Limited Conservatorship Calendar

If the tentative ruling is accepted, no appearance is necessary unless otherwise indicated.  You must notify the Judicial Assistant at (707) 521-6722 if you wish to be heard in response to the tentative ruling.  Any interested party who wishes to be heard in opposition to a petition must notify all other parties of the intent to appear.  Both notifications must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day immediately preceding the day of the hearing.

Unless notification to the probate clerk has been given as provided above, the tentative rulings shall become the rulings of the court at 1:45 p.m. on the day of the hearing. 

To Join Department 13 “Zoom” Online

• Navigate to website: https://sonomacourt-org.zoomgov.com/j/1618762172
• Enter Meeting ID: 161 876 2172
• And Password: 917048

To Join Department 13 “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 13:

• 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 Peyton James Price
   24PR00057
   Review

   Tentative Ruling: Page four of the Determination of Appropriate Level of Care (GC-355) indicates four pages of attachments, but nothing was attached. The CI spoke with the conservator on 07.15.2024. The conservator clarified that nothing should be attached to the GC-355 and that it was just a clerical error. On 07.16.2024, the conservator filed a Supplemental GC-341 showing proof of service to the Public Defender’s office.  The required documents have been received and reviewed. This matter is set for hearing on April 30, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 13 for the court investigator's annual review and report.
    

2. Limited Conservatorship of Abel Sanabria Aquino, Jr.
   24PR00481
   Appointment of LTD Conservator

   Tentative Ruling: Absent Objections, the petition for appointment of limited co-conservators of the person is approved with the powers pursuant to PrC§ 2351.5(b) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) and (7).

   The request for medical powers pursuant to PrC§ 2355 is denied as the Court approved medical powers pursuant to PrC§ 2351.5(b) (5).     

   The order has been revised to conform to the court’s ruling.

   The matter is set on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., in Department 13, for a review of compliance with the Probate Code sections listed below:

   -Probate Code § 1830: Notice of Conservatee’s Rights (Judicial Council Form GC-341) and a copy of the Order Appointing Conservator shall be mailed on or before the 30^th day following the filing date of the Order Appointing Conservator.

   -Probate Code § 2352.5: Determination of Conservatee’s Appropriate Level of Care (Judicial Council Form GC-355) shall be filed with the court within 60 days of the date of the court’s Order Appointing Conservator.

   If the limited co-conservators comply with all requirements above, no appearance shall be required, and a date for the annual review and report of the court investigator shall be set on the limited conservatorship calendar for one year after the establishment of the limited conservatorship.

3. Limited Conservatorship of Morgan Tyler Chappell
   SPR88082
   Change of Venue Hearing

   Tentative Ruling: Continued to August 28, 2024 for the successor limited conservator to serve both the Redwood Coast Regional Center and Michelle Richmond with a copy of the petition for change of venue and file proof of service with the court no later than August 13, 2024. Alternatively, successor conservator may file a notice of diligent search for Ms. Richmond if he is unable to locate her.         
    

  4,5.  Limited Conservatorship of Kimberly Ann Cavin
 SPR096854
Review

Tentative Ruling: Continued to August 21, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 13 for compliance with Probate Code §2610. The conservator is directed to file Notice of Filing of Inventory and Appraisal and How to Object to the Inventory or the Appraised Value of Property (Judicial Council form GC-042).

If the conservator complies with the above requirement, no appearances shall be required, and a new hearing date will be set one year and one month, for filing of the first accounting.

6. Limited Conservatorship of Lucas A. Wood
   SPR097691
   Case Management Conference

   Tentative Ruling: The limited conservatorship continues without modification.

   The matter is set for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 13, for the biannual review and report of the court investigator.

……………………………………END OF TENTATIVE RULINGS………………………….