Limited Conservatorship Calendar

If the tentative ruling is accepted, no appearance is necessary unless otherwise indicated.  You must notify the Judicial Assistant at (707) 521-6893 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 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.

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• 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 Tatiana Cauchon
   25PR00045
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The required documents have been received and reviewed and are satisfactory.

The matter is SET on Thursday, January 7, 2027, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, for the annual review and report of the court investigator.

2. Limited Conservatorship of Brye Berhane Shibeshi
   25PR00517
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The matter is CONTINUED to Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, to allow the co-conservators additional time to comply with filing and serving the following required documents:

(1) 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.

Form GC-341 must be served on all required parties, including the Sonoma County Public Defender. The original GC-341 form, with completed Proof of Mailing, shall be filed with the Court.

(2) Confidential Conservatorship Care Plan – Part 1, Items 1-4 only, (Judicial Council Form GC-355) shall be filed with the court within 120 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.

The co-conservators may wish to contact the Family Law Facilitator’s Office for assistance with the documents, at no charge.

3. Limited Conservatorship of Gonzalo Gabriel Parajon
   25PR00952
   Appointment of Limited Conservator

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED as the proposed conservatee has indicated that he wishes to attend the hearing.  Appearances may be in person or by Zoom.  Proposed limited co-conservators shall arrange for his appearance.  Please note, this matter will be called by the Court one week from this scheduled hearing, on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12.  While the Court has indicated appearances on this calendar, January 29, 2026, will be heard on any other cases on this calendar on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in Department 12, because the proposed limited conservatee is still in school, the Court has determined that this matter should be called next week so that it can be heard in the afternoon and not interfere with school.  The clerk is directed to add this matter to the calendar for next week, at which time the Court intends to adopt the below tentative ruling as the ruling of the Court.

The petition for appointment of Gonzalo Parajon Sequeira and Nora Paragon, as limited co-conservators of the person, is APPROVED with the powers pursuant to Probate Code [PrC] §2351.5(b)(1)(2)(4)(5) & (7).

The petition and order incorrectly request limited conservatorship powers, as follows:

PrC §2351.5(b)(1)(2)(3)(4) & (5). The order has been revised to list the requested powers with the corresponding subsections, pursuant to PrC §2351.5(b).

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

The request for powers pursuant to PrC §1873 or 1901 is denied.

The Court will also strike the additional language following Attachments 31 and 33, as these powers were not requested in the petition.                                                 

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

The matter is SET on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., in Department 12, for review of compliance with the Probate Code section(s) listed below:

(1)    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.

Form GC-341 must be served on all required parties, including the Sonoma County Public Defender. The original GC-341 form, with completed Proof of Mailing, shall be filed with the Court.

(2)   Probate Code § 2352.5: Confidential Conservatorship Care Plan – Part 1 (Judicial Council Form GC-355), Items 1-4 only, shall be filed with the court within 120 days of the date of the Court’s Order Appointing Conservator.

(3) The limited co-conservators are also directed to submit Letters of Conservatorship.

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

4. Limited Conservatorship of Kelly Michelle Hernandez
   25PR01453
   Appointment of Limited Conservator

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRD. The matter is CONTINUED to March 5, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, to allow more time for Petitioner

to file a Confidential Capacity Assessment and Declaration, as well as remaining outstanding deficiencies noted in the Probate Examiner Notes filed on January 8, 2026.  All deficiencies must be cured no later than February 19, 2026 before the

Office of the Court Investigator can begin its investigation.

5. Limited Conservatorship of Edward Oretsky
   SPR69962
   Status of Account & Report

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The matter is CONTINUED to Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, for the review and report of the Court Investigator.

6. Limited Conservatorship of Gregory Nicholas
   SPR089675
   Status of Account & Report

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  The Ninth Account and Report of Conservator has not yet been filed and the Court presumes more time is needed to do so.  Matter is CONTINUED to February 26, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12 for status of filing of account and report.  No appearances will be required if a petition for approval of the account and report has been filed at least seven days prior to the hearing.

The matter of the Petition for Substituted Judgment remains set on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 12.  The Court notes that the proposed trust submitted with that petition states that trustees shall not be entitled to reasonable compensation and questions whether that is an error or intentional. If intentional it does not need to be addressed. If an error, petitioners may wish to supplement their petition.

***End of Tentative Rulings***