In re Stephanie E. CA5

Filed 12/30/15 In re Stephanie E. CA5

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

In re STEPHANIE E., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF F071959 SOCIAL SERVICES, (Super. Ct. No. 11CEJ300265-5) Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. OPINION STEPHANIE E.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. Mary Dolas, Commissioner. Susan M. O’Brien, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

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

Stephanie E. (mother), appealed from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26)1 as to her one-year-old daughter also named Stephanie E. (hereafter “Stephanie”). After reviewing the juvenile court record, mother’s court-appointed counsel informed this court she could find no arguable issues to raise on mother’s behalf. This court granted mother 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.).) Mother submitted a letter in which she asserts that she completed a parenting class and inpatient drug treatment, tested negative for drugs and regularly visited Stephanie. She attached two letters from a counselor at WestCare Women’s Residential Program (WestCare) attesting to her progress and a certificate showing that she completed a parenting program. She complains, however, that her court-appointed attorneys have been ineffective, that she was not provided reasonable reunification services and that she was unable to “comprehend verbal instructions by court officials” as a result of a severe injury. We conclude mother 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 These dependency proceedings were initiated in August 2014 by the Fresno County Department of Human Services (department) after mother and then newborn Stephanie tested positive for methamphetamine. Mother admitted using methamphetamine the day before she delivered Stephanie. She told the social worker she