Vanessa R. v. Superior Court CA5

Filed 2/10/26 Vanessa R. v. Superior Court CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

VANESSA R., F090839 Petitioner, (Super. Ct. No. 24CEJ300129-1) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO OPINION COUNTY,

Respondent;

FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

THE COURT* ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for extraordinary writ review. Brian M. Arax, Judge. Vanessa R., in pro per., for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Douglas T. Sloan, County Counsel, and Lisa R. Flores, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest. ooOoo-

* Before Peña, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Snauffer, J.

Vanessa R. (mother), in propria persona, seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452)1 from the juvenile court’s orders issued at a contested 12-month review hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21, subd. (f))2 terminating her reunification services and setting a section 366.26 hearing for March 23, 2026, as to her daughter C.T. (the child). Mother seeks a writ directing the juvenile court to order that reunification services be continued, visitation be provided, and return of the child to her custody. We conclude mother’s petition fails to comport with the procedural requirements of rule 8.452 regarding extraordinary writ petitions and dismiss the petition. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY In July 2024, the Fresno County Department of Social Services (department) filed an original petition alleging the children were described by section 300, subdivision (b)(1). The petition alleged the child was at substantial risk of suffering serious physical harm as a result of mother’s substance abuse and domestic violence relationship with the child’s father, Jesse T. (father). At the detention hearing held on July 24, 2024, the child was detained, and supervised visitation between the child and mother was ordered to occur once per week for one hour. Mother refused to be transported for the hearing while in custody at the Fresno County Jail. The child’s paternal cousin, paternal aunt, maternal great-aunt, and maternal great-uncle denied having any Indian ancestry. A combined jurisdiction and disposition hearing was set for August 21, 2024. The department’s jurisdiction and disposition report, dated August 15, 2024, recommended the allegations in the original petition be found true, family reunification services be provided to father, and denial of family reunification services to mother pursuant to section 361.5, subdivision (b)(11). The child was placed in the home of