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#26-156 Conservatorship of C.O., S298401. (A174646; 122 Cal.App.5th 317; Sonoma County Superior Court; 25PR00728.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in a conservatorship proceeding. This case presents the following issue: Must a proposed conservatee under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.) personally waive the right to a jury trial?

Petition for review granted: 10/28/2026

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.