In re M.C. CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

In re M.C., a Person Coming Under the B246321 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK95850) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MARQUES S.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Anthony Trendacosta, Juvenile Court Referee. Dismissed. Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Marques S. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. _______________________

Marques S. appeals one jurisdictional finding of the juvenile court concerning his son, M.C. We dismiss the appeal.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a dependency petition alleging that M.C. and his older half-sibling came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b). M.C.’s parents, Marques S. and L.C., were alleged to have engaged in violent altercations in front of the children, including incidents in which Marques S. struck L.C. and threatened to kill her. This physical violence was the subject of the section 300, subdivision (a) allegation and one subdivision (b) allegation. Additionally, under section 300, subdivision (b), DCFS alleged that each of M.C.’s parents was incapable of providing regular care for the children due to daily use of marijuana. The juvenile court amended and sustained the section 300, subdivision (b) allegations pertaining to domestic violence and marijuana use. Marques S. appeals.