IN RE D.P.

No. S267429.

14 Cal.5th 266 (2023)

522 P.3d 645

303 Cal. Rptr. 3d 388

In re D.P., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. T.P., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan Turkat-Schirn , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rita Himes for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc., East Bay Family Defenders and East Bay Community Law Center as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Aditi Fruitwala , Minouche Kandel ; Elizabeth Gill ; and David Loy for American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Emily Berger ; Keiter Appellate Law and Mitchell Keiter for Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Law Office of Emily Berger and Thirteen Appellate Dependency Attorneys as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Mary C. Wickham and Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva , County Counsel, Kim Nemoy , Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford , Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Laura E. Hirahara for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

Lounsbery Law Office and Tate Lounsbery as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

In 2019, T.P. (Father) and Y.G. (Mother) brought their infant son, D.P., to the hospital because they were concerned about excessive crying. A chest X-ray revealed that D.P. had a single healing rib fracture that the parents could not explain. In response, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family...

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