In re John A. CA2/2

Filed 11/23/21 In re John A. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

In re JOHN A., Jr., B311096 a Person Coming Under the (Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 19CCJP02142C)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOHN A., Sr.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from findings and 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.

Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Jacklyn K. Louie, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ______________________________

Defendant and appellant John A., Sr., (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders regarding his son John A., Jr., (minor, born 2019). Father contends that his incarceration precludes any risk of harm to minor and, therefore, substantial evidence does not support the court’s finding of jurisdiction. We affirm. BACKGROUND I. The Family Father and W.C. (mother) are minor’s parents. 1 Mother is not a party to this appeal. Mother has two older children, K.H. (born 2014) and S.H. (born 2017) (collectively half-siblings). Father is not the father of half-siblings. II. Referral; Initial Investigation; Removal A few days after minor’s birth in October 2019, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a referral alleging general neglect of minor.