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ORTEGA v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. C054262.

74 Cal.Rptr.3d 390 (2008)

161 Cal.App.4th 713

Michaelina ORTEGA, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Third District.

April 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Office, Edward P. Dudensing, Sacramento, and Christopher S. Buckley for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Evans, Wieckowski & Ward, Carol. A. Wieckowski and Cathleen Fralick, Sacramento, for Defendants and Respondents.

SIMS, J.

This tragic case will make you sad.

On August 21, 2001, police arrested Michael Ortega because he was screaming uncontrollably in the street and around his apartment and was violently banging on a refrigerator. A urine test showed Michael was under the influence of PCP.

The Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services—Child Protective Services of Sacramento County (CPS)—took Michael's 11-year-old daughter, Mijalina...

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