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Probate Case Management Conference Calendar

If the tentative ruling is accepted, no appearance is necessary unless otherwise indicated. You must notify the probate clerk at (707) 521-6893 if you wish to be heard in response to the tentative ruling. You must inform the clerk concerning your appearance choice: Zoom or in person. 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 3:15 p.m. on the day of the hearing.  

To Join Department 12 "Zoom" Online

To Join Department 12 "Zoom" by Phone

Call 1-669-254-5252 (San Jose) and enter same meeting ID and password as listed above.

Guide for participating in court proceedings via Zoom for Department 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.

Tentative Rulings

February 26, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. 

  1. Matter of Gina Stieb Trust (Lead: Consolidated with 23CV00649)
    23PR00269
    Status Update

Tentative Ruling:  NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Judgment was entered on January 21, 2026.  Matter is DROPPED from calendar.

 

  1. Estate of Gina Stieb
    24PR00527
    Possible Dismissal

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Case is DISMISSED with prejudice for the reasons stated in the Amended Statement of Decision from the related case, the Matter of Gina Stieb Trust, 23PR00269, (Consolidated with 23CV00649), a copy of which was filed in this case on January 8, 2026.

 

  1. Matter of Andrea Grossman Trust
    24PR 00578
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  A Dismissal was filed January 27, 2026. Matter is DROPPED from calendar.

 

  1. Estate of James D. Brown
    24PR00602
    Order to Show Cause

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  A hearing in this matter was set for November 20, 2025, when letters were issued.  Prior to that hearing a tentative ruling issued requiring appearances to address the status of the Inventory and Appraisal, none having been filed, and final account and distribution.  Appearance was also required.  No appearance was made and no status update filed.  As a result, an Order to Show Cause (OSC) was issued and set for hearing on this date.  The OSC included the following grounds:

-Failure to timely proceed with estate administration: Letters were issued September 5, 2024. To date no Final Inventory and Appraisal or petition for final distribution and account have been filed.

-Failure to comply with a Court order: On August 2, 2024, the Court ordered the Personal Representative file either a petition for an order for final distribution of the estate or a report of status of administration within the timeframe set out in Probate Code section 12200. A hearing was also set at that time for November 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. The tentative ruling for the November 20, 2025, hearing required appearance of the Personal Representative. No appearance was made.

If the administrator fails to appear at this hearing and/or fails to demonstrate good cause for failure to timely administer the estate, the Court will likely remove her.  She will not be discharged and shall remain personally liable for any losses to the estate as a result of the failure to timely administer the estate or breaches of fiduciary duty to the extent allowed by law and established by the facts.  The Court will then continue the matter for possible dismissal.

 

  1. Estate of Dwayne M. Smith
    24PR00628
    Order to Show Cause

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  The Court finds no basis for sanctions in light of the information provided in the response to the Order to Show Cause (OSC), and that any failure to appear was a result of excusable inadvertence or mistake that all humans, including this Court, experience on occasion.  The OSC is vacated.  The matter is CONTINUED to July 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Dept. 12 for status of estate administration.

 

  1. Estate of Richard Sheldon Lieberman
    24PR00801
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Estate of Geffory Stephen Smith
    24PR00860
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Estate of Herbert Weldon Semmelmeyer Jr.
    24PR00882
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Estate of Philip David Kwait
    24PR00905
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Based on the report of administrator filed 1/16/26, the Court finds good cause to extend time for estate administration.  Matter is CONTINUED to the Case Management Conference calendar on October 29, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of estate.  The Court declines to sign the proposed order lodged 1/16/26 as superfluous.

 

  1. Estate of Norma Jean Edwards
    24PR00966
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Matter is DROPPED from the Court’s calendar as per the September 05, 2025 Minute Order.

 

  1. Estate of Peter Anthony Tatum
    24PR00972
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Based on the Status Report filed 2/20/26, this matter is CONTINUED to the Case Management Conference calendar on May 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Estate of Jennifer Mary-Jane Boisseau
    24PR01022
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Matter of Patrick Tubbs
    25PR01244
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Acknowledgment of Receipt of Order and Funds for Deposit in Blocked Account was filed January 29, 2026. Matter is DROPPED from the Court’s calendar.

 

  1. Estate of Mitra Khazal
    SPR-096833
    Order to Show Cause

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Matter is DISMISSED without prejudice for the reasons stated, and on the terms outlined, in the minutes of the December 11, 2025 hearing.

 

  1. Conservatorship of Judith Lynn O’Quest Carter
    SPR-097148
    Status Report

Tentative Ruling:  NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Matter is DROPPED from calendar in light of the hearing on the second account and report set on April 24, 2026.

 

  1. Matter of the Norman A. Stuart, Jr. and Linda E. Stuart 2000 Trust dated February 1, 2000, as Amended and Restated
    SPR-097912
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  A dismissal of entire action was filed 2/19/26.  Matter is DROPPED from calendar.

 

***End of Tentative Rulings***

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