MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
TENTATIVE RULINGS
DEPT. CM7
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Date: 05/20/2026
Case # Case Name Tentative
01508456 Meyers – Trust TENTATIVE RULING
Case: Meyers – Trust 01508456
Calendar No.: 1
Date: 05/20/26
MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE (ROA 8)
Trustee Erinn Wells (“Trustee”) moves to transfer venue to Mono County.
Petitioner Donica Wells (“Petitioner”) has not opposed this motion despite proof of service.
The court finds that venue is proper in Mono County pursuant to Probate Code section 17005(a)(2), as the principal place of trust administration is in Bridgeport, California, in Mono County.
Trustee’s Motion to Transfer Venue to Mono County is GRANTED.
TRANSFER ORDER AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS
The court orders this matter to be transferred, upon payment of all the necessary fees and costs required by law, to the Superior Court of California for the County of Mono.
The clerk of this court is authorized to transfer all the pleadings and papers herein to the clerk of the receiving court.
Petitioner is ordered to pay all necessary fees and costs for the transfer. If those costs and fees are not paid within 30 days after the date of this order, the court may, on a duly noticed motion by any party or the court’s own motion at a Review Hearing re Transfer, dismiss this proceeding without prejudice.
The clerk shall give notice of this order to the transfer clerk.
A Review Hearing re Transfer is set for 08/26/26 at 1:30pm in Department CM07 in connection with ruling on this motion. No appearance will be necessary if the matter is transferred before that date.
The hearing on Petition currently set for 06/11/26 at 9:00 AM in Dept. CM06 is ADVANCED to this date and ordered OFF-CALENDAR.
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Counsel for Trustee is ordered to give notice of this ruling to all persons entitled to notice in this case.
01430250 Inouye - Trust TENTATIVE RULING
Case: Inouye - Trust 01430250
Calendar No.: 3
Date: 05/20/26
MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA (ROA 271)
On 9/29/25, Proposed Conservatee Laura Michiko Inouye, by and through her court-appointed counsel, W. Rod Stern, moved to quash a subpoena issued to Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. by Petitioner/Respondent Kimberly Woodroof.
The subpoena was withdrawn after the case settled. Judgment was entered on or about 5/11/26. (ROA 340.) Laura requests that this motion go forward as to the issue of fees.
Laura’s notice of motion seeks attorney’s fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1987.2(a), which states in full as follows:
(a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), in making an order pursuant to motion made under subdivision (c) of Section