Conservatorship and Estate of S.V. CA4/12
S.V. was found to be gravely disabled following a court trial under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act. (See Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.; all statutory references are to the Welf. & Inst. Code.) The court appointed the Contra Costa County Public Guardian as his conservator and determined that his current placement in a locked facility was the least restrictive and most appropriate placement. S.V. raises two arguments in this appeal: first, that the court violated his equal protection rights by compelling him to testify in his commitment trial, and second, that his trial was delayed without good cause and in violation of statutory time limits.
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