California Court of Appeal

Where a minor did not receive an evidentiary hearing before the referee dismissed the dependency petition, and the lack of hearing was not harmless error, the dismissal order must be vacated and the matter remanded because of due process violations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2003
• Published 02/07/2003

Judges

•  O'ROURKE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Steven J. Carroll, Public Defender, Jo Pastore, Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, Lisa Maldonado, Deputy County Counsel, for San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Real Party in Interest., Van Deusen, Youmans and Walmsley, Ted R. Youmans, Santa Ana, for Family to Family, Inc., Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.