In re J.C. CA6
Appellants’ request for juvenile court records arises from a dependency proceeding in which the Family and Children’s Services Division of the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (the Department) placed the child with appellants as foster parents. The Department later decided to place the child with a different family. Appellants filed an application for de facto parent status to obtain the right to present evidence in the juvenile proceedings. Appellants also filed multiple grievances with the Department regarding the management of the child’s foster placement, proceeded to an administrative hearing with the Department, and filed a subsequent claim with Santa Cruz County. Appellants alleged that when Department employees decided to place the child with a different family, they violated the law, violated appellants’ rights under the United States and California Constitutions, and “violated the applicable ethics rules.”
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