In re Prince M. CA2/7

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 14, 2025B333421California3,411 words

Opinion

Opinion

Segal, J.

INTRODUCTION

Dotee W. appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction findings and disposition order declaring her daughter Amani W. a dependent child of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.1 Dotee argues substantial evidence did not support the juvenile court’s finding she failed to protect her children from domestic violence between her and Amani’s father, Adam N., but she does not challenge the jurisdiction findings based on the domestic violence. Dotee also appeals from the juvenile court’s order denying her request for a restraining order protecting her from David M., the father of two of her other children. While the appeals were pending, the juvenile court awarded custody of Dotee’s three children to their respective fathers and terminated its jurisdiction.2 Dotee did not appeal from the orders terminating jurisdiction. Because we cannot

Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

We requested, and the parties submitted, supplemental briefing on whether we should dismiss Dotee’s appeal as moot.

2 provide Dotee any effective relief, we dismiss the appeals as moot.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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