Imperial County Department of Social Services v. Stacy G.

Opinion

IRION, J.

Minor Andrew A. and the Imperial County Department of Social Services (the Department) appeal from the juvenile court’s order granting a motion for reconsideration of its jurisdictional finding—following Stacy G.’s no contest plea—on a petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 alleging a substantial risk of harm to Andrew.1

We conclude that under the particular procedural circumstances of this case, the juvenile court did not have the legal authority to entertain Stacy’s motion for reconsideration of its jurisdictional finding and to dismiss the petition.…