The following is our summary of the Supreme Court’s actions on petitions for review in civil cases from the Court’s conference on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The summary includes those civil cases in which (1) review has been granted, (2) review has been denied but one or more justices has voted for review, or (3) the Court has ordered depublished an opinion of the Court of Appeal.

Review Granted

In re J.B., S232895—Review Granted and Held—April 20, 2016

The Court of Appeal affirmed an order terminating parental rights. The Supreme Court granted review and ordered briefing deferred pending decision in In re Isaiah W., S221263, which presents the following issue: Does a parent’s failure to appeal from a juvenile court order finding that notice under the Indian Child Welfare Act was unnecessary preclude the parent from subsequently challenging that finding more than a year later in the course of appealing an order terminating parental rights?

The Fifth District Court of Appeal, in an unpublished opinion, In re J.B. (Feb. 5, 2016, F072070) 2016 WL 463318, affirmed a juvenile court order terminating a mother’s parental rights to her biological son because she failed to comply with the notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.).

Review Denied (with dissenting justices)

None.

Depublished

None.