| Judge | County | Cases | Granted | Denied | Continued | Grant rate |
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MARIN · 46 rulings ingested
| Case | County | Motion | Ruling | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PR0000451 IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH A. ARMEL | marin Probate | Verified Report of Status and Petition for Additional Time for Estate Administration | This matter is continued to June 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001000 IN THE MATTER OF ALISON ANNE VON LACKUM | marin Probate | Petition for: (1) Final Account and Report; (2) Waiver of Accounting; (3) Payment of Statutory Fees; (4) and Final Distribution | This matter is continued to June 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. to address the following issues: | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000038 IN THE MATTER OF BRADFORD E. THOMSON | marin Probate | Petition for Probate of Will and for Letters Testamentary | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001010 IN THE MATTER OF ELEANOR C. CRISWELL | marin Probate | Petition for Probate of Lost Will and for Letters Testamentary | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001404 IN THE MATTER OF JAY DEE WARK CREDIT SHELTER TRUST |
| marin Probate |
| Petition for (1) Construction of Trust and (2) Order Voiding Trustor’s Purported Exercise of Power of Appointment |
| The parties are ordered to appear. |
| May 14, 2026 |
PR0001421 IN THE MATTER OF JEAN M. KONTE | marin Probate | Petition for Final Distribution on Waiver of Account and for Allowance of Attorney Statutory Fees | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001352 IN THE MATTER OF THEODORE C. McMECHEN. | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001423 IN THE MATTER OF ELLIE BELL WALKER | marin Probate | Status Conference; Order to Show Cause - Sanctions | The parties are ordered to appear to address the failure to comply with the Courts 3/26/26 order and to address the failure to appear on 4/23/26. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001574 IN THE MATTER OF GOLDSTEIN FAMILY 2012 TRUST | marin Probate | Petition to Instruct, Surcharge, Remove, and Suspend Trustee Mark Goldstein; to Compel Trustee to Account; to Confirm Powers of Co-Trustee; and to Appoint Successor Trustee | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000040 IN THE MATTER OF MARY LOUISE PORTER 2006 TRUST | marin Probate | Verified Petition to Compel Account; for Removal and Surcharge of Trustee | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000190 IN THE MATTER OF CATHERINE EBERHARD JACOBSON | marin Probate | Status Conference | Petitioner is ordered to serve his declaration on all interested parties and provide them with notice of the 11/12/26 appearance. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000362 IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL LAWLOR HOGAN | marin Probate | First and Final Report of Administrator on Waiver of Account; Petition for Allowance of Remaining Statutory Compensation to Attorneys and for Final Distribution | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000431 IN THE MATTER OF LYNELL WHEELOCK | marin Probate | Verified First Amended Fourth Report of Status of Administration | Absent objections, the Report of Status of Administration is accepted and approved. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000724 IN THE MATTER OF ALI NAZARI | marin Probate | Petition for First and Final Report and Account of Administrator; for Settlement Thereof; for Final Distribution; for Allowance of Ordinary Compensation to Administrator and Attorney for Administrator; and for Distribution of Minor’s Share to Trust or, in the Alternative, to a Blocked Account | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted with the minor’s share to be distributed to a blocked account. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001486 IN THE MATTER OF MOHAMMAD RIZWAN | marin Probate | Status Conference; Order to Show Cause - Sanctions | In light of the declaration filed by attorney Huma J. Ellahie, the Order to Show Cause is discharged with no sanctions imposed. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0000789 IN THE MATTER OF ISIDORE E. NATSIOS | marin Probate | Petition for Termination of Proceedings and for Discharge of Personal Representative | It appearing to the Court that there is property belonging to the Estate and that such property was improperly distributed without prior Court authorization, the Petition is denied. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001068 IN THE MATTER OF JUDITH ANNE BRISCOE | marin Probate | Petition for Final Distribution on Waiver of All Accounts and Report of Executor and for Allowance of Statutory Fees to Executor and for Allowance of Statutory Fees and Reimbursement of Costs Advanced to Attorney | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001216 IN THE MATTER OF RUTH ELIZABETH WEST | marin Probate | First and Final Account, and Report of Executor and Petition for Statutory Compensation and for Final Distribution | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001107 IN THE MATTER OF APRIL MINXIE XIE | marin Probate | Report of Status of Administration of Estate | Absent objections, the Report of Status of Administration is accepted and approved. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001306 IN THE MATTER OF ARMEKA THEOPHILUS JACKSON, JR. | marin Probate | Petition for Final Distribution, on Waiver of Account, First and Final Report | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001437 IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD ROY LOWRY | marin Probate | Status Conference | Personal representative and counsel are ordered to appear; the Court notes that a Partial Inventory and Appraisal has been filed. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001175 IN THE MATTER OF SHERMAN RONALD KELL | marin Probate | Report of Co-Administrators on Status of Estate Administration Request for Extension of Time | This matter is continued to June 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001328 IN THE MATTER OF JEANNE C. MAHON | marin Probate | Status Conference | Personal representative and counsel are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001331 IN THE MATTER OF JULIE YOUNG | marin Probate | Order to Show Cause regarding contempt/body attachment; Status Conference | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001551 IN THE MATTER OF HUGH C. SCOTT | marin Probate | Status Conference; Order to Show Cause - Sanctions | In light of the filing of the Final Inventory and appraisal and the declaration of attorney Paul LaMartina, the Order to Show Cause is discharged with no sanctions imposed. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001682 IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT B. LEVINE LIVING TRUST | marin Probate | Petition to Confirm Assets to a Trust | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001692 IN THE MATTER OF THADDEUS MCDANIEL SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUST | marin Probate | Petition to Approve First Account and Report of Trustee from 12/1/24 through 11/30/25, to Confirm Trustee’s Fees, and to Approve Attorneys’ Fees | Absent objections, the First Account and Report of Trustee will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001719 IN THE MATTER OF KENNETH A. FRANCESCHI AND BARBARA A. FRANCES CHI REVOCABLE INTER VIVO TRUST | marin Probate | Verified Petition for Modification of the Trust by Removing the Bypass Trust and Distributing All Trust Assets to the Survivor’s Trust | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001727 IN THE MATTER OF MARTHA LAVEARN GRANT | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | Petitioner is ordered to appear to explain why she has not complied with this Court’s April 16, 2026, order and why her petition should not be dismissed. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001638 IN THE MATTER OF THERESA SHIFS | marin Probate | Petition for an Order Determining Inheritance Rights | Under Probate Code section 6402.5, this Petition is denied. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001690 IN THE MATER OF JOSHUA D. MURPHY-LOWE | marin Probate | Petition for Appointment of Limited Probate Conservator of the Person | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001711 IN THE MATTER OF FREDERICK CHARLES RAVANI, JR. | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001725 IN THE MATTER OF MARTHA PETRINI | marin Probate | Verified Petition for: (1) Immediate Suspension and Permanent Removal of Martino Petrini as Co-Trustee/Trustee; (2) an Order Compelling Martino Petrini to Surrender Trust Property Pending Removal; (3) an Order for Payment from Trust to Petitioner of Attorney’s Fees and Costs Incurred; and, (4) Instructions that Martino Petrini Not Use Trust Funds to Advance His Personal Beneficial Interest | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001733 IN THE MATTER OF PETER LAD TALLO | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | This matter is continued to June 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001689 IN THE MATTER OF GIA JADE GREENBERG | marin Probate | Petition for Appointment of Limited Probate Conservator of the Person | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001696 IN THE MATTER OF VIOLET MILAY WALTERS MCMANUS | marin Probate | Petition for Appointment of Limited Probate Conservator of the Person | The parties are ordered to appear. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001720 IN THE MATTER OF JOHNSON W. REYNOLDS | marin Probate | Petition for Letters Testamentary | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001731 IN THE MATTER OF CRAIG ALAN RAMINI | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PR0001761 IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES ANDREW KEPPEL | marin Probate | Petition for Letters of Administration | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO1702992 IN THE MATTER OF DONALD PERRY RESIDUAL TRUST | marin Probate | Verified Petition for Approval of the Fourth and Final Account and Final Distribution of the Donald Perry Residual Trust; Motion to Continue Hearing | Absent objections, this matter will be continued to July 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. pursuant to the Motion to Continue Hearing filed by Joan E. Perry on 5/7/26. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO2003455 IN RE THE PATRICIA CORNELL TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1993, T RUST OF | marin Probate | Motion for an Emergency Stay | Patricia Cornell’s motion for Emergency Stay is denied as moot. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO080327 IN THE MATTER OF DEVLIN MOBLEY ZIEGENHAGEN | marin Probate | First Account and Report of Successor Limited Conservator and Petition for Its Settlement, and for Allowance of Successor Limited Conservator’s Commission | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO2000572 IN RE THE SIMMONS FAMILY TRUST, TRUST OF | marin Probate | Verified Petition for Approval of 2025 Account and Distribution for Norma H. Simmons Survivor’s Trust; Allowance of Fees to Successor Trustee and Successor Trustee’s Attorney; Reduction of Bond Amount; and Termination of Bond and Discharge of Successor Trustee Upon Dissolution of Trust | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO2301317 IN THE MATTER OF KIN MING LAM, ESTATE OF | marin Probate | First and Final Report of Executor on Waiver of Account and Petition for Its Approval; Petition for Reimbursement of Estate Tax, Penalties, and Interest; Petition for Allowance of Statutory Compensation to Attorneys and Attorneys’ Costs; Petition to Retain Reserve for Closing Costs; Petition to Reduce Bond; and Petition for Final Distribution | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO1401401 LILYON BLANCHE TONKOFF, ESTATE OF | marin Probate | Fifth and Final Account and Report of Trustee of Testamentary Trust; Petition for Approval and Settlement of Fifth Account, for Allowance of Trustee’s Fees and Her Attorney’s Fees, for Final Distribution, for Retention of Reserve, and for Decrease of Bond | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |
PRO2001702 JILL W. PENHALIGON, CONSERVATORSHIP OF THE ESTATE | marin Probate | Third Account Current and Report of Conservator of the Estate for Period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025; and Petition for Increase in Bond | Absent objections, this Petition will be granted without hearing. | May 14, 2026 |