Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. Randal G.

Appeal No. E028904 is the father’s appeal from a December 11, 2000, order denying a petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388. 1 The father contends the juvenile court abused its discretion in summarily denying his petition without a hearing because his petition made a prima facie showing of changed circumstances and the proposed order, which would have granted him reunification services, was in the best interests of the child. The father also argues that he was improperly denied any reunification services.

Appeal No. E028904 also includes the mother’s appeal from a December 13, 2000, order denying her section 388 petition. The mother’s petition sought additional reunification services. The mother contends the summary denial of her section 388 petition violated her due process rights.

In appeal No. E029176 both the mother and father appeal from a March 14, 2001, order establishing a guardianship for the minor after a section 366.26 hearing. The mother contends that the legal guardianship proceedings were fundamentally unfair. She also contends she was denied her right to effective assistance of counsel when the juvenile court denied her Marsden 2…