In re Anthony B. CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re ANTHONY B., a Person B339198 Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County ______________________________ Super. Ct. No. DK15312A) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v.

THOMAS H., III, Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lucia J. Murillo, Juvenile Court Referee. Dismissed.

Thomas H. III, in pro.per., for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________

On June 19, 2018, the juvenile court terminated the parental rights of appellant Thomas H. III (Father), to his son A.B. (born 2016). This court affirmed the termination of Father’s parental rights. (In re A.B. (Feb. 1, 2019, B290838) [nonpub. opn.].) A.B.’s adoption was finalized on September 9, 2019. Father has filed multiple Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 388 petitions seeking to reunify with his child, all of which we have denied. Father has appealed each denial, and we dismissed each appeal. We dismissed Father’s most recent appeal on June 6, 2024. (In re A.B. (June 6, 2024, B332183) [nonpub. opn.].) One week later, on June 13, 2024, Father filed another petition under section 388 asking to “reopen the case to gain custody of my son.” He stated, “I feel because I’m [A]fro [A]merican that they feel I won’t be a great parent.” On June 17, 2024, the juvenile court denied the petition without a hearing, and Father appeals. In his opening brief, Father states, “My JV- 180 forms keep getting denied and it feels like an abuse of discretion.” We must dismiss this appeal too. Father filed this section 388 petition almost six years after his parental rights were terminated. We understand Father believes his son’s case should be reopened. The law is clear that it is too late for that. No court has the power to reopen the case. (§ 366.26, subd. (i)(1).)