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San Luis Obispo Cnty. Pub. Guardian v. Heather W. (In Re Heather W.)
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 2, 2016No. 2d Civil B260975PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, P. J.
*380 In Estate of Kevin A. (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 1241 , 193 Cal.Rptr.3d 237 , the trial court found a conservatee to be gravely disabled under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act ("LPS Act"). (Welf. & Inst.Code, § 5000 et seq. ) Prior to trial, the conservatee told the court he wanted a jury trial. The trial court, however, accepted the conservatee's attorney's waiver of a jury trial.
The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's order granting the petition filed by the county public conservator to reestablish a one-year conservatorship. The court accepted a jury waiver from the conservatee's…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Conservatorship of RouletCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. BlackburnCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
- People v. TranCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
- San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. John L.California Supreme Court · 2010
- Kings County Human Services Agency v. Mary K.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Conservatorship of E.B.California Court of Appeal · 2020
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