In re London B. CA2/8

Filed 6/20/23 In re London B. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 EIGHT

In re LONDON B. et al., Persons B322710 Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES COUNTY Super. Ct. Nos. 19CCJP00938C–D DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

DANIELLE L.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Stephen C. Marpet, Referee. Appeal dismissed.

Jamie A. Moran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant

No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.

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The Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles (the department) filed a petition alleging Danielle L. (Mother) physically struck seven-year-old London B. with a baseball bat and had struck her on prior occasions with a hairbrush and a belt. The petition also alleged London and her five-year-old sibling B.B. were prior dependents of the court due to sustained allegations of physical abuse of London by Mother in 2019 and domestic violence between the parents in 2016. In the most recent prior case, the juvenile court terminated jurisdiction on April 26, 2019, awarding Father sole physical and legal custody and limited monitored visitation for Mother. The juvenile court detained the children and released them to Father. At the adjudication hearing on October 5, 2021, the juvenile court found the allegations true, sustained the petition, declared the children dependents of the court, and ordered enhanced services and monitored visitation for Mother. The children remained placed with Father under a plan of family maintenance. Mother had regular monitored visitation with the children until June 22, 2022. She then stopped visiting because of objections to the department’s chosen monitor. In a last minute report to the court for a status review hearing on August 8, 2022, London’s therapist reported London had been diagnosed with PTSD, “the worst case of PTSD” the therapeutic team had ever observed and treated in a child. B.B. hysterically cried and was anxious when he believed London was being hurt or could be hurt or when Mother became angry with London or others in his presence. Mother also directed Father not to contact her with information about the children and she did not reach out to the children’s providers directly for updates on their care.