Maria G. v. Super. Ct. CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

MARIA G., No. B256535

Petitioner, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK69986) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,

Respondent;

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING. Petition for extraordinary writ. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452.) Akemi Arakaki, Judge. Petition denied. Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc., Law Office of Marlene Furth, Melissa Chaitin and Julia Hanagan for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Sarah Vesecky, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest.

INTRODUCTION Maria G. (mother) is the parent of X.G. (born May 2012) and A.G. (born June 2013).1 The juvenile court removed the children from her custody after police officers found many baggies of cocaine and methamphetamine she was hiding under A.G.’s bassinet mattress and in her plush toy. Mother has filed a petition for extraordinary relief under rule 8.452 of the California Rules of Court. She argues the juvenile court erred in terminating reunification services and failing to return the children to her custody. We reject this argument and deny the petition. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND AND FACTS Mother and Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have set out the complete history of the juvenile court proceedings in their papers. We need not repeat that history except when necessary to address the specific claims for extraordinary relief. 1. Petition and Jurisdiction2 The children were detained on July 2, 2013, after police executed a search warrant on June 18, 2013, and seized 30 bindles of cocaine and 35 baggies filled with methamphetamine from mother’s residence. These drugs were found in her bedroom, hidden underneath A.G.’s bassinet mattress in a vinyl zipper bag and in a baby plush toy. The zipper bag also contained $220 in small denominations, and an additional $189 was found inside a top dresser located in the bedroom closet. When police stated she was being arrested for possessing drugs for sale, “[mother] nodded her head . . . as if in agreement and did not dispute the evidence.”