In re L.H. CA2/1

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re L.H., a Person Coming Under the B254136 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK02239)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

A.R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles, Philip L. Soto, Judge. Dismiss. A.R., in pro. per.; and Nicole Williams, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _______________________________

A.R. (Mother) appeals from the dependency court’s jurisdictional and dispositional order removing her two-year old son from her care. We appointed counsel for Mother. Counsel filed an opening brief informing us that she was unable to find any arguable issues and requesting that we exercise our discretion to permit Mother personally to submit a supplemental brief. Mother filed a supplemental brief. Neither Mother’s brief nor our independent review of the record reveals any arguable issues. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

BACKGROUND On November 13, 2013, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”) filed a section 300 petition (“Petition”) on behalf of Mother’s two- year-old son, L.H., alleging that on November 7, 2013, Mother had failed to provide appropriate parental care and supervision for L.H., resulting in L.H. being found alone in the middle of a busy street by law enforcement. The Petition alleged that L.H. had no caretaker for three and one-half hours and Mother was arrested on that day on charges of child endangerment. The Petition also alleged that Mother had a history of substance abuse and was a current abuser of marijuana, rendering her incapable of providing regular care for L.H. and that on prior occasions in 2013, Mother was under the influence of marijuana while L.H. was in her care and supervision. Also on November 13, 2013, DCFS filed a Detention Report stating that Mother was incarcerated and that L.H. was placed with Mother’s foster parent and guardian, Dolores A.1 According to the Detention Report, at approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 2013, a good samaritan found L.H. in Lynwood near a busy street pushing a full size stroller and attempting to cross the street. The good samaritan was unable to find L.H.’s guardian or caregiver and flagged down a passing sheriff’s deputy. The deputy, Deputy Roman, waited approximately an hour at the location attempting to locate