In re Cesar E. CA2/1

Filed 9/28/20 In re Cesar E. CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re Cesar E., a Person Coming B303586 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19CCJP05291)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

J.E. et al.

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from the jurisdictional and dispositional orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lisa A. Brackelmanns, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed. Johanna R. Shargel, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant J.E.

Elizabeth C. Alexander, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant C.G. Mary C. Wickham, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Jacklyn K. Louie, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ____________________

Mother C.G. (mother) and father J.E. (father) appeal from the jurisdictional and dispositional orders concerning their son Cesar E. (Cesar). We conclude the evidence was sufficient to establish that mother’s alcohol abuse put Cesar at risk, and the juvenile court properly asserted jurisdiction on that basis. Because the findings against mother are sufficient, we do not reach the findings against father. Mother and father do not challenge the dispositional orders. Accordingly, we affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 16, 2019, respondent Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300 seeking to detain 15-year-old Cesar from mother and father. The petition contained two counts under section 300, subdivision (b)(1). Count b-1 alleged that father had a history of substance abuse and currently abused methamphetamine, amphetamine, and marijuana, rendering him incapable of providing care and supervision for Cesar. The count alleged that father had a positive drug test in June 2019, and had a criminal