In re Z.R. CA5

Filed 11/10/22 In re Z.R. CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re Z.R. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

STANISLAUS COUNTY COMMUNITY F084371 SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. Nos. JVDP-20-000105, Plaintiff and Respondent, JVDP-20-000106)

v. OPINION P.R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Annette Rees, Judge. Brian Bitker, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Levy, Acting P. J., Peña, J. and Smith, J.

Appellant Patricia R. (mother) appealed from the juvenile court’s May 12, 2022, orders issued at a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing,1 placing her then 14-year-old son, Z.R., in long-term foster care and her 12-year-old daughter, G.R., in a legal guardianship. After reviewing the juvenile court record, mother’s court-appointed counsel informed this court he could find no arguable issues to raise on mother’s behalf. This court granted mother leave to personally file a letter setting forth a good cause showing that an arguable issue of reversible error exists. (In re Phoenix H. (2009) 47 Cal.4th 835, 844 (Phoenix H.).) Mother filed a letter but failed to set forth a good cause showing that any arguable issue of reversible error arose from the section 366.26 hearing. (Phoenix H., supra, 47 Cal.4th at p. 844.) Consequently, we dismiss the appeal. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY On April 24, 2020, the children’s aunt picked them up from mother’s home after their then 16-year-old sister, Layla, stated they were not safe. Layla reported mother restrained then 12-year-old Z.R. so forcefully that he had difficulty breathing. Z.R. called for Layla to help him. Mother kept saying to him, “ ‘You have a devil in you. Say your name.’ ” Z.R. was able to get away from mother by biting her four times. Z.R. told his aunt mother hit him a couple of weeks before. Mother allowed the children to stay with their aunt in Stockton. The children returned to Modesto to the maternal grandparents’ home on April 27, 2020. After the aunt contacted the Modesto Police Department with her concerns for the children, an officer investigated. Layla reported mother started thinking people were following them the week before. She took away their cellphones and school laptops. One night mother decided that there was a demon inside of Z.R. During the night, she