In re P.W. CA2/4

Filed 2/25/14 In re P.W. CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 P.W., B252499

a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK91100)

Z.W.,

Petitioner,

v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,

Respondent;

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS in extraordinary writ. Timothy R. Saito, Judge. Petition denied. Z.W., in pro. per., for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and Kimberly A. Roura, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest.

INTRODUCTION Petitioner Z.W., in propria persona, filed a petition for extraordinary writ pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.452, challenging the juvenile court’s order denying her petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 seeking placement of her grandson, P.W., in her care. We find that the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in denying her petition and therefore deny the petition.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In December 2011, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a section 300 petition on behalf of P.W. (then five years old), based on allegations of substance abuse by Mother S.P., as well as physical altercations between Mother and a male companion. P.W. and his half- sister Ariel (then three-and-a-half years old) were removed from the home of a maternal aunt, where they had lived since September 2010, and placed in foster care together. P.W.’s father, A.W., is petitioner’s son. He was incarcerated at the time of the petition and informed the court that he was scheduled to be released in 2018. The juvenile court found a prima facie case was established for detaining P.W. and Ariel pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b) and ordered them detained from Mother and their respective fathers.