In re L.M. CA4/2

I.

INTRODUCTION

L.D. was the prospective adoptive mother of six-year-old Le.M. (Le.) and five-

year-old La.M. (La.). The children were detained from L.D. after the Riverside County

Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) discovered L.D.’s husband had sexually

molested his niece and a female child of the couple’s daycare. L.D. appeals from the

juvenile court’s order removing the girls from her custody.1 On appeal, L.D. argues that

the juvenile court erred and denied her due process rights when it proceeded with the

evidentiary hearing without allowing her trial counsel to obtain the delivered services

logs. L.D. also asserts that her claim is cognizable on appeal because the juvenile court

advised her to appeal by filing a notice of appeal within 60 days, rather than advising her

of the appellate extraordinary writ rights. For the reasons explained, we dismiss the

appeal.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Le. and La. were detained from their mother’s custody in May 2022, after then

four-year-old Le. was found wandering 100 yards from her home. Law enforcement

located then three-year-old La. alone inside the home, which was less than 150 yards

from the…