Legal Opinion

Conservatorship of the Pers. v. M.M.

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided August 29, 2019No. B293676PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, Acting P. J.

*856*498M.M. appeals the appointment of a conservator under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS) ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq. ) after a jury found him to be gravely disabled due to a mental disorder. He does not challenge the jury's verdict or claim any error in the trial proceedings that led to his conservatorship. His only claim on appeal is the trial court denied his right to begin a jury trial within 25 days of his jury trial demand. Instead, his trial began 61 days after his demand. He asks us to order his conservatorship expires 36 days earlier than the date the trial court ordered…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Conservatorship of Kevin M.California Court of Appeal · 1996
  2. Imperial County Behavioral Health Services v. Joseph W.California Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. Conservatorship of James M.California Court of Appeal · 1994

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Conservatorship of A.H.California Court of Appeal · 2025
  2. Conservatorship of A.H.California Court of Appeal · 2025
  3. Conservatorship of Bryan S.California Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. Conservatorship of Jose B.California Court of Appeal · 2020
  5. Conservatorship of T.B.California Court of Appeal · 2024

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