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P1011 Commitment of a proposed conservatee under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 5000 et seq.) requires a hearing, not only on the issue of grave disability, but also on the issue of placement; without such a hearing, commitment based on a stipulation between the Public Conservator and the attorney appointed for the conservatee violates due process.CitationConservatorship of CHRISTOPHER A (Commitment Hearing) 139 CA4 604 [See: W&IC 5000 etseq; Ryan v CA Interscholastic 94 CA4 1048, P/AT 3/02]
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