SOUTHARD v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B139471.

98 Cal.Rptr.2d 733 (2000)

82 Cal.App.4th 729

Marvin J. SOUTHARD, as Director, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Kristina M., Real Party in Interest.

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

July 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, Leela A. Kapur, Assistant County Counsel, and Patrick A. Wu, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioners.

Law Offices of Kenneth P. Sherman and Angela Pierce di Donato for Real Party in Interest.

No appearance for Respondent.


NOTT, Acting P.J.

Petitioners, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and its director, Marvin J. Southard, seek a writ of mandate directing the superior court to set aside its order granting real party in interest's motion to join petitioners as parties in a dependency case.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Referee Marilyn Mackel was assigned to hear a dependency matter involving real party, Kristina M. On December 2, 1999, Kristina...

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