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ANDANDERSV.CALIFORNIA(1967)386U.S.738  "  @` _____________________________________________ #       ѷѷ[ATTORNEYNAME,BAR# ] &!" [ATTORNEYFIRM ] '"# [FIRMADDRESSP ] (#$ [TELEPHONE ]#ѷ ѷ # )$%    AttorneyforAppellant,[CLIENTNAME] *%&    ByappointmentoftheCourtofAppealunderthe +&' AppellateDefenders,Inc.,[ASSISTED/INDEPENDENT]casesystem  ,'( c   TABLEOFCONTENTS   <TABLEOFAUTHORITIES h   STATEMENTOFFACTS/PROCEDURALHISTORY    STATEMENTOFAPPEALABILITY     ARGUMENT      I.0 ` APPELLANTREQUESTSTHISCOURTEXERCISEITSDISCRETION   TOINDEPENDENTLYREVIEWTHEENTIRERECORDONAPPEAL. @"  ` (#` (#   II.0 ` THISCOURTSHOULDCONSIDERTHEFOLLOWINGISSUESAND   ANYOTHERSITSREVIEWOFTHERECORDDISCLOSESBEFORE   DECIDINGTHEAPPEAL.` (#` (#    ` A.0 WhetheranAllegedFatherHasStandingtoAppealtheSufficiency  ofanIndianChildWelfareActInquiry. (# (#    ` B.0 WhetheranIncarceratedFatherHasaRightToBePresentatthe  Section366.26Hearing. (# (#    ` C.0 WhetherFatherWasProperlyServedNoticeoftheSection366.26  HearingorContinuedSection366.26Hearings. (# (#   III.0 ` APPELLANTREQUESTSTHEOPPORTUNITYTOFILEHISOWN  SUPPLEMENTALBRIEFANDREQUESTSTHECOURTORDER  COUNSELTOBRIEFANYARGUABLEISSUEITDISCERNS.  ` (#` (# CONCLUSION  " CERTIFICATEOFWORDCOUNT $  DECLARATIONOFAttorney &!" DECLARATIONOFSERVICE  (#$    TABLEOFAUTHORITIES      @  @` Page  Y  CASES   Andersv.California(1967)386U.S.738   InreBarryW.(1993)21Cal.App.4th358   InreDanielM.(2003)110Cal.App.4th703   InreJasmineG.(2005)127Cal.App.4th1109   InrePhillipF.(2000)78Cal.App.4th250   InrePhoenixH.(2009)47Cal.4th835  InreSadeC.(1996)13Cal.4th952  Pensonv.Ohio(1988)488U.S.75[109_S.Ct_.346,102_L.Ed_.2d300]  Peoplev.Wende(1979)25Cal.3d436   STATUTES    California   PenalCode     section2625 ! WelfareandInstitutionsCode #   section294 $    section366.26 % !   section395 &!"  Federal  (#$ IndianChildWelfareAct *%&   25U.S.C.1903 +&'   ,'(  ѷѷ@YY INTHECOURTOFAPPEALFORTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA  @V V FOURTHAPPELLATEDISTRICT  @"DIVISION[NUMBER_]    #ѷ ѷ# ѷѷCSUS.,Inre[CHILDSINITIALS].,0 h   0h(#h(#)CourtofAppeal (#(# Ѐ `     h     )No.:[CASE#]     APerson[s]ComingUnderThe0  0(#(#) (#(#   JuvenileCourtLaw. h     ) p     򀀀)SuperiorCourt   [SPECIFICCOUNTY&AGENCY0  0(#(#)No.:[CASE#] (#(#  TITLE\ US.,CS.,CSUS.,#ѷ ѷ# ѷѷ],0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#) (#(#   PlaintiffandRespondent, h     )   v.   `     h     ) p          0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#)(#(# [PARENTSINITIALS#](mother/fatherL#),  )  AV)3dE3A  DefendantandAppellant.#ѷ ѷ # ѷѷUS.,CS., CSUS.,0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#)(#(# #ѷ ѷ)$#US.,CS.,b$  APPEALFROMTHE[NAME)%]COUNTYSUPERIORCOURT  Honorable[NAME%],Presiding   %  _____________________________________________   APPELLANT'SOPENINGBRIEF  PURSUANTTOINRESADEC.(1996)13CAL.4TH952  ANDANDERSV.CALIFORNIA(1967)386U.S.738    @` _____________________________________________  %     ` STATEMENTOFFACTS/PROCEDURALHISTORY  ! [INSERTSTATEMENTOFCASEANDFACTS']  #    @  STATEMENTOFAPPEALABILITY   *(  Thisappealisfromajudgmentmadeata[SPECIFICHEARINGNAME(]hearing  undersection[#))]oftheWelfareandInstitutionsCodeandisauthorizedbysection395.        ARGUMENT  I.  APPELLANTREQUESTSTHISCOURTEXERCISE  ITSDISCRETIONTOINDEPENDENTLYREVIEW   THEENTIRERECORDONAPPEAL.    )  *Appellant'scounselraisesnospecificarguableissuesinthepresentdependency   caseandrespectfullyrequeststhiscourtexerciseitsdiscretionofamatterproperlybefore   itunderWelfareandInstitutionsCodesection395toreviewtheentirerecordonappeal   forarguableissuesoferrorinthecourtbelow.     TheCaliforniaSupremeCourthasheldthattheprophylacticrequirementofan  independentrecordreviewbythecourt,asestablishedinAndersv.California(1967)386  U.S.738[87_S.Ct_.1396,18_L.Ed_.2d493]andPeoplev.Wende(1979)25Cal.3d436,  doesnotapplytojuveniledependencycases.(InreSadeC.(1996)13Cal.4th952.)  Althoughthiscourtisnotrequiredtoreviewtherecordonappealwhencounselhasfiled  anopeningbriefraisingnospecificissue,thestatecontinuestohaveanimportantinterest  inanaccurateandjustresolutionofaparent'sappealindependencymatters.Therefore   appellantrequeststhatthiscourtexerciseitsdiscretionandindependentlyreviewthe " entirerecordonappeal.(SeeInreSadeC.,supra,13Cal.4thatp.989.) $    &!"   II.  THISCOURTSHOULDCONSIDERTHEFOLLOWINGISSUES  ANDANYOTHERSITSREVIEWOFTHERECORDDISCLOSES  BEFOREDECIDINGTHEAPPEAL   00  Thefollowinginformationaboutclaimsappearingintherecordisprovided   pursuanttoAndersv.California,supra,386U.S.738,toassistthecourtinconductingits   independentreviewoftherecordandprovideabasisforaninformeddecisiononthis   case.     A.0 ` WhetheranAllegedFatherHasStandingtoAppealtheSufficiencyof   anIndianChildWelfareActInquiry.` (#` (#  33  Doesanallegedfatherhavearighttobringanappealbasedontheinsufficiencyof  thejuvenilecourt'sandthedepartment'sinquiryintotheapplicationoftheIndianChild  WelfareAct(ICWA)?(InreDanielM.(2003)110Cal.App.4th703.)    B.0 ` WhetheranIncarceratedFatherHasaRightToBePresentata  Section366.26Hearing.` (#` (#  X5  Undersection2625ofthePenalCode,whendoesanincarceratedparenthavea  righttobepresentataWelfareandInstitutionsCodesection366.26hearing?(Pen.   Code,2625;InreBarryW.(1993)21Cal.App.4th358.) "   C.0 ` WhetherFatherWasProperlyServedNoticeoftheSection366.26 $  HearingorContinuedSection366.26Hearings.% !` (#` (#  W7  Wasfatherproperlyservednoticeofthesection366.26hearingorthecontinued '"# section366.26hearing?(Welf.&Inst.Code,294;InrePhillipF.(2000)78 )$% Cal.App.4th250;InreJasmineG.(2005)127Cal.App.4th1109.) +&'   -()   III.  APPELLANTREQUESTSTHEOPPORTUNITYTOFILE  ЀHISOWNSUPPLEMENTALBRIEF  ANDREQUESTSTHECOURTORDERCOUNSELTOBRIEF  ANYARGUABLEISSUEITDISCERNS.    99  Appellant'scounselrespectfullyrequests,intheinterestsofjustice,thatthiscourt   [CHOOSEAPPLICABLEOPTION:P;][accepttheappellant'sownsupplementalbrief,    tenderedwiththisbrief][OR;][provideappellanttheopportunitytofilehisown   supplementalbriefwithin[NUMBERx<]daysofthefilingofthisbrief]. #  1      ׀Althoughthe   courtisnotrequiredtoacceptabriefinpropriapersona,itmayexerciseitsdiscretionto  doso.(InrePhoenixH.(2009)47Cal.4th835.)    Ifthiscourt,inreviewingthisbrief,therecord,oranysupplementalbriefingfinds  goodcausethatanarguableissueexists,thecourtmustordercounseltobrieftheissue.  (SeePensonv.Ohio(1988)488U.S.75,88[withdrawalofcounselbeforecourt  identifiedarguableissues"leftpetitionercompletelywithoutrepresentationduringthe  appellatecourt'sactualdecisionalprocess"].)AlthoughPensonwasacriminalcaseand  thustherighttocounselwasbasedonthefederalConstitution,ratherthanstatestatutory, ! judicial,andruleauthority,asisinvolvedinadependencycase,thebasicprinciple # remainsapplicablehere:oncealegalrighttocounselonappealisestablished,thecourt % ! maynotdecidearguableissuesonthemeritswithoutthebenefitofadvocacybycounsel.  '"#   CONCLUSION   A  Basedontheforegoingdiscussion,[FATHERUB]requeststhatthiscourtinits  discretionmakeanindependentevaluationoftherecord,considertheissuestowhichthis  briefhascalledattention,[IFAPPLICABLEAC]andanysupplementalbrieffiledby   appellant,andorderthiscounseltobriefanyarguableissuethatisfound.   Dated:______________  0 h 0h(#h(#0(#(#Respectfullysubmitted, (#(# 0  0` (#(#    h     ___________________________` (#` (#    `     h     [ATTORNEYNAMEE]     `     h     AttorneyforAppellant  D     CERTIFICATEOFWORDCOUNT   F  IcertifythattheforegoingbriefcomplieswithCaliforniaRulesofCourt,rule  8.204(c)andcontains[NUMBER_G]words,includingfootnotes,accordingtotheword  countfeatureof[NAMEG],thecomputerprogramusedtopreparethebrief.      `     h   ___________________________      `     h   [ATTORNEYNAME'I]      `     h   AttorneyforAppellant   SH   `     h     DECLARATIONOF[ATTORNEYNAMEhJ]   IJI,[ATTORNEYNAMEJ],declareasfollows:  l.IamanattorneylicensedtopracticelawbeforeallthecourtsoftheStateof  California.Iwasappointedtorepresent[CLIENTNAMEK]onappealinCaseNo.   [NUMBERL].   2.Ihavethoroughlyreviewedtherecordinthiscaseandhavediscussedthecasewitha   staffattorneyatAppellateDefenders,Inc.   3.Ihaveadvisedappellantbyletterthatabriefon[HIS;M]behalfisbeingfiledaccording   totheproceduresoutlinedinInreSadeC.(1996)13Cal.4th952andAndersv.  California(1967)386U.S.738,andacopyofthisbriefhasbeenprovidedto[HIMWN].  4.Ihavefurtheradvisedappellantbyletterthatthiscourtmayallow[HIMN]to  personallyfileasupplementalbriefinthiscaseraisinganypointswhich[HElO]choosesto  calltothecourt'sattention.Ihavesentacopyoftheappellaterecordtoappellantto  assist[HIM*P]infilingasupplementalbrief.  5.Idonotherebyrequesttoberelievedasappointedcounselbutwillfreelywithdraw   shouldappellantrequestthatIdoso. "   IdeclareunderpenaltyofperjuryofthelawsoftheStateofCaliforniathatthe $  foregoingistrueandcorrect. &!" Executedon[DATEQ]0  0h(#(#  __________________________(#$h(#h(#    `     h   [ATTORNEYNAMER]