GARCETTI v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B126210.

80 Cal.Rptr.2d 724 (1998)

68 Cal.App.4th 1105

Gilbert GARCETTI, as District Attorney, etc., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Carnot Andres Lyles, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

Review Denied March 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney, Patrick D. Moran and Fred Klink, Deputies District Attorney, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Alan Ross, Encino, for Real Party in Interest.


KLEIN, P.J.

The People seek a writ of mandate directing respondent superior court to vacate its order dismissing the People's petition for commitment of real party in interest Carnot Andres Lyles (Lyles) under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVP Act). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)1

The essential issue presented is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the People's petition on the ground it lacked jurisdiction...

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