Melanie R. v. Superior Court CA5

Filed 2/11/16 Melanie R. v. Superior Court CA5

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

MELANIE R., F072681 Petitioner, (Super. Ct. No. 14CEJ300252) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO OPINION COUNTY,

Respondent;

FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

THE COURT* ORIGINAL PROCEEDING; petition for extraordinary writ review. Brian M. Arax, Judge. Melanie R., in pro. per., for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel, and Brent C. Woodward, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest. -ooOoo-

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

Melanie R. (mother) in propria persona seeks extraordinary writ relief from the juvenile court’s orders issued at a contested 12-month review hearing (Welf. & Inst., § 366.21, subd. (f))1 terminating her reunification services and setting a section 366.26 hearing as to her 21-month-old daughter Aaliyah. She contends the juvenile court did not recognize the efforts she made to complete her reunification services. She does not, however, articulate a claim of juvenile court error. Consequently, we dismiss the writ petition as facially inadequate. (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.450 & 8.452.) PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Dependency proceedings were initiated in August 2014, when the Fresno County Department of Social Services (department) removed then four-month-old Aaliyah from the custody of her parents, mother and Joe, because of their ongoing domestic violence. Several weeks before, Joe was arrested after he hit mother in the face with a cell phone in his hand and on the legs with a broom. Mother was advised to get a restraining order and file for custody. Instead, she allowed Joe to return home after he was released from jail. Mother explained to the social worker that Joe had changed and promised never to hit her again. Mother’s refusal to protect Aaliyah prompted the social worker to take Aaliyah into protective custody and file a dependency petition on her behalf. The department placed Aaliyah in foster care. The juvenile court exercised its dependency jurisdiction over Aaliyah and ordered mother and Joe to participate in parenting classes and in mental health and domestic violence counseling. The court also ordered supervised visitation. In March 2015, at the six-month review hearing, the juvenile court found that mother had made significant progress in completing her services plan objectives and that Joe had made moderate to significant progress. According to the department’s report for