In re S.Z. CA5

Filed 2/13/15 In re S.Z. CA5

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

In re S.Z. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

TULARE COUNTY HEALTH AND F070097 HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. JJV060010A, JJV060010C & JJV060010D) v. MELISSA Z., OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Juliet L. Boccone, Judge. John L. Dodd, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Levy, Acting P.J., Detjen, J., and Franson, J.

Melissa appealed from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26)1 as to her three daughters, 10-year-old S.Z., eight-year-old C.S., and five-year-old E.S. After reviewing the juvenile court record, Melissa’s court- appointed counsel informed this court he could find no arguable issues to raise on Melissa’s behalf. This court granted Melissa leave to personally file a letter setting forth a good cause showing that an arguable issue of reversible error exists. (In re Phoenix H. (2009) 47 Cal.4th 835, 844 (Phoenix H.).) Melissa submitted a letter in which she cites favorable evidence in the record reflecting her completion of various court-ordered services such as parenting classes, drug treatment and aftercare. She also references letters of support from her pastor and other church members. She contends she completed all her case plan requirements and asks this court to “overlook” her conduct and recognize where the juvenile court erred. We conclude Melissa failed to address the termination proceedings or set forth a good cause showing that any arguable issue of reversible error arose from the termination hearing. (Phoenix H., supra, 47 Cal.4th at p. 844.) Consequently, we dismiss the appeal. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Dependency proceedings were initiated in September 2010 by the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency (agency) after the police found then six-year-old S.Z., four-year-old C.S. and 21-month-old E.S. in the bedroom with Melissa who was smoking marijuana with David, the father of C.S. and E.S. The police found about half a pound of marijuana in the children’s dresser and a glass pipe in Melissa’s purse. The agency filed a petition, alleging Melissa and David’s drug abuse endangered the children and that prior services had failed to resolve the problem. In October 2010, the juvenile