In re M.B. CA3

I. BACKGROUND

On June 18, 2018, a car drove at high speed down a dead-end street where L.B. and T.B. were outside with their son. The car made a wide right turn and then parked by a trailer. L.B. walked over to the car and asked the three people who were getting out of the car to slow down so that they would not hit the child playing in the street. The minor replied, “[N]o one is going to tell me how to drive.” One of the people said, “ ‘Fuck you. We own this block.’ ” L.B. testified it was not his intent to start a fight or intimidate anyone. The minor’s statement and his posture suggested to L.B. that there would be a fight. The minor walked toward L.B. L.B. tried to create space between them by kicking his foot out. L.B. testified that they exchanged blows and at least three other people joined in: “I just remember getting hit like by a bunch of different hands. That’s all I

2 remember.” L.B. described it as feeling like a swarm of bees was coming after him. “I just know I was getting punched from everywhere on my body and my head, everywhere.” R.A. was one of the people who joined the fight on L.B.’s behalf. At some point during the fight, the minor went into the trailer.…