Conservatorship of K.L. CA5

California Court of Appeal Feb 18, 2026 No. F090402Unpublished

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Holding. The court dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to raise any cognizable claims in his supplemental brief following his counsel's filing of a brief pursuant to Conservatorship of Ben C. (2007) 40 Cal.4th 529.

Issues

Whether the court must conduct an independent review of the record in an LPSA conservatorship appeal when appointed counsel finds no arguable issues.

Disposition. dismissed

Quotations verified verbatim against the opinion

“K.L. filed a supplemental brief in the form of a letter to this court, in which he raised no cognizable claim as to the underlying proceedings. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.”

“In Ben C., our Supreme Court held that the right to independent review does not extend to appeals from the imposition of a conservatorship under the LPSA.”

Filed 2/18/26 Conservatorship of K.L. CA5

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

Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of K.L.

STANISLAUS COUNTY PUBLIC F090402 GUARDIAN, AS CONSERVATOR, ETC., (Super. Ct. No. 3001183) Petitioner and Respondent,

v. OPINION K.L.,

Objector and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. David Hood, Judge. Conness A. Thompson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant. No appearance for Petitioner and Respondent. -ooOoo-

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

K.L. appeals from an August 26, 2024 order reestablishing his conservatorship under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPSA) and reappointing the Stanislaus County Public Guardian (public guardian) as conservator of his person and estate. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 5000, 5350.) Appointed counsel for K.L. filed an opening brief under Conservatorship of Ben C. (2007) 40 Cal.4th 529 (Ben C.), setting forth the relevant background. K.L. filed a supplemental brief in the form of a letter to this court, in which he raised no cognizable claim as to the underlying proceedings. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. (Id. at p. 544.) BACKGROUND In 2014, K.L. was charged in Stanislaus County with various crimes (assault to commit rape on a minor, committing a lewd act on a child, and threatening a public official), but was found incompetent to stand trial. He was committed to a state hospital for treatment multiple times during the criminal proceedings; however, he was ultimately not restored to competency. In 2024, the public guardian petitioned the superior court to place him under an LPSA conservatorship (LPS conservatorship). (See LPSA, §§ 5008, 5350.) The trial court granted the petition and K.L. was placed under the conservatorship of the public guardian for a one-year period commencing on June 26, 2024, and ending on June 24, 2025. On April 11, 2025, Stanislaus County filed in the superior court, a conservatorship investigation report recommending renewal of the existing conservatorship over K.L. for an additional year. Thereafter, on May 9, 2025, the public guardian filed a verified “PETITION FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF LPS CONSERVATOR OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE [of K.L.]” (reappointment petition). The reappointment petition noted: “The [p]ublic [g]uardian of the County of Stanislaus [requests that it] be reappointed as

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