In re M.T.

Filed 10/29/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

F086891

In re M.T., for Change of Name. (Super. Ct. No. 2027318)

OPINION

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. John Mayne, Judge. California Rural Legal Assistance, Katelyn Marmon, Michael Meuter, and Carla Lopez for Petitioner and Appellant M.T. -ooOoo- Appellant M.T. was born a male, but has presented as a female since she was a minor. When appellant was 19 years old, she petitioned to legally change her name and gender to align with her gender identity. The petition was granted by the Stanislaus Superior Court in 2018. In 2023, appellant requested the trial court seal the entire record of her name change and gender marker correction. Appellant asserted she was harassed after she was “outed” on social media, identifying her as transgender and disclosing her workplace, residential address, phone number, and former name. The court denied appellant’s request to seal the entire record, but sealed the application to seal and its supporting documentation, and a physician’s letter attached to appellant’s initial petition for change of…