Estate of Frank Leigh Stark

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Case Type Decedent's Estate Hearing Date / Time Tue, 05/05/2026 - 09:00 Nature of Proceedings Petition to Determine Persons Entitled to Distribution Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: Appearances required. Parties must come prepared to discuss: Discovery referee and CCP section 639 order. Status of meet and confer. Return date for court confirmation of discovery referee's recommendations. Appearances: The court is open to the public for court business. The court is also conducting hearings via Zoom videoconference. Meeting ID: 160 543 3416 Passcode: 5053334

Tentative Ruling: Estate of Frank Leigh Stark Tentative Ruling: Estate of Frank Leigh Stark Case Number

Case Type Decedent's Estate Hearing Date / Time Tue, 04/28/2026 - 09:00 Nature of Proceedings 1. Petition to Determine Persons Entitled to Distribution 2. Motion to Compel 3. Motion to Compel Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: Appearances required. Petition to Determine Persons Entitled to Distribution The Petition filed by Ronda Stark on February 13, 2025, received written objection by Leigh Anne Carriere Bartz, on May 29, 2025. This places the matter at issue, requiring evidentiary hearing to resolve. (In re Estate of Lensch (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 667, 676; Conservatorship of Farrant (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 370, 377.) Motions to Compel The motions filed by Ronda Stark on March 13, 2026, were opposed by Leigh Anne Carriere Bartz on April 22, 2026. The following is noted for the Court at the hearing on these motions: It is Hornbook law that unless a statute protects the name, image, and likeness of the individual after death, the right to privacy dies with the person whose privacy is at issue. (James v. Screen Gems, Inc. (1959) 174