinquency case.	Juveniles			Apr. 24, 2008
C056735	M.F., a Minor Failure to appoint guardian ad litem for parent who is minor at commencement of dependency proceedings constitutes error.	Juveniles			Apr. 1, 2008
C056541	R.K., a Minor Minor did not violate Penal Code Section 647(f) where he was found in woodshed located near house, which was not ‘public place.’	Juveniles			Mar. 24, 2008
D051300	Alejandro A., a Minor In delinquency case, court need not inquire as to minor's Indian child status where there is no evidence he is Native American.	Juveniles			Mar. 17, 2008
D050037	Carl N., a minor Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public.	Juveniles			Mar. 12, 2008
B196011	Brandon G., a Minor 16-year-old found to be in possession of firearm with live ammunition cannot have his commitment recalled.	Juveniles			Mar. 11, 2008
B197000	G.S.R., a Minor Financial inability of noncustodial, nonoffending father who was never adjudged unfit as parent is improper basis for terminating parental rights.	Juveniles			Mar. 9, 2008
D050037	Carl N., a Minor Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public.	Juveniles			Mar. 7, 2008
D050037	Carl N., a Minor Juvenile court's commitment of minor to California Youth Authority is appropriate on grounds of retribution, exhaustion of alternatives, and protecting public.	Juveniles			Feb. 26, 2008
A117896	Usef S., a Minor Juvenile court has no duty to hold suitability hearing for deferred entry of judgment program if minor insists upon having contested jurisdictional hearing.	Juveniles			Feb. 21, 2008
C055838	S.B., a Minor Juvenile court's finding that probability of adoption exists for child is not appealable.	Juveniles			Feb. 18, 2008
B197000	G.S.R., a Minor Financial inability of noncustodial, nonoffending father who was never adjudged unfit as parent is improper basis for terminating parental rights.	Juveniles			Feb. 11, 2008
D050179	B.D., a Minor Location of prospective adoptive parent willing to adopt sibling group after parental rights have been terminated renders issue of adoptability moot.	Juveniles			Feb. 8, 2008
B198541	Angel L., a Minor Juvenile court properly exercises jurisdiction where children had been in California's care and custody for six months at time of hearing.	Juveniles			Feb. 7, 2008
A117045	J.L., a Minor Family Code Section 7575 gives respondent standing to assert constitutional paternity right over biological son.	Juveniles			Feb. 5, 2008
B198361	Mariah T., a Minor Definition of 'serious physical injury' in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 has sufficiently well-established meaning and is therefore not vague.	Juveniles			Jan. 29, 2008
B197381	Silvia R., a Minor When child is removed from home, court cannot order relatives with whom child is not placed to participate in counseling or education programs.	Juveniles			Jan. 28, 2008
B203056	James W., a Minor Court abuses discretion by not detaining child where unmonitored visits posed serious risk of physical harm.	Juveniles			Jan. 22, 2008