In re E.L. CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 21, 2019, appellant was charged in a section 602 petition with battery (Pen. Code, § 242). The detention report alleged that on May 17, 2019, appellant and two other individuals battered the victim, Gustavo A., after he discovered them inside his vehicle. Appellant was placed on informal supervision pursuant to section 654 and a restitution hearing was set for September 17, 2019. Gustavo A. testified at the restitution hearing. As a result of the battery Gustavo suffered bruises, scrapes, open wounds, and a back injury. Gustavo had to go to the emergency room at West Hills Hospital (West Hills) for treatment and submitted an invoice from West Hills reflecting $4,557.04 in medical costs. Gustavo’s vehicle, eyeglasses, cellphone, and insulin pump were also damaged during the assault. He submitted documentary evidence of $948.50 in damage to his vehicle and estimates of $8,688.90 to replace his insulin pump, $633.34 to replace his glasses, and $999.99 to replace his cellphone. At the conclusion of the hearing, the juvenile court rejected appellant’s claim that the evidence was insufficient to support the claimed losses and ordered appellant and…