State Department of State Hospitals at Coalinga v. B.Y. CA5

Filed 9/2/25 State Department of State Hospitals at Coalinga v. B.Y. CA5

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS AT COALINGA, F089008

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 24CRAD687496)

v. OPINION B.Y.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Fresno County. Amy K. Guerra, Judge. Rudy Kraft, under the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Cheryl L. Feiner, Assistant Attorney General, Gregory D. Brown and Sierra E. Killian, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Detjen, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and DeSantos, J.

Appellant B.Y. is an individual admitted to the State Department of State Hospitals (DSH) at Coalinga (DSH-Coalinga) under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.).1 B.Y. appeals the trial court’s order granting a petition by respondent, DSH, to renew for one year the involuntary treatment of B.Y. with antipsychotic medications. B.Y. contends substantial evidence does not support the court’s finding he was incompetent to make his own medical decisions. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND B.Y. was admitted to DSH-Coalinga as a sexually violent predator (SVP)2 in 2006. On June 30, 2023, DSH petitioned the trial court to involuntarily treat B.Y. with antipsychotic medications.3 On November 6, 2023, the court granted the petition and ordered B.Y. be involuntarily treated. In August 2024, DSH petitioned the trial court to renew the order compelling B.Y.’s involuntary medication for another year. The petition specified B.Y. has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, pedophilic disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. He suffers from hyperactivity, grandiose and persecutory delusions, sexual fantasies and urges involving prepubescent children, among other allegations. B.Y. also has a history of stating he is connected with the mafia, as well as incidents of verbal aggression toward his peers and staff, and a physical altercation with a peer. He does not believe he suffers