In re H.G. CA2/4

Filed 11/14/24 In re H.G. CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 FOUR

In re H.G. et al., Persons Coming B330508 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES COUNTY Super. Ct. No. 23CCJP01547A-B) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

B.G.B.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lisa A. Brackelmanns, Judge Pro Tem. Dismissed as moot. Bonnie Whaley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Sarah Vesecky, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Mother, B.G.B., appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and orders under section 300 relating to her children, H.G. and J.G. We dismiss the appeal as moot. In February 2023, law enforcement was called twice to address altercations between mother and the children’s father2 at the family home. In March 2023, father was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Later that month, H.G. called law enforcement to report a more severe domestic violence incident between her parents, and father was arrested. Mother declined an emergency protective order. When she spoke with the social worker, she minimized the prior incidents and the extent of father’s alcohol and substance abuse. In April 2023, mother and father continued to have disputes. In May 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition under