North Bay Regional Center v. Maldonado

Opinion

RUVOLO, P. J.

I

INTRODUCTION

For over 20 years, Virginia Maldonado (Maldonado) has been the conservator for her developmentally disabled adult brother, Roy Whitley (Whitley). She appeals from an order of the superior court, entered over her objection after a two-day evidentiary hearing, granting the North Bay Regional Center’s (NBRC) request to move Whitley from the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) to a smaller community facility in Fairfield, California. In this appeal, the sole issue we consider is whether it was appropriate to seek immediate relief in the superior court to resolve…