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#24-158 In re P.M., S285657. (E082577; nonpublished opinion; San Bernardino County Superior Court; J286868.) 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 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? and pending finality of the decision in In re Dezi C. (2024) 16 Cal.5th 1112.

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 8/21/2024

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