Legal Opinion
Waltz v. Zumwalt
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 1985No. D002407PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (Gerald), P. J .
John Waltz wants to appeal the imposition of a conservatorship and his confinement in a county mental health facility. We determined he is indigent and we appointed appellate counsel for him. The county clerk, however, refused to prepare and certify the record until Waltz paid $634 (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5(c)). Waltz told the clerk by letter he would present a forma pauperis to the court to get the fee waived. The clerk refused to give him the time to make his request by not extending the time for fees to be deposited and instead entered a default.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. OlivasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. BurnickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fresno County Department of Health v. BesoyanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Baker v. Margaret L.California Court of Appeal · 2001
- Conservatorship of Margaret L.California Court of Appeal · 2001
- Conservatorship of Margaret L.California Court of Appeal · 2001
- Lake County Mental Health Department v. Susan T.California Supreme Court · 1994
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