State Dept. of State Hospitals v. A.A. CA5

FACTS

Dr. Reantaso’s Testimony On March 21, 2025, at the hearing on DSH’s IMO petition, Dr. Antonio Reantaso, a psychiatrist, testified as an expert witness for DSH. Reantaso had been defendant’s treating psychiatrist at DSH-Coalinga since approximately 2023. Reantaso testified that he reviewed his notes and evaluated defendant prior to the hearing. Reantaso stated defendant was diagnosed with “[b]ipolar disorder type one with psychotic features,” exhibiting symptoms including “depressive symptoms such as

The IMO order expires March 21, 2026.

2. feeling sad, feeling hopeless with exacerbation of his cognitive difficulties, sleep disturbance, sense of hopelessness, and also … manic episodes in which he becomes hyper excitable, easily agitated, very irritable, and expresses delusions of grandeur such as having a baby with celebrities and having supernatural powers.” He stated, however, that he believed defendant “is well controlled with medications.” He testified that defendant was currently prescribed a regimen of “a long-acting, injectable, paliperidone palmitate” called Invega Sustenna, as well as Risperdal, a low dose of Quetiapine or Seroquel, and a mood stabilizer…