Conservatorship of Levant Nettles
Published: Mar. 14, 1998 | Result Date: Dec. 12, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: MH86896 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
San Diego Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Hugh A. McCabe
(Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall, Trexler, McCabe & Hudson)
Respondent
Experts
Plaintiff
Judith Myers
(medical)
Facts
The respondent Levant Nettles, a 41-year-old unemployed man, allegedly suffered from a mental disorder and could not provide for his own food, clothing or shelter. The petitioner, the Office of Public Conservator, brought this action to establish a conservatorship based on the Lanterman-Petris Short Act. The respondent demanded a jury trial and opposed his conservatorship and placement.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately three months after the case was filed. Per petitioner, respondent's testimony, cognitive disfunction, and the testimony of expert psychologist Judith Myers as to grave disability were the probable factor's in the jury's determination.
Deliberation
one day
Poll
12-0
Length
four days
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