In re Sadie C. CA2/8

Filed 3/26/15 In re Sadie C. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re SADIE C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. B257533

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. CK91353) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOSE C.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. D. Zeke Zeidler, Judge. Affirmed.

Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant.

Mark J. Saladino, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.

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The juvenile court asserted dependency jurisdiction over two-year-old Sadie C. At the disposition hearing, the court ordered monitored visitation for both parents. Jose C. (father) challenges the order for monitored visitation, contending it was an abuse of discretion. We affirm the order. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In April 2012, the juvenile court sustained a dependency petition involving Sadie C. The court sustained allegations that the parents had engaged in violent altercations in Sadie’s presence, placing her at risk of harm. The case was closed in September 2013. A restraining order had been issued earlier that year, in February 2013, which apparently prohibited any non-peaceful contact between the parents.1 Father had primary physical custody of Sadie; the two were living with the paternal grandparents. In September and December 2013, alleged incidents of domestic violence occurred. In September 2013, father reported to police that mother showed up at his workplace and hit him several times. In December 2013, father informed police that when he was picking up Sadie from a visit with mother, mother handed Sadie to the paternal grandfather, then she approached father where he was waiting in a parked car and punched him in the eye. There was visible swelling. Mother denied the allegations. Father later admitted to DCFS that at least one detail of this incident was false; he admitted the paternal grandfather was not with him. In late December 2013, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a referral alleging general neglect on mother’s part. An “anonymous” caller reported mother—the sister of the caller’s ex-girlfriend—“came to his home and she started showing her naked body to his friends,” in the presence of Sadie. In January 2014, DCFS received another referral reporting mother had been seen pulling Sadie’s hair. While investigating the referral, the social worker determined father had violated the restraining order or the “safety plan” by dropping Sadie off, by himself,