San Diego Department of Social Services v. Moore

Opinion

KREMER, P. J.

The trial court, on its own motion, granted the reestablishment of Charles Moore, Jr.’s conservatorship. On appeal, Moore contends a conservatorship cannot constitutionally be reestablished without a formal hearing and that Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 5362 cannot be authority for any lesser process. We find Moore’s due process challenges lack merit and affirm the ex parte reestablishment order. However, we recognize Moore may be entitled to relief on writ of habeas corpus and accordingly decide this case without prejudice to Moore’s claim to extraordinary…