Mark A. v. Sup. Ct.

Filed 5/3/06 Mark A. v. Sup. Ct. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

Original proceedings; petition for a writ of mandate to challenge an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Gary Vincent, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Petition denied.

Deborah A. Kwast, Public Defender; Frank Ospino, Assistant Public Defender, and Dennis M. Nolan, Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner.

Benjamin P. de Mayo, County Counsel, Dana J. Stits and Aurelio Torre, Deputy County Counsels, for Real Party in Interest Orange County Social Services Agency.

Law Office of Harold LaFlamme and Yana N. Kennedy for the Minor.

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Mark A. petitions for extraordinary relief from the orders of the juvenile court terminating services designed to reunify him with his daughter, Hope, and scheduling a selection and implementation hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.^[1] He contends the evidence does not support the court's finding that he received reasonable reunification services and the court violated his due process rights by refusing to allow five witnesses to testify. We deny relief.

FACTS

Eight-year-old Hope was taken into protective custody in October 2004 after her father was arrested on an outstanding warrant for domestic violence. Hope's mother had disappeared six months before, and Hope and her father were living at the Orange County Interfaith Shelter when he was arrested. The father was employed part time, â€