MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
EXPENSES TO ATTORNEY, FOR WITHHOLDING OF A RESERVE, AND FOR FINAL DISTRIBUTION
TENTATIVE RULING: The petition is GRANTED, including fees as prayed.
Conservatorship of Earl Dean Pairett 26PR000070
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROBATE CONSERVATOR OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE
APPEARANCE REQUIRED
Conservatorship of Richard Andriano-Moore 26PR000078
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROBATE CONSERVATOR OF THE PERSON AND ESTATE
TENTATIVE RULING: The matter is CONTINUED to June 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. A to allow time for the filing of a Court Investigator Report. In addition, there is no Attachment 6 accompanying proposed conservator Patricia Carey’s Confidential Conservator Screening Form, despite the corresponding box in 6(c) being checked. Finally, there is no Proof of Service on relatives within the second degree. (Prob. Code, §§ 1821, subd. (b), 1822 [15 days before hearing].) Petitioners are directed to serve a copy of the Petition and notice of the continued hearing and to file proof of same no later than 5 Court days prior to the continued hearing date.
In The Matter of Cecelia Stewart Durable Power 26PR000084 of Attorney for Financial Management
PETITION FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO TRANSFER IRA AND TO DESIGNATE BENEFICIARIES
TENTATIVE RULING: The petition is GRANTED. The Court will sign the Proposed Order.
CIVIL LAW & MOTION CALENDAR – Hon. Cynthia P. Smith, Dept. A (Historic Courthouse) at 8:30 a.m.
Platte River Insurance Company v. William Deem et al 24CV000384
MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
TENTATIVE RULING: The matter is CONTINUED to July 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. A. Plaintiff is to provide code-compliant notice of the continued hearing.
Plaintiff Platte River Insurance Company moves, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1033.5, subdivision (a)(10)(A) and
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“The court lacks jurisdiction to rule on a motion that has not been properly noticed for hearing on the date in question.” (Diaz v. Prof. Community Management, Inc. (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th 1190, 1204-05.) The last day to provide notice, by mail from Arizona, of the instant hearing was April 28, 2026. (See Code Civ. Proc. §§1005, subd. (b) [“all moving and supporting papers shall be served and filed at least 16 court days before the hearing” and “if the notice is served by mail, the required 16-day period of notice before the hearing shall be increased by . . . 10 calendar days if . . . the place of mailing . . . is outside the State of California . . .”] The proof on file indicates service on May 12, 2026. Plaintiff, therefore, failed to provide adequate notice of the hearing date.
In The Matter of Katherine Spence Jensen 26CV000458
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
TENTATIVE RULING: An Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (OSC) was entered in this matter on March 09, 2026. Petitioner is required to publish the OSC in the manner set forth in Code of Civil Procedure, section 1277. However, there is no proof of publication (POP) in the Court’s file. If one is filed before the hearing, the petition will be GRANTED without need for appearance.
If no proof of publication is filed, the matter will be CONTINUED to June 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. B to provide any publisher time to file the POP.
In The Matter of Wyatt Steven Lang 26CV000718
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
TENTATIVE RULING: The matter is CONTINUED to July 28, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. A.
By Minute Order of May 12, 2026, the matter was continued to allow time for any publisher to file a proof of publication (POP) in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure, section 1277. A POP was filed on May 28, 2026. However, it shows that the Order to Show
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