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#22-216 In re Z.T., S274842. (A163190; nonpublished opinion; Contra Costa County Superior Court; J2100028, J2100029, J2100030.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in a juvenile dependency proceeding. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in In re D.P., S267429 (#21-251), which presents the following issues: (1) Is an appeal of a juvenile court’s jurisdictional finding moot when a parent asserts that he or she has been or will be stigmatized by the finding? (2) Is an appeal of a juvenile court’s jurisdictional finding moot when a parent asserts that he or she may be barred from challenging a current or future placement on the Child Abuse Central Index as a result of the finding?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 7/27/2022

Transferred to CA 1/3 after hold: 4/19/2023

The above-captioned matter is transferred to the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three, with directions to vacate its decision and reconsider the cause in light of In re D.P. (2023) 14 Cal.5th 266. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.528(d).)

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.