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#23-74 In re X.R., S278928. (B318808; nonpublished opinion; Los Angeles County Superior Court; 20CCJP05092A.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed an order in a juvenile dependency proceeding. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in In re Dezi C., S275578 (#22 254), which presents the following issue: What constitutes reversible error when a child welfare agency fails to make the statutorily required inquiry concerning a child’s potential Indian ancestry?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 4/12/2023

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.