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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY v. MARCUS W.

No. C060965.

185 Cal.App.4th 182 (2010)

110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 232

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARCUS W., a Minor, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

June 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Anthony V. Smith, Anthony V. Smith; Doris Bostick Law Office and Doris F. Bostick for Defendants and Appellants.

David Wooten, County Counsel, Ted Towle and Janine Molgaard, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

SCOTLAND, P. J.—

Marcus W. (the minor) has sickle cell anemia and was 16 years old when he was ordered by the juvenile court to undergo periodic blood transfusions to prevent him from suffering a third stroke and possibly death. The minor, one of Jehovah's Witnesses, opposed the transfusions as contrary to his religious beliefs.

On appeal, the minor argues the order must be reversed because the application did not "set...

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