In this writ of mandate proceeding we conclude the juvenile court may be compelled to conduct a jurisdiction hearing in dependency proceedings on consecutive court days until conclusion, absent a showing of exceptional circumstances justifying a continuance of the hearing.
As will become clear, we need not issue the writ in this case. However, because the practice that gave rise to this case...
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