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Jahi McMath Case: Prayer Vigil Held for Brain Dead Oakland Teen
McMath's family is asking a judge to issue an order saying that she is still alive.
A prayer vigil was held tonight for Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old Oakland girl who was declared brain dead last December.
The vigil was held at Yeshua Our Lord at 1406 Miller Street in Oakland at 7 p.m. tonight.
Jahi’s family is asking a judge to issue an order saying that she is still alive. A hearing on the matter had been scheduled in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland for 9 a.m. on Thursday but it was canceled after Christopher Dolan, the family’s attorney, asked for more time to provide additional medical evidence.
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No new court date has been set.
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