State Supreme Court / Cal.

San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Ben C.

Decided February 5, 2007. Carol Ann Corrigan wrote the opinion for the court.

150 P.3d 738 · Cited 430 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.

Conservatorship of Roulet · 590 P.2d 1
People v. Wende · 600 P.2d 1071
Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services v. Gregory C. · 13 Cal. 4th 952
Lake County Mental Health Department v. Susan T. · 884 P.2d 988
In Re Sade C. · 13 Cal. 4th 952
Denham v. Superior Court · 468 P.2d 193
In Re Angelica · 39 Cal. App. 4th 1007
Conservatorship of Everette M. · 219 Cal. App. 3d 1567
People v. Ramirez · 599 P.2d 622
People v. Brigham · 599 P.2d 100
People v. Tilbury · 813 P.2d 1318
Baber v. Superior Court · 113 Cal. App. 3d 955
Conservatorship of Margaret L. · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 542
In Re Marilyn H · 851 P.2d 826
Berger v. Godden · 163 Cal. App. 3d 1113
County of Sacramento v. Lackner · 97 Cal. App. 3d 576
In Re the Marriage of Ananeh-Firempong · 219 Cal. App. 3d 272
Conservatorship of Baber · 153 Cal. App. 3d 542
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Angeline W. · 150 Cal. App. 3d 865
San Joaquin County Public Conservator v. Joel E. · 33 Cal. Rptr. 3d 704
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Guerrero · 81 Cal. Rptr. 2d 541
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Delay · 199 Cal. App. 3d 1031
Coniglio v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 39 Cal. App. 4th 666

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In Re Phoenix H. · 47 Cal. 4th 835
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. John L. · 48 Cal. 4th 131
People v. Martinez · 246 Cal. App. 4th 1226
People v. Kisling · 239 Cal. App. 4th 288
Conservatorship of George H. · 169 Cal. App. 4th 157
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. M.H. · 47 Cal. 4th 835
People v. Barrett · 54 Cal. 4th 1081
People v. Serrano · 211 Cal. App. 4th 496
People v. Thurman · 68 Cal. Rptr. 3d 425
People v. Allen · 164 P.3d 557
Conservatorship of David L. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 701
Sorenson v. Superior Court · 219 Cal. App. 4th 409
Conservatorship of John D. · 224 Cal. App. 4th 410
People v. Blackburn · 61 Cal. 4th 1113
People v. Medina · 171 Cal. App. 4th 805
Koper v. K.W. (In re K.W.) · 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 622
Pub. Guardian of the Cnty. of San Luis Obispo v. S.A. (In re S.A.) · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 744
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Deidre B. · 180 Cal. App. 4th 1306
Stine v. Dell'Osso · 230 Cal. App. 4th 834
People v. Mary H. · 5 Cal. App. 5th 246
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Amanda B. · 173 Cal. App. 4th 1380

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