Legal Opinion
San Diego County Department of Mental Health v. Fadley
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 22, 1984No. Civ. 31005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
The question posed by this appeal is whether a trial court may review a mentally ill patient’s treating physician’s decision electroconvulsive therapy is warranted, in the course of determining the patient’s capacity to give informed consent to that therapy. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 5326.5, 5326.7, subd. (f). 1 ) The statutory scheme and relevant case law make such review inappropriate. That the trial court here engaged in such a review does not require reversal, however, because no prejudice resulted.
Facts
Dr. Edward Cherlin, in the course of his treatment of appellant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Conservatorship of EarlyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Conservatorship of BuchananCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Aden v. YoungerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- San Diego Department of Social Services v. WaltzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- City of El Monte v. Commission on State MandatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- In re TalbottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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