In re Juan M. CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

In re JUAN M., et al., Persons Coming B262333 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK07711) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JUAN M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Marguerite Downing, Judge. Affirmed. Christopher R. Booth, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mary C. Wickham, Interim County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Aileen Wong, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent. _____________________________

Juan M., Jr. appeals the dispositional order of the juvenile court granting him monitored visitation with his four dependent children. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Juan M. III, Brandy M., Hazel M., and D.M. came to the attention of the Department of Children and Family Services in June 2014, after their mother Nancy M. reported to the police that their father Juan M., Jr. had been violent on multiple occasions. On June 17, 2014, Nancy M. reported to the police that on June 15, an angry Juan M., Jr. had confronted her over her instructions to their children. He pushed a glass of water out of her hand. She told him she wanted a divorce. Juan M., Jr. followed Nancy M. as she walked away and pushed her into the bedroom, then down to the floor. He placed a pillow over her head and upper back, then punched her through it to avoid visible bruises. After Juan M., Jr. let Nancy M. go, she sought her mother-in-law’s help, but he grabbed her again. Her mother-in-law and the children heard the altercation and attempted to prevent Juan M., Jr. from hitting Nancy M., but he pushed them away and locked the bedroom door. Juan M., Jr. then pushed Nancy M. down on the bed and placed a pillow over her face. Nancy M. struggled but could not free herself. Juan M., Jr. asked her, “Do you want to live, bitch?” Nancy M. said yes, and he replied, “Then shut the fuck up!” After the attack ended, Nancy M. hid a knife in the bedroom so that she could protect herself if necessary. Nancy M. told the police that Juan M., Jr. had threatened to kill her and her family before. He had also hit her, pushed her, and thrown things at her in the past. The police took photographs of Nancy M.’s injuries, which included a bruise on her right shoulder blade, an abrasion on her left shoulder blade, scratches on her back, red marks on her face, and a scratch and swelling on the right side of her head. Nancy M. obtained a temporary restraining order against Juan M., Jr. In her declaration in support of the restraining order request, Nancy M. related the incident on June 15 and also stated that on June 16, she had fled the family home. Juan M., Jr.