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IN RE CONSERVATORSHIP OF JOEL E.

No. C046017.

33 Cal.Rptr.3d 704 (2005)

132 Cal.App.4th 429

CONSERVATORSHIP OF the Person and Estate of JOEL E. San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Petitioner and Respondent, v. Joel E., Objector and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bernstein for Objector and Appellant.

Kimberly D. Johnson, County Counsel, for Petitioner and Respondent.

BUTZ, J.

In this case, we resolve the question of whether a prospective conservatee has the right to represent himself in proceedings to appoint a conservator. In so doing, we touch upon the greater issue of what rights must be afforded a proposed conservatee in civil commitment proceedings.

The San Joaquin County Public Conservator (the public conservator) filed a petition to appoint a conservator for objector Joel E. (Joel).1

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