County of San Diego v. J.P. CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, D081668

Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 20DF002426C)

J.P.,

Appellant,

M.L.,

Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Lizbet Munoz, Commissioner. Affirmed. J.P., in pro. per., for Appellant. No appearance for Respondents.

MEMORANDUM OPINION1 In an action by the San Diego Department of Child Support Services (DCSS), J.P. (Father) was ordered on June 23, 2022 to pay M.L. (Mother) nonguideline child support for their minor child in the amount of $820.00 each month, “effective 06-01-22.” According to the minutes and order, Father was not present at the June 23, 2022 hearing. On December 20, 2022, the court granted DCSS’s ex parte request to correct the June 23, 2022 order pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section

473, subdivision (d),2 to reflect the court’s order that Father was to pay child support in the monthly amount of $820, “effective 6/1/2021.” On December 15, 2022, DCSS provided notice to Father that the agency intended to appear ex parte with the date and time of the hearing. Specifically, a DCSS law clerk spoke with Father’s attorney of record, Brooke Soliz Chandler, who stated “[s]he d[id] not oppose the County’s motion.”

Father appeals the court’s December 20, 2022 order.3 In his five- paragraph opening brief on appeal, Father’s argument in its entirety is that