Report on Status of Administration; Order to Show Cause re Sanctions
PR0000983 IN THE MATTER OF MARY JANE MARE HARDING
1. Report on Status of Administration of Estate, filed by Raymond Gage on 6/8/26.
2. Order to Show Cause - why counsel Woodford Rowland should not be sanctioned in the amount of $149 for the failure to appear on 5/21/26 and why failed to file either a Petition or Report.
Ruling. This matter is continued to July 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Petitioner is ordered to: 1. Mail notice to all interested parties using the mandatory Judicial Council Form “Notice of Hearing – Decedent’s Estate or Trust” with the box checked in Item 1 stating this is a report of status of administration. (Judicial Council Forms, form DE-120.)
2. File a copy of the DE-120 that was mailed, with the Proof of Service completed on page 2 showing that all interested parties received at least fifteen days’ notice of the Report of Status of Administration. (Prob. C. § 12201(b).)
3. Submit a proposed Order to the Court. (Super. Ct. Marin County, Local Rules, rule 6.2(C), Submission of Proposed Orders.)
4. Submit declaration addressing order to show cause
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5. The documents must be filed/submitted at least five court days prior to hearing. (Super. Ct. Marin County, Local Rules, rule 6.2(b), Filing, Hearing, and Continuance Procedures.)
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