Conservatorship of the Person of J.S. CA1/5

BACKGROUND

A conservatorship for appellant was first established in 2015 and has been renewed annually. During this time, appellant has been placed in either an institution for persons suffering from mental disease, a state hospital, or a skilled nursing facility.

1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and

Institutions Code.

1 In July 2024, the Public Guardian filed the instant petition seeking reappointment. The petition attached two declarations from psychiatrists. The first psychiatrist averred that, based on an examination of appellant, he suffers from schizophrenia; “cannot provide a realistic plan to provide for food, clothing, or shelter”; “has difficulty regulating his behavior outside of a locked setting”; and “continues to rely on nursing facility assistance to have basic needs met.” The second psychiatrist reviewed appellant’s medical records and concurred with the diagnosis and opinion of the first psychiatrist. Appellant contested the petition, and a court trial was held.2 The Public Guardian did not seek to submit the psychiatrist declarations as evidence at the contested hearing, but presented one witness, Dr. Phillip Grob. Appellant…