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1393137·santabarbara·Civil·Conservatorship
Hearing 2 days agoGRANTED

In the Matter of Conservatorship of Sergio Cabrera

Fourth Accounting and Report of Successor Conservator

Hearing date
Aug 19, 2026
Department
Prevailing
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Appearance
Not required

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RespondentSergio Cabrera

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The court investigator's report has been received and recommends that the conservatorship continue. No appearance is required. The next review hearing will be held on August 2, 2028. The Court will give notice of the hearing.

Appearances: The court is open to the public for court business. The court is also conducting hearings via Zoom videoconference. Meeting ID: 161 956 1423 Passcode: 137305

Tentative Ruling: Estate of Lewis Alonza Hamilton Tentative Ruling: Estate of Lewis Alonza Hamilton Case Number 22PR00369 Case Type Decedent's Estate Hearing Date / Time Wed, 08/19/2026 - 09:30 Nature of Proceedings Petition for Final Distribution Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: Appearances required. The following is noted for the Court at the hearing: Apportionment of Fees. According to Declaration on file with the Court, the statutory fee will be apportioned by the Public Guardian and Mr. Black 50/50. It is recommended the Court approve this agreement and make the order.

Guardianship of Dalaney Hamilton. According to the initial pleading filed in this case, Dalaney Hamilton is a minor, aged 12-13, and is represented by her mother as guardian ad litem, who was either divorced or never married to the decedent. Dalaney Hamilton is entitled to 33 and 1/3 percent of the estate, which includes a sizable value in real property. This requires a guardianship over the estate be established. (CRC, Rule 7.950, Prob. Code, Sec.Sec.3600-3613.) No petition for guardianship over the estate is on file. There is a petition to be appointed Guardian ad litem on file as of April 9, 2026, but that petition is not what the Court required. The Court should not approve Final Distribution until the Guardianship over the estate is established.

Appearances: The court is open to the public for court business. The court is also conducting hearings via Zoom videoconference. Meeting ID: 161 956 1423 Passcode: 137305

Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Sergio Cabrera Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Sergio Cabrera Case Number 1393137 Case Type Conservatorship Hearing Date / Time Wed, 08/19/2026 - 09:30 Nature of Proceedings Fourth Accounting and Report of Successor Conservator Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: No appearances required. Petition is recommended for approval.

Tentative Ruling: Matter of The Kenneth J and Carol R Plumlee Trust Tentative Ruling: Matter of The Kenneth J and Carol R Plumlee Trust Case Number 20PR00039 Case Type Trust Hearing Date / Time Wed, 08/19/2026 - 09:30 Nature of Proceedings Petition for Internal Affairs Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: Appearances required.

On November 19, 2025, the current trustee filed a Petition for Instructions pursuant to Probate Code section 17200. That petition requests that the Court makes an order related to the distribution of the funds remaining in the trust account. From the Minute Order filed on January 14, 2026, it appears the petition was granted in part, but received objection by Angela Shaw as to the characterization of a $52,000 check. The Court ordered written objection filed, which was done on March 12, 2026. This objection places the matter of the check's characterization 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.)

From the Minute Order filed on March 18, 2026, it appears the Court granted a fees request and set this hearing for further review of the characterization of the outstanding $52,000. The evidentiary hearing on the check matter is set for October 16, 2026.

On June 29, 2026, Kenneth S. Plumlee filed a Petition for Internal Affairs to surcharge the former trustees, Nathan and Terri Shaw, for breaches of trust. A written objection to this petition must be on file by the hearing.

Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Jesse Zaragoza Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Jesse Zaragoza Case Number 23PR00026 Case Type Limited Conservatorship - Person Hearing Date / Time Wed, 07/29/2026 - 09:30 Nature of Proceedings

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