EDWARD v. LAMKINS

No. A096401.

122 Cal.Rptr.2d 1 (2002)

99 Cal.App.4th 516

EDWARD W., Jr., an Incompetent Person, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Gail LAMKINS, as Public Guardian, etc., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District,

Review Denied October 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton P. Cohen, Michael John Stortz, San Francisco, for Appellant.

Dennis Bunting, County Counsel, Wendy Gomez Getty, Assistant County Counsel, and Geoffrey Scott Allen, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.

Public Interest Law Firm, Kyra Kazantzis, San Jose, James F. Zahradka, Mental Health Advocacy Project, Dan Brook, Alison Brunner, San Jose, Mental Health Advocacy Services, James Preis, for Amici Curiae CAMHPRA.


KLINE, P.J.

Edward W., Jr., by his guardian ad litem, Connie Steers, appeals from the trial court's denial of his petition for a writ of mandate. Appellant challenges what he views as the Solano County Public Guardian's practice of failing to provide notice to individuals detained in psychiatric treatment facilities before obtaining temporary conservatorships to allow an additional 30 days of treatment. He argues the...

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