In re I.S. CA4/1

I. INTRODUCTION

I.S. (Minor) is a dependent of the court with a permanent plan of

long-term foster care.1 Minor appeals a postpermanency review order where the juvenile court found the services provided by San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) were generally adequate and reasonable, but the court set a special hearing to receive updates regarding specific services about which the court remained concerned. Minor contends substantial evidence did not support the juvenile court’s findings of adequate services because the Agency did not timely provide applied behavior analysis

(ABA) services,2 trauma therapy, or gender affirming services. Minor also contends her rights to equal protection under the law were violated because a transgender youth with a permanent foster care plan cannot access adequate gender affirming services. The Agency contends the matter is not justiciable. It asserts Minor does not have standing as an aggrieved party since Welfare and Institutions

Code3 section 366.3 does not provide a remedy for failure to provide adequate services. Further, the issues about which Minor complains are moot since

Appellant asked to be referred to by…