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THE FAMILY OF JAHI MCMATH
WAS DEALT ANOTHER BLOW IN
COURT TODAY. AS THEY RACE
AGAINST TIME TO GET THE 13-
YEAR-OLD. WHO HAS BEEN
DECLARED BRAIN DEAD,
TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER
FACILITY.
KRON 4'S DAN KERMAN HAS THE
LATEST.
WEARING T-SHIRTS THAT SAID
PRAY FOR JAHI THE FAMILY OF
JAHI MCMATH SAT IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT AS THEIR ATTORNEY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO
INSERT A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE
IN JAHI'S AIRWAY AND A
FEEDING
TUBE IN HOPES OF
FACILITATING HER MOVE OUT
OF THIS FACILITY
ATTORNEY 20-27
HOSPITAL VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED
ATTORNEY 30-40
THE JUDGE AGREED REGUSING
TO FORCE THE HOSPITAL TO
ADMINISTER THE PROCEDURE
THE FAMILY ATTORNEY THEN ASK
THE COURT TO REQUIRE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO ALLOW
AN
AND PERFORM THE
PROCEDURES. THE JUDGE ALSO
DENIED
WHATTHIS REQUEST
THE TWO SIDES DID AGREE AND
THE JUDGE SIGNED OFF ON A
FORMAL PROTOCOL WHICH WILL
ALLOW JAHI TRANSFERRED TO
ANOTHER FACILITY IF THEY
FAMILY CAN FIND A FACILITY
AND A DOCTOR TO PERFORM THE
PROCEDURES.
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY CORONER'S
OFFICE HAS ISSUED A DEATH
CERTIFICATE FOR JAHI MCMATH.
THE DOCUMENT SHOWS THE DATE
THE DAY SHE WAS DECLARED
BRAIN DEAD.
THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER JUDGE
HYDE MATH HAS MOVED TO
FEDERAL COURT ALL AFTERNOON
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
WHITE FAMILY AND HOSPITALS
HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE
FEDERAL JUDGE ABOUT WHETHER