California Supreme Court Watch

#24-231 Conservatorship of E.A., S287241.  (A169299; nonpublished opinion; Contra Costa County Superior Court; P2000896.)  Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in a conservatorship proceeding.  This case presents the following issue:  Must a conservatee demonstrate prejudice to establish that a 362-day delay in initiating a trial in a Lanterman-Petris-Short Act conservatorship proceeding violates due process and equal protection?

Petition for review granted: 12/11/2024

Case fully briefed: 6/05/2025

Case ordered on calendar: 4/15/2026

To be argued on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 9:00 am, in San Francisco.

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.