California Court of Appeal

Solano County Public Guardian's practice of requesting notice waivers, without an individualized showing of exigent circumstances, in all applications for temporary conservatorships of individuals detained in psychiatric treatment facilities, violates due process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2002
• Published 06/20/2002

Judges

• KLINE, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Morton P. Cohen,Michael John Stortz, San Francisco, for Appellant., Public Interest Law Firm, Kyra Kazantzis, San Jose, James F. Zahradka, Mental Health Advocacy Project, Dan Brook, Alison Brunner, San Jose, Mental Health Advocacy Services, James Preis, for Amici Curiae CAMHPRA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Bunting, County Counsel, Wendy Gomez Getty, Assistant County Counsel, and Geoffrey Scott Allen, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.