Guardianship Tentative Rulings
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Advisements
1. Court Call is not permitted for this calendar.
2. The tentative rulings set forth below are those of a Court Commissioner appointed by the Presiding Judge to hear all matters on this Calendar. (Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 259.) A Court Commissioner has the power to hear contested actions and proceedings and act as a temporary judge when otherwise qualified so to act and when appointed for that purpose, on stipulation of the parties litigant. (Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 259(d).) In the absence of a stipulation of the parties, a Court Commissioner retains the power to hear and determine all uncontested actions and proceedings. (CCP § 259(g).)
3. Parties who do not object to the tentative ruling do not need to appear at the hearing unless the tentative ruling requires an appearance or another party has requested a hearing. Parties who do not appear will be deemed to have stipulated to the matters at issue being determined by the Commissioner. If there is no appearance on a matter, the tentative ruling shall become the ruling of the Court on the day of the hearing.
4. Any party who does not wish a contested action or proceeding to be determined by the Commissioner or who otherwise wishes to be heard in response to the tentative ruling or to a petition must do the following:
Notify all other parties of an intent to appear for the purpose of responding to the tentative ruling or to request that the matter be heard by a regularly appointed or elected judicial officer; and notify the Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant (707) 521-6604 or, if prompted, leave a brief message which includes the case name and number and identifies the party requesting oral argument or a continuance so the matter may be heard by a regularly appointed or elected judicial officer.
5. Notifications to the court, all attorneys, and all unrepresented parties must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the day of the hearing. Failure to provide the required notifications will be deemed an agreement to the adoption of the tentative ruling by the Commissioner. In the absence of the required notifications, oral argument will not be permitted.
Guardianship Tentative Rulings
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Commissioner Daniel Chester
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1. Guardianship of Lillyen Ryan R., 23PR00270
TENTATIVE RULING: Appearances required.
2. Guardianship of Jezebele H. C., 24PR00399
TENTATIVE RULING: No appearances required. Order to Show Cause re Sanctions is discharged. Absent objection(s), the Court will sign the proposed orders submitted by Petitioner and Letters shall issue. Petitioner and the Petitioner’s attorney are ordered to deliver a copy of the signed MC-355 to each depository in which funds are deposited and to file with this Court a form MC-356 (from each depository acknowledging receipt of the Court’s order and the funds) and to do so within 15 days of deposit. This matter is placed on the Court’s January 21, 2025, calendar for status only as to the filing of MC-356. If Petitioner has complied, appearances will be waived.
3. Guardianship of Erik Alexander S. A., 24PR00858
TENTATIVE RULING: No appearances required. Absent objection, and irregularities in the Petition being waived, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioners. Petitioner/Guardian is directed to file the Confidential Guardianship Status Report, GC-251, within one year and 30 days from the date of the order granting the Petition for Guardianship, and annually thereafter. (Form GC-251 is available at the following URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm)
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
Further advisements which are not part of tentative ruling: If any objections are filed at or before the time of hearing, the Court will not adopt the tentative ruling and will, instead, set the matter for a contested hearing and the parties will be notified by the Court as to when they should next appear.
4. Guardianship of Alexander John O., 24PR00859
TENTATIVE RULING: No appearances required. This matter is continued to 9:30 a.m. on January 21, 2025, in Department 5. The purpose of the continuance is to provide additional time for the completion of an investigation by the Court Investigator’s office. The Court notes that verified objections have been filed and, for that reason, the parties are directed to conduct themselves in accordance with all local rules regarding probate guardianships, contested matters, and in particular Rule 6.2.F. The Court expects the parties to strictly comply with all applicable local rules.
5. Guardianship of Amardeep., 24PR00904
TENTATIVE RULING: No appearances required. Absent objection, and irregularities in the Petition being waived, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioners. Petitioner/Guardian is directed to file the Confidential Guardianship Status Report, GC-251, within one year and 30 days from the date of the order granting the Petition for Guardianship, and annually thereafter. (Form GC-251 is available at the following URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm)
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
Further advisements which are not part of tentative ruling: If any objections are filed at or before the time of hearing, the Court will not adopt the tentative ruling and will, instead, set the matter for a contested hearing and the parties will be notified by the Court as to when they should next appear.
6. Guardianship of Aura Nohemi Alvarez S., 24PR01011
TENTATIVE RULING: Appearances are not required. Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioners. Petitioner/Guardian is directed to file the Confidential Guardianship Status Report, GC-251, within one year and 30 days from the date of the order granting the Petition for Guardianship, and annually thereafter. (Form GC-251 is available at the following URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm)
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
Further advisements which are not part of tentative ruling: If any objections are filed at or before the time of hearing, the Court will not adopt the tentative ruling and will, instead, set the matter for a contested hearing and the parties will be notified by the Court as to when they should next appear.
7. Guardianship of Dietrich M., SPR090535
TENTATIVE RULING: Appearances are not required. This matter is continued to 9:30 a.m. on January 21, 2025, in Department 5. The purpose of the continuance is give the Petitioner additional time to cure the deficiencies noted in the Court Investigator’s Memorandum filed on November 25, 2025.
End of Tentative Rulings
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