In re D.B. CA2/4

Filed 9/6/22 In re D.B. CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 FOUR

In re D.B., et al., Persons B314294 Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Nos. 21LJJP00076, 21LJJP00076A, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 21LJJP00076B DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

D.B.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stephanie Davis, Judge Pro Tempore. Dismissed.

Cristina Gabrielidis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant, D.B. Aida Aslanian, under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Respondent, A.E. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. ____________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION D.B. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s denial of enhancement services in its disposition order under Welfare and Institutions Code section 358.1 Juvenile court jurisdiction has since been terminated, and father has not appealed the termination or exit order. Because there is no relief this court can provide, we dismiss the appeal as moot. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Two-year-old D. and 18-month-old M. came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in January 2021, after the children’s mother called police regarding a domestic violence incident with father. M. had a rash and mother was concerned it was an allergic reaction. She called father and asked him to take care of D. while mother took M. to the hospital; father agreed. When mother took D. to father’s residence, however, father became irate and hit mother twice in the face with his fist. The children were present, but uninjured. Father admitted to police that he punched mother, and he was arrested for domestic violence. The superior court entered a criminal domestic violence restraining order on January 14, 2021 protecting mother from father.

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.