Forbes v. David T.

Opinion

COUGHLIN, J.

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The minors appeal from orders of the juvenile court decreeing them wards following a jurisdictional hearing in which the oral

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proceedings were not recorded by an official reporter, as required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 677 which provides: “At any juvenile court hearing conducted by a juvenile court judge,

an official court reporter

shall. . . take down in shorthand all the testimony and all the statements and remarks of the judge and all persons appearing at the hearing; ..[Italics ours.]

The minors contend the failure of the court to appoint an. official court reporter to record the proceedings at the jurisdictional hearing was prejudicial error requiring a reversal. The issue was presented to this court by the minors’ motions to reverse and order a new trial, which were supported by declarations and other evidence. This court may entertain the motions and grant the relief requested in the exercise of its-inherent power to reasonably control the proceedings before it in order to insure the orderly and effective administration of its functions as a court of appeal

(Hays

v.

Superior Court,

16 Cal.2d 260, 264 [105 P.2d 975];

Millholen

v.

Riley,

211 Cal. 29, 33-34 [293 P. 69];

Estate of King,

121 Cal.App.2d 765, 774 [264 P.2d 586];

Corum

v.

Hartford Acc. & Ind. Co.,

67 Cal.App.2d 891, 896 [155 P.2d 710]).