Conservatorship of K.Y.

BACKGROUND

On December 9, 2022, following a trial at which a jury found K.Y. to be gravely disabled within the meaning of then section 5008, subdivision (h)(1)(A), the trial court appointed the Public Guardian as conservator of K.Y’s person, placed her in a board and care facility, and empowered the Public Guardian to make medical decisions on her behalf. 2 K.Y. timely filed a notice of appeal on December 13, 2022. Appellate Counsel was appointed on January 24, 2023, and the record on appeal was filed in this court on March 9. K.Y. sought and received three extensions of time for a total 94 days, before filing her opening brief on September 7. After receiving two extensions of time for a total of 28 days, the Public Guardian’s brief was filed on November 30, less than two weeks before the expiration of

2 At the time of K.Y.’s trial, section 5008, subdivision (h)(1)(A) defined

gravely disabled as “[a] condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for his or her basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter.” (Stats.2017, ch. 246, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.) Effective January 1, 2024, this provision was amended and currently defines…