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#23-180 In re M.R., S281249. (E080328; nonpublished opinion; Riverside County Superior Court; RIJ2100164.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed orders in a juvenile dependency proceeding. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in In re Ja.O., S280572 (#23-153), which presents the following issue: Does the duty of a child welfare agency to inquire of extended family members and others about a child’s potential Indian ancestry apply to children who are taken into custody under a protective custody warrant?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 9/13/2023

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.