Motion to Be Relieved
California Superior Court of the State of California County of Orange County TENTATIVE TENTATIVE RULINGS FOR DEPARTMENT CM08 CMO8 Commissioner Sharon Commissioner Sharon M.M. Anderson Anderson Temporary Judge Catherine Evans
Date: 06/24/2026 Date: 06/24/2026 Court Room Court Room Rules Rules and and Notices Notices
## Case Name Case Name Tentative Tentative 11 Longaberger -Trust; Longaberger -Trust; 30-2021-01183818 30-2021-01183818
2 Thomas – Thomas - Probate Probate Motion to Disqualify Administrator 30-2022-01249934 30-2022-01249934 Randall Sharp’s Sharp’s Motion Motion to Disqualify Administrator James L. L. 147) is DENIED without prejudice to the Leestma (ROA 147) being refiled motion being refiled as a petition. petition.
A request to remove an administrator administrator and a request to administrator must be made on petition appoint a successor administrator petition (Prob. (Prob. Code, Code, §§ §§ 8500 [“Any[“Any interested interested person person may petition petition for removal for removal of of the the personal personal representative representative fromfrom office. office. A A petition for removal petition removal may be combinedcombined with a a petition petition for appointment of a successor personal personal representative”] representative”] and 8522 [“Appointment [“Appointment of a a successor personal personal representative representative petition and notice shall be delivered shall be made on petition delivered to interested persons interested persons in in the the manner manner provided provided inin Article Article 2 2 (commencing withwith Section Section 8110) 8110) of Chapter 2”].)2”].)
Here, Here, attempted to file the Sharp attempted the request as both both a motion motion and a petition. However, petition. However, the motion was rejected (ROA 148) the motion 148) for filing because filing because itit was was improperly improperly titled. titled. The memorandum of The memorandum of points and authorities was accepted for filing (ROA 147). 147). However, there However, motion on file. there is no motion file. Even Even if the motion had been accepted been accepted for for filing, filing, it it would would bebe deemed deemed a a petition petition and and set for set for hearing hearing atat a a later later date date and and time time in in the the proper proper department. The unfiled department. unfiled motion is denied. denied. The denial is without prejudice without prejudice toto the the motion motion being being refiled refiled as as aa petition. petition.
Moving party is required Moving required to give notice of this ruling. ruling.
3 Klojda – Klojda — Trust Motion to Motion Be Relieved to Be Relieved
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The Estate Estate Lawyers, APC’s Lawyers, APC ’s Motion to Be Relieved Relieved as Counsel for Tobias Klojda Klojda (ROA 115) 115) is GRANTED. GRANTED.
The court The court will will sign sign the Proposed Order. the Proposed Order. Moving Moving counsel counsel is is ORDERED to give notice to all parties to this action and file proof of service service of the court’s court’s order as entered. entered. Withdrawal effective upon will be effective upon filing of proof of service of the order. order.