KARL S. v. Superior Court

Petitioner Karl S. seeks extraordinary writ relief (Welf. & Inst. Code , § 366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B (rule 39.IB)) from respondent court’s order that a section 366.26 hearing be held on May 17, 1995. He challenges the juvenile court’s finding, subsumed within the order, that reasonable efforts were made to reunite him with his child, Anthony S., bom March 10, 1990. We will dismiss the petition as untimely. We publish to notify counsel of the strict application we give to the time limits set by rule 39.1B(f).

Facts

In June 1991, real party in interest Fresno County Department of Social Services (the department) detained Anthony, then approximately 15 months old, based on allegations of physical abuse by his mother. At the time of his detention, Anthony did not reside with his father. The court adjudged the minor a dependent child, but left him in his mother’s custody and ordered family maintenance services. Based on a supplemental petition (§ 387) alleging further abuse by the mother, the court conducted additional proceedings in May 1992, which resulted in Anthony’s removal from his mother’s custody and an order for reunification services for…