In re D.G. CA3

BACKGROUND

D.G. (the minor), who was declared a dependent of the court in 1998 after suffering severe neglect by her mother, first came under the supervision of the

1 Sacramento County Probation Department (the Department) in April 2010, when the Department filed a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition alleging the minor created a disturbance in a public school.1 The trial court converted the case from dependency to delinquency in August 2012 and declared the minor a ward of the court. Between April 2010 and September 2014 the Department filed multiple additional petitions and violations of probation. The allegations increased in seriousness, including charges of battery, attempted carjacking, and robbery. The minor repeatedly ran away from placements. The juvenile court also removed her from a foster home placement in April 2014 because she committed verbal assaults and vandalism in the home, and from a group home placement for assaulting a staff member. While placed at juvenile hall, she had numerous incident reports of disrespect, noncompliance, and threatening harm to herself or others. On September 2, 2014, the Department filed a section 777 petition alleging a…