K.P.
Conservatorship of the Pers. v. K.P.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Chavez, J.
*770 *256 Conservatee K.P. (K.P.) appeals from a judgment entered following a jury trial on the petition by the Public Guardian of the County of Los Angeles (public guardian) for reappointment as K.P.'s conservator under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPSA) ( Welf. & Inst. Code § 5000 et seq. ). 1 After a three-day trial, the jury found that K.P. was gravely disabled pursuant to the LPSA, and the trial court granted the public guardian's petition for reappointment. K.P. argues that the court erred in instructing the jury pursuant to California Civil Jury Instruction ( CACI) No. 4000, which sets forth the elements of a claim that an individual is gravely disabled. Specifically, K.P. contends that the trial court erred in omitting a third element from CACI No. 4000, which required a finding that the individual "is unwilling or unable voluntarily to accept meaningful treatment." We find no reversible error and affirm the judgment.
*257 BACKGROUND
The LPSA
"The [LPSA] governs the involuntary detention, evaluation, and treatment of persons who, as a result of mental disorder, are dangerous or gravely disabled. (§ 5150 et seq.)" ( Conservatorship of John L. (2010) 48 Cal.4th 131 ,…