In re A.W. CA2/7

Filed 12/13/23 In re A.W. CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 SEVEN

In re A.W., a Person Coming B322236 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22CCJP01276)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ADEYEMIE W.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mary E. Kelly, Judge. Dismissed as moot. Amy Z. Tobin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, and Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. _____________________________

On July 12, 2022 the juvenile court sustained a petition filed by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (a),1 and declared nine-year-old A.W. a dependent child of the court. On appeal, Adeyemie W., A.W.’s father (Father), contends there was insufficient evidence to support the court’s finding that the violent conduct of Father and his girlfriend toward A.W.’s mother, Tanisha N. (Mother), placed A.W. at substantial risk of harm. While Father’s appeal was pending, the juvenile court terminated jurisdiction over A.W. and granted Mother sole legal and physical custody. Father did not appeal from the court’s order terminating jurisdiction or the final custody order. Because we cannot grant effective relief to Father, we dismiss his appeal as moot.