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MATHEWS v. BECERRA

No. S240156.

8 Cal.5th 756 (2019)

DON L. MATHEWS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. XAVIER BECERRA, as Attorney General, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

December 26, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Hardiman, Mark S. Hardiman and Salvatore Zimmitti for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Trenton H. Norris and Oscar Ramallo for Scholars as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra , Attorneys General, Michael J. Mongan and Edward C. DuMont , State Solicitors General, Aimee Feinberg , Deputy State Solicitor General, Thomas S. Patterson and Douglas J. Woods , Assistant Attorneys General, Paul Stein , Marc A. LeForestier and S. Michele Inan , Deputy Attorneys General, Max Carter-Oberstone , Associate Deputy State Solicitor General, for Defendant and Respondent Xavier Becerra, as Attorney General.

Hurrell Cantrall, Thomas C. Hurrell , Melinda Cantrall and Maria Z. Markova for Defendant and Respondent Jackie Lacey, as District Attorney.

Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole and Cassidy C. Davenport for California Medical Association, California Dental Association and California Hospital Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act is a comprehensive statute designed to protect children from abuse and neglect. (Pen. Code, § 11164 et seq.; all undesignated statutory references are to this code.) The statute designates a list of "mandated reporters" who have an affirmative duty to make a report...

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