Public Guardian of Contra Costa County sues K.Y. for establishing a conservatorship under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act

By Northern California Record

In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Four, a case was filed on March 20, 2024. The case involves K.Y., the objector and appellant, and the Public Guardian of Contra Costa County, the petitioner and respondent. The court case ID is A166825 and it concerns an appeal from an order granting the petition of the Public Guardian to establish a conservatorship for K.Y. under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act).

K.Y. contested the jury's finding that she is gravely disabled and challenged the court's order allowing the Public Guardian to make medical decisions on her behalf. She also alleged that the trial court made an error in admitting hearsay statements contained within psychiatric records at trial.

The trial court had appointed the Public Guardian as K.Y.'s conservator on December 9, 2022, after a jury found her to be gravely disabled. This empowered the Public Guardian to make medical decisions on her behalf and placed K.Y. in a board and care facility.

K.Y. is seeking to overturn this decision, arguing that there was insufficient evidence for her classification as gravely disabled and challenging the court's right to allow another party to make medical decisions for her. However, since her one-year conservatorship period has already expired before briefing was complete, her appeal has been dismissed as moot by the court.

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Public Guardian of Contra Costa County sues K.Y. for establishing a conservatorship under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act