DISABLED MAN- HELP- STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRIME SCENE
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WE ARE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRIME SCENE.
My brother, Joshua Saeta, is a 49-year-old disabled man whose life is being decided under a Ventura County probate conservatorship.
At the February 24, 2026 hearing, Joshua’s court-appointed attorney, Robert M. Baskin, told the court that my brother was in a “vegetative state.”
JOSHUA IS NOT VEGETATIVE.
Joshua reacts. He responds. He laughs. He cries. He vocalizes. He follows commands. These are responses I have personally witnessed and recorded. I am demanding that the evidence of his responses be examined and that his actual condition and wishes be considered before decisions about his life are made.
At the September 29, 2026 hearing, the court initially allowed private family photographs. Then I asked whether photographs could also be filed with the court. The court responded:
“I’m answering your question, and I’m telling you no pictures. No video.”
I am fighting to document my brother’s responses and have that evidence heard. His efforts to communicate must be taken seriously.
Joshua’s trust was established to sustain a LIFETIME OF CARE. I am demanding a full, independent accounting of the fees and expenditures charged to that trust—including the fees of his court-appointed attorney and the other professionals involved in his care and estate. What was requested? What did the court approve? What was actually paid? Every dollar intended for Joshua’s life must be accounted for.
In Conservatorship of Wendland (2001), the CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT upheld the refusal to authorize withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from a conscious man who was not terminally ill, in a coma, or in a persistent vegetative state. In the circumstances of that case, the court required clear and convincing evidence that withdrawal would accord with his own wishes or serve his best interests. That standard was not met.
Joshua’s actual condition, his wishes, and the evidence of his responses must be considered. His life deserves a decision grounded in the evidence.
My preliminary financial review raises questions about approximately $2.1 million in professional fees, estimated care costs, projected charges, and funds requiring accounting. I still do not have the complete accounting needed to establish what has actually been paid, what remains, and how long Joshua’s care can be funded. The money intended to sustain my brother’s life must be accounted for before it is exhausted.
Joshua is 6 feet 1 inch tall, and the latest information I have puts his weight at approximately 130 pounds. During his recent hospitalization, two physicians told me Joshua was not vegetative and expressed serious concern that he was not being fed through his J-tube. The information I had at that point was that he had been receiving intravenous TPN for approximately eight and a half months. Yet after his hospitalization, he remained on TPN, and I observed a lower infusion rate on his pump. I am demanding the complete nutrition records and an urgent, independent assessment of what my brother needs and what he is actually receiving.
This is why I am seeking emergency habeas corpus relief in the California Supreme Court. Habeas corpus is a legal process for challenging unlawful confinement or restraint of a person’s liberty. In Joshua’s case, I am asking the court to examine the restrictions imposed on him under the conservatorship, hear the evidence, and intervene to protect his rights and his life.
I have exhausted my own financial resources fighting for my brother. Obtaining transcripts and records, preparing exhibits, printing, copying, serving and delivering court papers, and keeping this emergency work moving all cost money. Our initial $10,000 goal will help pay those expenses. I will personally receive and manage these donations in support of Joshua’s protection and this legal effort.
If emergency state relief is denied, I am prepared to pursue available federal remedies. The federal paperwork is already prepared. I will continue pursuing every lawful avenue to protect my brother and have the evidence heard.
As I have always told him: “You fight, I fight. Together, we fight.”
Please donate if you can, and please share Joshua’s story. Thank you for taking the time to stop and read. Your time, your attention, and your willingness to help his story be told are gifts money cannot buy.
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