The Hollywood Courthouse, the only courthouse in California dedicated exclusively to handle mental health cases was recently reopened for operations.
The Courthouse handles cases involving individuals who are under the care of others, such as individuals in LPS conservatorships and others who are under the care of family members, county agencies, professional conservators, or medical facilities; individuals who often appear by video from state prison regarding their continued incarceration as a sexually violent predator; individuals under involuntary commitment in psychiatric hospitals; individuals petitioning to restore their rights to possess firearms; and individuals whose fitness to stand trial is being contested.
The facility was shuttered in 2013 because of cuts to the Superior Court’s operational budget.
