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APPEALFROMTHE_________COUNTYSUPERIORCOURT s Honorable_________________,Presiding  e _____________________________________________ P APPELLANTSOPENINGBRIEF B PURSUANTTOINRESADEC.(1996)13CAL.4TH952 ;  ANDANDERSV.CALIFORNIA(1967)386U.S.738 4!   @n n _____________________________________________#{ #Ԉ -"}  ` 0 ` 0 ` ` 0 0h   Name,address,phone,StateBarnumber,etc.% #h h  0 ` 0 ` ` 0 0h  AttorneyforAppellant,________'"%h h    0 ` 0 ` ` 0 0h  ByappointmentoftheCourtofAppeal under (#& theAppellateDefenders , Inc.,(assisted/ x)$' independent)casesystemXX q*%(h h  _9  "  XX TABLEOFCONTENTS    TABLEOFAUTHORITIES     STATEMENTOFFACTS/PROCEDURALHISTORY    STATEMENTOFAPPEALABILITY     ARGUMENT      ` I.0 APPELLANTREQUESTSTHISCOURTEXERCISEITS   DISCRETIONTOINDEPENDENTLYREVIEWTHE   ENTIRERECORDONAPPEAL. p     ` II.0 THISCOURTSHOULDCONSIDERTHEFOLLOWING   ISSUESANDANYOTHERSITSREVIEWOFTHE  RECORDDISCLOSESBEFOREDECIDINGTHE  APPEAL  0 `  A.0` ` WhetheranAllegedFatherHasStandingtoAppealthe { SufficiencyofanIndianChildWelfareActInquiry @b t    `  B.0  WhetheranIncarceratedFatherHasaRightToBe f PresentattheSection366.26Hearingy_    `  C.0  WhetherFatherWasProperlyServedNoticeofthe kQ Section366.26HearingorContinuedSection366.26 dJ Hearings  ]C    ` III.0 APPELLANT[REQUESTSTHEOPPORTUNITYTOFILE O 5 HISOWNSUPPLEMENTALBRIEFAND]REQUESTS H!. THECOURTORDERCOUNSELTOBRIEFANY A"' ARGUABLEISSUEITDISCERNS.  :#    CONCLUSION   ,%!" CERTIFICATEOFWORDCOUNT '#$ DECLARATIONOFAttorney )$& DECLARATIONOFSERVICE  +&(   TABLEOFAUTHORITIES     ` ,,B Page      XX ` CASES    XX  Andersv.California(1967)386U.S.738   InreBarryW.(1993)21Cal.App.4th358   InreDanielM.(2003)110Cal.App.4th703   InreJasmineG.(2005)127Cal.App.4th1109   InrePhillipF.(2000)78Cal.App.4th250 x  InrePhoenixH.(2009)47Cal.4th835 j InreSadeC.(1996)13Cal.4th952 v\ Pensonv.Ohio(1988)488U.S.75 hN Peoplev.Wende(1979)25Cal.3d436 Z@  STATUTES L2  California @ >$ &  PenalCode 0  ` #@+#section@Ԁ2625 )  '0`WelfareandInstitutionsCode "  ` #@#section@Ԁ294#@v#@ #   ` #@#section@Ԁ366.26#@&#  $!  ` section395 % "  Federal &"$  IndianChildWelfareAct ($&  ` 25U.S.C.1903  )%'   *&( 9)"  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALOFCALIFORNIA  FOURTHAPPELLATEDISTRICT,DIVISION____      q.p Inre________________, h     ) p     h) p AppealNo. _______    H hAMinorPersonComingUnderthe  )   JuvenileCourtLaw. h     ) p SuperiorCourtNo. x     H__________________________________  ) p _________     ) p           _________COUNTYDEPARTMENT  ) p   ~  OFPUBLICSOCIALSERVICES,    ) m    h) p  v\   H hPlaintiffandRespondent,    ) p  eK   H h) p  T:   H hv. h     ) C)  H___________., h     ) 2   ) !  H DefendantandAppellant.    )   H__________________________________  )#pq.C#       APPEALFROMTHE_________COUNTYSUPERIORCOURT  Honorable_________________,Presiding   _____________________________________________  APPELLANTSOPENINGBRIEF  PURSUANTTOINRESADEC.(1996)13CAL.4TH952  ANDANDERSV.CALIFORNIA(1967)386U.S.738    @n n _____________________________________________Ԉ   #$# ` @ STATEMENTOFFACTS/PROCEDURALHISTORY #x"  <Insertstatementofcaseandfactshere. >  %j!$ @  STATEMENTOFAPPEALABILITY    XThisappealisfromajudgmentmadeata________________   hearingunderB  C   0 B  C  section_______oftheWelfareandInstitutionsCodeandis  authorizedbyB  C   2 B  C  section395B  C   4 B  C  Ԁofthatcode.         X      ARGUMENT  I.   APPELLANTREQUESTSTHISCOURTEXERCISE  ITSDISCRETIONTOINDEPENDENTLYREVIEW   XTHEENTIRERECORDONAPPEAL.      Appellantscounselraisesnospecificarguableissuesinthepresent   dependencycaseandrespectfullyrequeststhiscourtexerciseitsdiscretion   ofamatterproperlybeforeitunderWelfareandInstitutionsCodesection   395toreviewtheentirerecordonappealforarguableissuesoferrorinthe   courtbelow.  TheCaliforniaSupremeCourthasheldthattheprophylactic  requirementofanindependentrecordreviewbythecourt,asestablishedin t Andersv.California(1967)386U.S.738andPeoplev.Wende(1979)25 f Cal.3d436,doesnotapplytojuveniledependencycases.(InreSadeC. rX (1996)13Cal.4th952.)Althoughthiscourtisnotrequiredtoreviewthe dJ recordonappealwhencounselhasfiledanopeningbriefraisingnospecific V< issue,thestatecontinuestohaveanimportantinterestinanaccurateand H!. justresolutionofaparentsappealindependencymatters.Therefore :#   appellantrequeststhatthiscourtexerciseitsdiscretionandindependently ,%!" reviewtheentirerecordonappeal.(SeeInreSadeC.,supra,13Cal.4that '#$ p.989.) )$&   +&(  X @}})II.    THISCOURTSHOULDCONSIDERTHEFOLLOWINGISSUES   ANDANYOTHERSITSREVIEWOFTHERECORDDISCLOSES  BEFOREDECIDINGTHEAPPEAL   ].Q. ` Thefollowinginformationaboutclaimsappearingintherecordis   providedpursuanttoAndersv.California,supra,386U.S.738toassistthe    courtinconductingitsindependentreviewoftherecordandprovideabasis   foraninformeddecisiononthiscase.      A. WhetheranAllegedFatherHasStandingtoAppealthe  SufficiencyofanIndianChildWelfareActInquiry.      ` Doesanallegedfatherhavearighttobringanappealbasedonthe  insufficiencyofthejuvenilecourtsandthedepartmentsinquiryintothe t applicationoftheIndianChildWelfareAct(ICWA)?(InreDanielM. f (2003)110Cal.App.4th703.) rX  X dJ   X  B. WhetheranIncarceratedFatherHasaRightToBe V< PresentataSection366.26Hearing. O 5  X   H!. Undersection2625ofthePenalCode,whendoesanincarcerated A"' parenthavearighttobepresentataWelfareandInstitutionsCodesection 3$ ! 366.26hearing?(Pen.Code,2625;InreBarryW.(1993)21Cal.App.4th %& "# 358.) (#%   X ` 8 ` 8 ` x` x +')    XӀ   &  C. WhetherFatherWasProperlyServedNoticeofthe   XSection366.26HearingorContinuedSection366.26   Hearings.     X '%6Wasfatherproperlyservednoticeofthesection366.26hearingor  thecontinuedsection366.26hearing?(Welf.&Inst.Code,294;Inre   PhillipF.(2000)78Cal.App.4th250;InreJasmineG.(2005)127    Cal.App.4th1109.)        X   III.    APPELLANT[REQUESTSTHEOPPORTUNITYTOFILE   ЀHISOWNSUPPLEMENTALBRIEF  AND]REQUESTSTHECOURTORDERCOUNSELTOBRIEF  ANYARGUABLEISSUEITDISCERNS.     1          X[Appellantscounselrespectfullyrequests,intheinterestsofjustice,   thatthiscourt(accepttheappellantsownsupplementalbrief,tenderedwith    thisbrief/provideappellanttheopportunitytofilehisownsupplemental   briefwithin___daysofthefilingofthisbrief).CEUS.,ԀAlthoughthecourtisnot   requiredtoacceptabriefinpropriapersona,itmayexerciseitsdiscretionto  doso.USCE.,(InrePhoenixH.(2009)47Cal.4th835.)  CE.,US.,N<Ifthiscourtinreviewingthisbrief,therecord,oranysupplemental { briefingfindsUSCE.,goodcausethatanarguableissueexists,thecourtmustorder m counseltobrieftheissue.(SeePensonv.Ohio(1988)488U.S.75,88 y_ [withdrawalofcounselbeforecourtidentifiedarguableissues left kQ petitionercompletelywithoutrepresentationduringtheappellatecourts ]C actualdecisionalprocess].)AlthoughPensonwasacriminalcaseandthus O 5 therighttocounselwasbasedonthefederalConstitution,ratherthanstate A"' statutory,judicial,andruleauthority,asisinvolvedinadependencycase, 3$ ! thebasicprincipleremainsapplicablehere:oncealegalrighttocounselon %& "# appealisestablished,thecourtmaynotdecidearguableissuesonthemerits (#% withoutthebenefitofadvocacybycounsel.      X  CONCLUSION    X  Basedontheforegoingdiscussion,fatherrequeststhatthiscourtin  itsdiscretionmakeanindependentevaluationoftherecord,considerthe   issuestowhichthisbriefhascalledattention,[allowfathertofilea   supplementalopeningbrief,]andorderthiscounseltobriefanyarguable   issuethatisfound.    X Dated:______________ h Respectfullysubmitted,      ___________________________  Ѐ h     AttorneyforAppellant {    t   CERTIFICATEOFWORDCOUNT   X   IcertifythattheforegoingbriefcomplieswithCaliforniaRulesof   Court,rule8.204(c)andcontains____words,includingfootnotes,  accordingtothewordcountfeatureof_____,thecomputerprogramused   topreparethebrief.   0 0 0h  0h h 0  ___________________________    0 0 0h  0h h 0  AttorneyforAppellant    0 0 0h  0h h 0             X @ DECLARATIONOF_________________________   I,___________________,declareasfollows:   l.IamanattorneylicensedtopracticelawbeforeallthecourtsoftheState  ofCalifornia.Iwasappointedtorepresent_________onappealinCase   No._____________.   2.Ihavethoroughlyreviewedtherecordinthiscaseandhavediscussed   thecasewithastaffattorneyatAppellateDefenders,Inc.   3.Ihaveadvisedappellantbyletterthatabriefonhisbehalfisbeingfiled   accordingtotheproceduresoutlinedinInreSadeC.(1996)13Cal.4th952  andAndersv.California(1967)386U.S.738,andacopyofthisbriefhas  beenprovidedtohim. t 4.Ihavefurtheradvisedappellantbyletterthatthiscourtmayallowhim f topersonallyfileasupplementalbriefinthiscaseraisinganypointswhich rX hechoosestocalltothecourtsattention.Ihavesentacopyofthe dJ appellaterecordtoappellanttoassisthiminfilingasupplementalbrief. V< 5.Idonotherebyrequesttoberelievedasappointedcounselbutwill H!. freelywithdrawshouldappellantrequestthatIdoso. :#   IdeclareunderpenaltyofperjuryofthelawsoftheStateofCaliforniathat ,%!" theforegoingistrueandcorrect. '#$ Executedon__________________  __________________________