Conservatorship of Cooper

Opinion

FRANSON, J. *

Statement of Case and Facts

This appeal is a consolidation of a number of appeals from the orders of Judge Donald Cantwell settling accounts in conservatorship proceedings. Pursuant to these orders, the public guardian was surcharged in whole or in part for the bond fee which was charged by the public guardian and deposited in the county treasury in the individual estates under Probate Code section 2942, subdivision (c). 1 In disallowing the fees, the judge first held the statute violated the equal protection clause by “selecting a particular class of persons for a species…