All Youth Detained etc. v. Superior Court CA2/2

Filed 11/3/21 All Youth Detained etc. v. Superior Court CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 TWO

ALL YOUTH DETAINED IN B306642 JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS IN LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles County COUNTY, Super. Ct. No. JW2020-01)

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,

Defendant and Respondent;

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al.,

Real Parties in Interest and Respondents.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, D. Brett Bianco, Judge. Affirmed.

Sean K. Kennedy for Plaintiffs and Appellants. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent. Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs and Rodney S. Diggs for Real Parties in Interest and Respondents.

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Plaintiffs and appellants All Youth Detained In Juvenile Halls and Camps in Los Angeles County (appellants) appeal from the trial court’s order denying without prejudice their petition for writ of mandate seeking the release of certain categories of detained youth because the Los Angeles Superior Court— Juvenile Division failed to adequately protect them from COVID- 19, in violation of due process. We affirm the trial court’s order.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY On April 15, 2020, appellants filed a petition for writ of mandate contending the Los Angeles Superior Court—Juvenile Division’s COVID-19 procedures failed to adequately protect detained juveniles, in violation of their due process rights. The writ sought “immediate release of certain categories of youth in confinement; expedited review and presumptive release of all other youth; a presumptive prohibition on all new admissions into juvenile halls; a prohibition on transfers into all juvenile camps and county jails; and safety and health precautions consistent with protocols issued by the Center on Disease Control to prevent and contain COVID-19 infection.” Appellants’ petition was supported by numerous declarations, including declarations by attorneys who represent detained juveniles.