Filed 1/31/22 In re M.G. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE In re M.G. et al., Persons Coming B312427 Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super. Ct. No. AND FAMILY SERVICES, 21CCJP00627A-B) Plaintiff and Respondent, v. C.H., Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Tamara Hall, Judge. Dismissed. Emery El Habiby, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, Veronica Randazzo, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. C.H. (Mother) and Y.G. (Father) are the parents of two children: M.G. (born in 2018) and J.G. (born in 2020). The juvenile court assumed dependency jurisdiction over the children based on domestic violence between Father and Mother, Father’s mental health and substance abuse issues, and Mother’s failure to protect the children from these dangers. We consider whether Mother’s challenge to the jurisdiction findings the juvenile court made against her is justiciable in light of unchallenged jurisdiction findings against Father. We also consider whether Mother’s challenge to a disposition order removing the children from her custody is moot now that the children have been returned to her care. I. BACKGROUND A. Investigation In January 2021, Father called 911 and said he wanted to kill Mother. When law enforcement officers arrived, Father was disoriented and crying and said he needed to be taken away before he hurt Mother. Father was placed on a psychiatric hold under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 5150, and the incident was reported to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department). Mother told a Department social worker that, before Father’s 911 call, they had been arguing about their relationship and Father “seemed to be triggered” by J.G.’s crying. Father then repeatedly hit himself in the head with canned food before stepping outside to call 911. A couple days earlier, Father told Mother his life was worthless and tried to unsuccessfully hang 1 Undesignated statutory references that follow are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 himself with a ribbon. Mother said she did not seek help at that time because she feared potential immigration consequences for Father. Mother disclosed this was not the first instance of Father mentioning, or acting on, impulses to harm himself. He told Mother he wanted to die on three or four prior occasions. He hit his head against walls in the home on several other occasions. The children were present in the home for all of these events. Mother also told the social worker that Father has difficulty controlling …
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