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Riese v. St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center

Decided December 16, 1987. John Anthony Kline wrote the opinion for the court.

209 Cal. App. 3d 1303 · Cited 95 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.

Keyhea v. Rushen · 178 Cal. App. 3d 526
Rivers v. Katz · 67 N.Y.2d 485
Davis v. Hubbard · 506 F. Supp. 915
San Diego Department of Social Services v. Waltz · 180 Cal. App. 3d 722
Mills v. Rogers · 457 U.S. 291
People v. Privitera · 591 P.2d 919
Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health · 458 N.E.2d 308
Barber v. Superior Court · 147 Cal. App. 3d 1006
Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long Beach · 719 P.2d 660
Rogers v. Okin · 478 F. Supp. 1342
People v. Burnett · 188 Cal. App. 3d 1314
Foy v. Greenblott · 141 Cal. App. 3d 1
Cobbs v. Grant · 502 P.2d 1
Guardianship of Roe · 421 N.E.2d 40
Larcher v. Wanless · 557 P.2d 507
Bouvia v. Superior Court · 179 Cal. App. 3d 1127
Bartling v. Superior Court · 163 Cal. App. 3d 186
Fields v. Eu · 556 P.2d 729
Thorn v. Superior Court · 464 P.2d 56
Cutter v. Brownbridge · 183 Cal. App. 3d 836
Board of Regents State Universities v. Davis · 533 P.2d 1047
San Diego County Department of Mental Health v. Fadley · 159 Cal. App. 3d 440
Lillian F. v. Superior Court · 160 Cal. App. 3d 314
Sabo v. O'BANNON · 586 F. Supp. 1132
Bartling v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center · 184 Cal. App. 3d 97

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