Steven C. v. Super. Ct.
Filed 7/3/06 Steven C. v. Super. Ct. CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
STEVEN C., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Respondent; RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Real Party in Interest. | E040296 (Super.Ct.No. INJ016306) OPINION |
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of mandate. Christopher J. Sheldon, Judge. Petition denied.
David A. Weisen for Defendant and Appellant.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Carole A. Nunes Fong, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Eunice Jones for Minors.
This case, now involving three minors, began in California in June of 2003 in Humboldt County with reports that Steven, Jr.,--then four years old--had multiple bruises and appeared malnourished. The minor told investigators that both Mother and Father punished him with a belt. (They denied this, telling investigators that Steven, Jr. was a liar.) Steven, Jr., also told investigators that â€