Wood v. Super. Ct.

Filed 3/14/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO SAMANTHA WOOD, Petitioner and Appellant, A168463 v. SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY (San Francisco County SUPERIOR COURT, Super. Ct. No. SCNC2366789) Defendant and Respondent. Appellant Samantha Wood filed a petition for name change, to change her name to Candi Bimbo Doll, a name by which she has long been known. No opposition was filed, and no hearing was held. But a trial judge did some research and, citing to a California case, a 34-year-old law review article, and TikTok,…