In re M.P. CA2/1

Filed 9/29/21 In re M.P. CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 ONE

In re M.P., et al., B311035

Persons Coming Under the (Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 20LJJP00089)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

SONIA E.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Robin R. Kesler, Temporary Judge. Dismissed. Johanna R. Shargel, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ____________________ Sonia E. (Mother) appeals from orders of the juvenile court asserting jurisdiction over her two children following an incident of domestic violence during which Christian P. (Father) repeatedly punched Mother in the face in front of their one-year- old daughter. The juvenile court cited both parents’ consistent denials of domestic violence as key factors supporting the ongoing risk of harm to both children and necessitating jurisdiction. Mother appealed, asserting that a single incident of domestic violence could not support dependency jurisdiction because it did not demonstrate an ongoing, serious risk of harm to the children, especially because the jurisdictional hearing took place over one year after that incident. After Mother filed her appeal, the juvenile court returned both children to their parents’ custody and terminated its jurisdiction. Mother does not argue, and we do not find, that the sustained jurisdictional allegations against mother will have any meaningful effect on future proceedings. Accordingly, we dismiss Mother’s appeal as moot. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Mother has two children with Father, three-year-old M.P. and one-year-old Cristian P. In December 2019, the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services (the Department) investigated the family after receiving a report of domestic violence between the parents. Father allegedly held Mother down on the bed and punched her in the face three times,