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California Court of Appeal


Somers v. Superior Court of San Francisco City and County, A123445

Trial court order denying plaintiff's petition for change of gender on her California birth certificate under Health and Safety Code sec. 103425 is reversed where the requirement that a change of gender petition must be filed in the county of his or her residence impermissibly denies out-of-state California-born transgender individuals the same right to a new California birth certificate as in-state California-born transgender individuals.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 04/10/2009
  • Published 04/10/2009

Judges

  • MARCHIANO, P.J.

Court

  • California Court of Appeal

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Transgender Law Center, Kristina Wertz, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

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