In re B.G. CA2/2

Filed 4/14/23 In re B.G. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 B.G., a Person Coming B323467 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 17CCJP01670C)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MANUEL G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Debra R. Archuleta, Judge. Affirmed.

John L. Dodd, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, Melania Vartanian, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Manuel G. (Manuel) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights. This case comes before us a second time following our conditional reversal and remand for further inquiry into Manuel’s Indian ancestry pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) and Welfare and Institutions Code sections 224.2 and 224.3.1 (In re B.G. (Aug. 20, 2021, B309291) [nonpub. opn.].) This time, Manuel contends the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to adequately investigate his affiliation with the Chumash Tribe. We disagree and affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. The Underlying Facts Manuel is the biological father and nonoffending parent of B.G., who was born in 2018 to mother Kimberly. Manuel was arrested and incarcerated in March 2020 for murder. Prior to this arrest, Manuel had been in and out of custody.

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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