Opinion
F039097.
7-2-2003
In re the Marriage of LINDA S. and VICTORIANO B. ORONG. LINDA S. ORONG, Respondent, v. VICTORIANO B. ORONG, Appellant.
Law Office of Donald C. Duchow and Donald C. Duchow for Appellant. Carbone & Etcheverry-Barnes and Robert F. Carbone for Respondent.
The trial court suspended appellant Victoriano B. Orongs visitation with his minor children pending appellants completion of a parenting course and counseling sessions. Before making its ruling, the trial court requested the childrens counsel to submit written recommendations. Since these recommendations were to be based in part on confidential information, i.e., child protective services reports and counsels communications with the childrens therapist, the trial court ordered that they would be reviewed in camera.
Appellant argues that the in camera review of the report from the childrens counsel constituted a denial of due process. Based on his own posthearing review of this report, appellant contends that the information could have been the subject of direct testimony in a closed session of the trial court.
However, appellant did not object to this in camera procedure below. Claims not asserted below are waived and will not be considered for the first time on appeal. (People v. Mayfield (1993) 5 Cal.4th 142, 192, 852 P.2d 331.) Moreover, appellant was not entitled to gain access to the confidential information contained in counsels report. (People v. Gurule (2002) 28 Cal.4th 557, 594.) Appellant makes no other claims with respect to the content of the report or any prejudice resulting from its in camera review. Thus, appellant has not demonstrated reversible error.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed. Costs on appeal are awarded to respondent.