State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Hersant v. Department of Social Services

Decided September 18, 1997. Patricia D. Benke wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. App. 4th 997 · Cited 212 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Caldwell v. Paramount Unified School District · 41 Cal. App. 4th 189
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
O'CONNOR v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. · 517 U.S. 308
Martin v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. · 29 Cal. App. 4th 1718
Barber v. Rancho Mortgage & Investment Corp. · 26 Cal. App. 4th 1819
Prilliman v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 53 Cal. App. 4th 935
Sada v. Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center · 56 Cal. App. 4th 138
Heard v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. · 44 Cal. App. 4th 1735
Addy v. Bliss & Glennon · 44 Cal. App. 4th 205
Green v. Rancho Santa Margarita Mortgage Co. · 28 Cal. App. 4th 686
Ewing v. Gill Industries, Inc. · 3 Cal. App. 4th 601

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