In re M.L. CA4/1

facts set forth in the opening brief, Jessica has failed to comply with a fundamental rule of appellate procedure requiring that the evidence be construed most favorably to the challenged order. (See generally Nwosu v. Uba (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 1229, 1247.)

When later asked about the referrals, Jessica responded that she called in some of them herself after A.L. did not return the children to her at the agreed-upon time.

2 Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) opened a voluntary

services case for her, but closed the matter a few months later based on its inability to

locate the family. At about the same time it closed the case, the Agency received a report

from Jessica's sister, Carmen, that Jessica was unstable, had been physically aggressive

with her, and was not getting the boys to school.

In December 2011, when she and the children were in Lancaster, Jessica called a

domestic violence shelter alleging that A.L. had assaulted her and M.L. when the family

was shopping together.4 Jessica and the children moved into a Los Angeles shelter and

the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) devised a safety

plan for the…