California Court of Appeal

A juvenile court 1) ignored the clear procedural mandate of California Rules of Court, rule 1426(a) in rejecting transfer of a dependency case from another county, and 2) abused its discretion in finding that a transfer to another county was in the best interests of the children.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2002
• Published 12/23/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, and Lois D. Timnick, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant., M. Elizabeth Handy, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minors.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donna B. Kaiser, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent Trudy C., William C. Katzenstein, County Counsel, and Julie A. Koons, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent Riverside County Department of Public Social Services.