In re A.C. CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

In two dependency appeals, consolidated for purposes of oral argument and

decision, M.H., the father of A.C., challenges the orders made by the juvenile court

denying father’s three requests to represent himself and father’s additional request for gas

vouchers so that he could conduct visitation in Landers in San Bernardino County rather

than Cabazon in Riverside County.

A.C. was returned to the custody of father and mother in October 2012 and the

dependency case was dismissed by the juvenile court in January 2013. (E057405; Evid.

Code, § 459.) After reviewing the record, we have determined that the issues raised by

father no longer present a justiciable controversy. Therefore, the appeals are

DISMISSED as moot.

II

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We have briefly summarized the proceedings below to illustrate why father’s

present appeals are moot.

A.C. was born in August 2011. She was immediately detained by CFS (San

Bernardino County Children and Family Services). Father was disruptive at the hospital

and had to be removed by the police. Father had a criminal record and a history of

domestic violence. The dependency petition alleged parents’…