Roseanne Spruill v. City of Portsmouth Department of Social Services

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Present: 	Judges Frank, Huff and Senior Judge Haley
ROSEANNE SPRUILL
MEMORANDUM OPINION*
v. 	Record No. 1113-13-1 	PER CURIAM
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
Kenneth R. Melvin, Judge
(T. George Underwood, on brief), for appellant.
(George M. Willson, City Attorney; Shelia C. Riddick, Assistant
City Attorney; Holly S. Lane, Guardian ad litem for the infant child,
on brief), for appellee.
Roseanne Spruill appeals the entry of a child protective order and argues the trial court erred
in entering the order because the evidence was insufficient to show that the child was either abused
or neglected or at risk of abuse or neglect pursuant to Code § 16.1-278.2. Upon reviewing the
record and briefs of the parties, we conclude this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we
summarily affirm the decision of the trial court. See Rule 5A:27.
Rule 5A:8(c)(1) provides that a written statement of facts in lieu of a transcript becomes part
of the record when “within 55 days after entry of judgment a copy of such statement is filed in the
office of the clerk of the trial court.”
In this case, the trial court entered the protective order on May 21, 2013 and Spruill
submitted the statement of facts to the trial court on July 22, 2013, which was more than fifty-five
* Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
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days after the entry of the protective order. Spruill failed to timely file the written statement of
facts.
“When the appellant fails to ensure that the record contains transcripts or a written statement
of facts necessary to permit resolution of appellate issues, any assignments of error affected by such
omission shall not be considered.” Rule 5A:8(b)(4)(ii).
We have reviewed the record and the briefs. We conclude that a transcript or written
statement of facts is indispensable to a determination of Spruill’s assignment of error. See
Anderson v. Commonwealth, 13 Va. App. 506, 508-09, 413 S.E.2d 75, 76-77 (1992); Turner v.
Commonwealth, 2 Va. App. 96, 99-100, 341 S.E.2d 400, 402 (1986).
Accordingly, we summarily affirm the trial court’s decision.
Affirmed.