In re J.D. CA2/5

Filed 4/1/16 In re J.D. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 FIVE

In re J.D., a Person Coming Under the B266542 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK01668)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

KENNETH D.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Emma Castro, Judge. Dismissed. Andre F.F. Toscano, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearances for Plaintiff and Respondent. ______________________

Kenneth D. (father) appeals from the dependency court’s July 8, 2015 order continuing jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 364. While father’s appeal was pending, the dependency court terminated jurisdiction on February 11, 2016, granting father joint legal custody and sole physical custody of his son, J.D., and granting C.O. (mother) monitored visitation.1 The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has declined to take a position on father’s appeal. We provided the parties an opportunity to address whether we should take judicial notice of the court’s January 14, 2016 order and find father’s appeal moot.2 “‘An appeal becomes moot when, through no fault of the respondent, the occurrence of an event renders it impossible for the appellate court to grant the appellant effective relief. [Citations.]’ (In re Esperanza C. (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1042, 1054.)” (In re Anna S. (2010) 180 Cal.App.4th 1489, 1498.) Father’s appeal is moot because no effective relief can be given on appeal. The dependency court has terminated jurisdiction, and father has sole physical custody of J.D. Father has not identified any