Conservatorship Status Review Calendar

To Join Department 12 “Zoom” Online

• Navigate to website: https://sonomacourt-org.zoomgov.com/j/1603772262
• Enter Meeting ID: 160 377 2262
• And Password: 419097

To Join Department 12 “Zoom” By Phone:

• Call: +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) and enter same meeting ID and password as listed above.

Guide for Participating in Court Proceedings via Zoom for Dept 12:

• After joining the meeting and checking in with the clerk, please mute your audio when not speaking. This helps keep background noise to a minimum.
• Be mindful of background noise when your microphone is not muted. Avoid activities that could create additional noise, such as shuffling papers.
• Position your camera properly if you choose to use a web camera. Be sure it is in a stable position and focused at eye level, if possible. Make sure everything visible in the frame is appropriate for an appearance in court.
• If a confidential session becomes necessary it is incumbent on you to ensure you are able to participate from a private location so that unauthorized people cannot overhear or see the proceedings.
• Chat is enabled for the sharing of documents among participants and the court and to allow attorneys to communicate individually with each other or their clients only. No chat messages should be sent privately to the court as it would amount to an unauthorized ex parte communication. Neither should chat messages be sent to all participants unless directed by the court.
• The recording function has been disabled. Remember, the prohibition against recording court proceedings, even remote ones, remains.
• Be patient. Check in will take more time and the experience from those who have tried this before is that proceedings are a little slower generally.

1. Limited Conservatorship of Christine Ann Smith
   SPR47969
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The limited conservatorship shall continue without modification, except that the Public Defender is appointed as counsel for the conservatee.  A copy of these minutes shall be provided to the Public Defender by the court clerk.

The matter is SET on Thursday, October 14, 2027, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, for an annual review and report of the court investigator. 

The limited conservator is directed to pay the court investigator assessment of $600.00, within 30 days, payable to the Sonoma County Superior Court. Please include the case number and name of the conservatorship and send payment to the Probate Clerk’s office.  However, if a fee waiver, based on the financial situation of the conservatee, is granted within 30 days, the fees shall not be payable.

2. Conservatorship of Wilt
   SPR49131
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The matter is CONTINUED to Friday, July 31, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 12, for report of counsel for the conservatee. The Public Defender is directed to meet with their client to discuss the possibility of the filing of a petition for appointment of a successor conservator in this proceeding, a petition to terminate this conservatorship, or a petition to terminate this proceeding and to establish a limited conservatorship and appoint a limited conservator. The Court favors the last option if a conservatorship is necessary.  The report of counsel shall be filed and served at least ten days prior to the next hearing, unless one of the above petitions is filed by that time.  In that case, no report is required as the petition will provide the answer to which course of action is most desirable.

3. Conservatorship of Enrique Castaneda
   SPR80626
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The conservatorship shall continue without modification, except that the Public Defender is appointed as counsel for the conservatee.  A copy of these minutes shall be provided to the Public Defender by the court clerk.

The matter is SET on February 18, 2028, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 12, for the biennial review and report of the court investigator.

4. Limited Conservatorship of Christopher Schramm
   SPR82025
   Termination of Conservatorship

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  The Public Defender is appointed as counsel for the conservatee.  A copy of these minutes shall be provided to the Public Defender by the court clerk.  The matter is CONTINUED to Friday, August 6, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 12, for report of counsel for the conservatee. The Public Defender is directed to meet with their client to discuss the possibility of the filing of a petition for termination.  The report of counsel shall be filed and served at least ten days prior to the next hearing, unless a petition is filed by that time. 

5. Conservatorship of Gregory A. Brogdon
   SPR88242
   Termination of Conservatorship

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Due to the death of the conservatee, the Conservatorship of the Person of Gregory A. Brogdon TERMINATED by operation of law, pursuant to Probate Code section 1860(a). 

The case is DISMISSED.

          ***End of Tentative Ruling***

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