California Court of Appeal October 3, 2011, No. D057900 (Imperial County Behavioral Health Services v. Joseph W.)

Opinion

McDONALD, J.

Joseph W. appeals a judgment reestablishing a conservatorship of his person under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.).1 Following a court (or bench) trial, the trial court found Joseph gravely disabled because, as a result of a mental disorder, he is unable to provide for his basic needs for food, clothing, or shelter.