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IN RE ETHAN C.

No. B219894.

188 Cal.App.4th 992 (2010)

115 Cal. Rptr. 3d 847

In re ETHAN C. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAM C., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

September 24, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea Sheridan Ordin, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and Judith A. Luby, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Christopher Blake, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION

JOHNSON, J.—

A father drove his toddler daughter after failing to secure the child in a car seat. The father became involved in a traffic accident, and the child was thrown from the car and died. The father's other two children were detained by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The father contends dependency court jurisdiction was improperly asserted because, although he negligently failed...

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