In re U.M. CA1/2

Filed 10/29/13 In re U.M. CA1/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re U.M., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. U.M., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF A138813 ALAMEDA, (Alameda County Respondent; Super. Ct. No. SJ10014653) THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Respondent court declared U.M. a ward because of his habitual truancy (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 601, subd. (b)). Matters did not improve, and on Friday, April 19, 2013, the court ordered the ward “remanded . . . to do an in-custody WETA [Weekend Training Academy]” for the weekend about to commence. On May 31, 2013, the ward filed this petition for an extraordinary writ “directing and prohibiting respondent court from conducting any further proceedings with respect to this matter.” The basis for the petition was that respondent court could not remand him for contempt unless it complied the procedures specified in the Code of Civil Procedure. During the pendency of this matter, an authoritative answer to the substantive issued was issued by Division Three of this District. Respondent court is now aware that

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the civil contempt procedures are to be followed. (In re M.R. (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 49.) However, the “matter” of the petition, the order for the weekend remand in April, is long past. Thus “it is impossible for this court to afford . . . relief.” (Id. at p. 56.) Because the matter is obviously moot at this time, the appropriate response is to deny the petition. (Gridley v. Gridley (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 1562, 1588; In re Jessica K. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1313, 1315 -1316; 8 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (5th ed. 2008) Extraordinary Writs, § 148, p. 1047.) The order to show cause heretofore issued is discharged as improvidently granted. The petition is denied.

_________________________ Richman, J.

We concur: