Conservatorship of L.P. CA1/2
“[A]n action that originally was based on a justiciable controversy cannot be maintained on appeal if all the questions have become moot by subsequent acts or events. A reversal would be without practical effect, and the appeal will therefore be dismissed.” (9 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (6th ed. 2021) Appeal, § 777, p. 797.) “ ‘ “[T]he critical factor in considering whether [an] appeal is moot is whether the appellate court can provide any effective relief if it finds reversible error.” (In re N.S. (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 53, 60.)’ ” (Sturgell v. Department of Fish & Wildlife (2019) 43 Cal.App.5th 35, 43–44, quoting In re David B. (2017) 12 Cal.App.5th 633, 644.)
The one-year conservatorship initiated by the order at issue in this appeal expired on January 8, 2022. On May 10, 2022, the court granted the public guardian’s petition for reappointment as conservator, effective January 9, 2022.
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