IN RE JAMES W.V

No. B203056.

71 Cal.Rptr.3d 1 (2007)

158 Cal.App.4th 1562

In re JAMES W. V. et al., Minors. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Petitioner, v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Deshawn W., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Three.

As Modified January 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, Owen L. Gallagher, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc., Law Office of Timothy Martella, Hermosa Beach, Eliot Lee Grossman, South Pasadena, Trane Martin Hunter, Los Angeles, and Roxanna Alavi, for Deshawn W.

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc., Law Office of Barry Allen Herzog, Los Angeles, Ellen L. Bacon and Dennis R. Smeal, for Real Party in Interest James W. IV.


KLEIN, P.J.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) seeks writ review of an order denying its petition to modify an order of the juvenile court placing three-month-old James W. V in the care of his paternal grandmother. We grant the writ petition and issue a writ of mandate directing the juvenile court to vacate the order placing James W. V in the care of paternal grandmother.

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