In re D.G. CA2/5

Filed 8/19/24 In re D.G. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

In re D.G., et al. Persons Coming B326125 Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County Super. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Ct. No. 22LJJP00367) AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jennifer W. Baronoff, Judge Pro Tempore. Dismissed. Benjamin Ekenes, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, Melania Vartanian, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent. ___________________________

Father (C.G.) appeals from the order adjudicating his twin children (D.G. and R.G., born 2011) dependent and removing them from his custody. Jurisdiction was subsequently terminated and the family reunited. We dismiss the appeal as moot. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Father, mother (L.C.), and the children lived together in their house, with the maternal grandmother. Mother and father were married, although sleeping in separate bedrooms while “taking a break.” Father had a drinking problem; he drank every day, and confided in a friend that he was having a hard time quitting. Mother said father was a different person when he drank, he would lose control. Both children wanted father to stop drinking. On August 3, 2022, father had a doctor’s appointment, where he received bad news: his doctor told him he may have prostate cancer. This was one of many sources of stress for father. His parents, in Guatemala, were ill and wanted him to visit; his mother said it would be the last time they would meet, but he could not get a visa to go. He has children (and a grandchild) in Guatemala who were denied a visa to come to the United States. That night, he told God he wanted to see his family. He bought a bottle of vodka, sat in his car outside his house, and drank a quarter of the bottle. By the time he entered the house, he was angry enough to throw things (he broke a flower pot). But he also felt dizzy and tired. He told his mother-in-law he may have cancer and didn’t know what to do. He wanted to see his parents; he was crying. He said he was going to kill himself. Both children heard him