In re M.N. CA6
On January 22, 2020, a young girl, M.N. (the minor), who was then 11 years old, was taken into protective custody after a reported domestic violence incident two days earlier. The minor had reported to the police on January 20 that her parents, E.M. (mother) and M.N. (father), had a domestic dispute at their San Jose home. In the minor’s presence, father verbally abused mother, struck her in the head, causing her to bleed, and discharged a firearm inside the home.
The Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (Department) filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a), (b)(1), (c), and (i). The Department alleged that the minor’s physical and emotional health was at risk due to the parents’ ongoing domestic violence. The juvenile court ordered the minor detained. Mother subpoenaed the minor to testify at the contested jurisdiction/disposition hearing, and the minor filed a motion to quash the subpoena.
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