Court Investigator's Annual Review
Hearing Date / Time Mon, 04/20/2026 - 08:30 Nature of Proceedings Review: Investigator's Report Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: No appearances are required.
The court investigator's report has been received and recommends that the conservatorship continue. The next review hearing will be held on April 19, 2027, notice of which will be sent by the court.
Appearances: The court is open to the public for court business. The court is also conducting hearings via Zoom videoconference. Meeting ID: 161 797 5412 Passcode: 8749009
Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of George Bradford Fisher Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of George Bradford Fisher Case Number 1230156 Case Type Conservatorship Hearing Date / Time Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:30 Nature of Proceedings Court Investigator's Review Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: 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 the same date of the next scheduled Accounting, June 7, 2027.
Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Lindsey Curb Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Lindsey Curb Case Number 1483299 Case Type Conservatorship Hearing Date / Time Mon, 05/11/2026 - 08:30 Nature of Proceedings Court Investigator's Annual Review Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: 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 May 10, 2027. The Court will give notice of the hearing.
Tentative Ruling: Estate of George Stephen Cochran Tentative Ruling: Estate of George Stephen Cochran Case Number 23PR00491 Case Type Decedent's Estate Hearing Date / Time Mon, 06/01/2026 - 08:30 Nature of Proceedings Petition for Final Distribution Tentative Ruling Probate Notes: Appearances required.
Taking into account the "Response" filed on April 20, 2026, and the Declaration filed on April 24, 2026, the following defects persist and must be remedied before the petition may be granted:
Amended Final Inventory and Appraisal - The Final Inventory and Appraisal still does not meet the requirements outlined in the Probate Code. There was no attempt to remedy this defect from the last hearing. The issue specifically is as follows: Contain certification that Change in Ownership Statement was filed with county recorder or assessor, unless decedent owned no real property (Prob. Code, 8800, subd. (d)) (i.e. Petitioner must file the appropriate notice indicated in Paragraph 5b, and check that box.) This defect may be remedied via Verified Supplement attesting to the compliance of Change in Ownership Statement with the County Recorder.
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Amendment to the Petition re: Actions under IAEA. Petitioner alleges at paragraph 17 that Petitioner did not take any action under the IAEA without prior court approval, but then admits at paragraph 29 that the only item of property in the Inventory and Appraisal (a home) was sold, and there is no record that Petitioner sought court confirmation of that sale. An amendment to the petition giving the requisite information was required before the last hearing. No amendment is on file.
Amendment to the Petition re: proposed distribution. The proposed distribution differs from the distribution ordered by Decedent's Last Will and Testament. Specifically, there is no request to distribute the residue of Decedent's estate to Michelle Lynn Massey, nor any indication that the music rights indicated in the Last Will and Testament of Decedent have lapsed or adeemed. The Response and Declaration show that the personal representative identified the music rights as a legitimate property and is in the process of marshaling that property. The proposed small estate affidavit procedure may be sufficient for collecting that property in Ms. Massey's estate, but does nothing to remedy the proposed distribution from this estate, which it must flow from first.
Supplement re: Preliminary Distribution. Petitioner alleges at paragraph 28 that preliminary distribution of $55,000 was made. The Court did not approve this distribution, nor was any request made to distribute. Probate Code section 10520 grants limited authority to personal representatives with IAEA powers to make preliminary distributions without first seeking the approval of the court.
IF 1) the time for filing claims has expired, (i.e., 4 months after letters are issued), and 2) it appears that the distribution may be made without loss to creditors or injury to the estate or any interested person, then 3) after giving notice of proposed action (Prob C Sec.10510) a personal representative may distribute the following: