I highly recommend that you guys read the court document that the mother filed. It's actually pretty interesting.
JAHI MCMATH COURT DOCS
I interpret this to mean that since the two doctors who reported that Jahi was brain dead were nullified, that only leaves the third doctor's opinion who examined Jahi and she apparently did NOT find that Jahi was brain dead.
12/20 Now, they needed to have a 2nd doctor to verify that 3rd doctor's findings to comply with the CA 7180 (find her brain dead) and 7181 (be the independent confirmation). They agreed to and asked 5 additional doctors who each declined to offer an opinion one way or another.
On 12/23 Paul Fisher, MD (Chief of Child Neurology for the Stanford University Medical Center) examined Jahi and on 12/24 Drs. Fisher and Shanahan gave testimony in a closed session and that's when they extended the Temp Restraining Order to 12/30/13.
From the filing:
On December 11, 2013, Dr. Shanahan, a physician from CHO, declared that MCMATH was brain dead. Dr. Heidersbach, another CHO physician verified Dr. Shanahans findings.
In support of their position CHO submitted Declarations of Robert Heidersbach, MD, Sharon Williams, MD, and Robin Shanahan, MD. Of these three physicians, Dr. Hidersbach (sp?) and Dr. Shanahan were doctors who examined Jahi and testified by way of declaration that Jahi suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of her entire brain, including her brain stem. CHO argued that the two doctors meet the requirements of Health and Safety Code section 7181.
During oral arguments on December 20, 2013, over an objection by Real Party in Interests counsel, the court found that Drs. Heidersbach and Shanahan did not satisfy the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 7180 and 7181
Health and Safety Code Section 7180 and 7181
Article 1. Uniform Determination of Death Act
Section 7180.
(a) An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
(b) This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it.
(c) This article may be cited as the Uniform Determination of Death Act.
Article 2. Confirmation of Death
Section 7181.
When an individual is pronounced dead by determining that the individual has sustained an irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, there shall be independent confirmation by another physician.