Petition to deposit surplus funds and release trustee
Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne Consolidated Calendar Hon: Hallie Gorman Campbell
Department 2 June 3, 2026 8:30 am DA Case # Date Filed
1 CV68039 Petition in re: 16760 Woodside Wy Sonora, CA 95370 01/27/2026
16760 Woodside Wy Sonora, CA Attorney: Yet Not Entered 95370 Ronald Handel Dorothy Handel Case Management Conference FURTHER - POS? 01/27/2026 Petition File Tracking 03/05/2026 High Density
This is a petition to deposit surplus funds and release the trustee from a nonjudicial foreclosure sale. The matter is on calendar as a case management conference, rather than the actual hearing on the petition itself. However, it appears from the petition that there may be a “dispute as to the priority” of the claims and a “conflict between potential claimants” (see Civil Code §2924j(c)) justifying an order for deposit of the surplus funds here because this Court has been unable to identify any probate petition for the Estate of Dorothy Handel. In other words, it does not appear to this Court that the daughter (Dianna) or the son (Ralph) have petitioned for appointment as a personal representative. Since notice has not yet been given to Dianna, the petition cannot be summarily granted at this time, and will be set for hearing on notice.
On 05/06/2026, counsel for petition was directed to serve notice on both prospective claimants on this hearing date. The Court file does not yet include proof of that notice, but if proof is provided to the satisfaction of the Court, the surplus funds can be deposited here and the trustee discharged.
5/27/2026 2:07 pm
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