Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Superior Court

Opinion

ALDRICH, J.

INTRODUCTION

The juvenile court dismissed with prejudice a dependency petition seeking to have Cesar G. declared a dependent of the juvenile court on the ground, inter alia, 20-month-old Jasmine G. died while in the custody of Cesar’s *16father, Jaime A. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300.)1 The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) seeks a writ of mandate to set aside the juvenile court’s dismissal order. We conclude the court erred in declining to take jurisdiction over Cesar under section 300, subdivision (f). Accordingly, we grant the…