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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

April 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. 

  1. Estate of Janet Ellen Angell
    23PR00082
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. In light of the information provided in the Executor’s Report filed April 3, 2026, this matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Calendar on April 22, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of final account and distribution.

 

  1. Estate of James Henry Gremel
    23PR00251
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  Matter is CONTINUED to June 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Dept. 12 for status of Final Account and Distribution and to allow administrator another opportunity to file the status report that was rejected for filing on April 19, 2026.

 

  1. Estate of William Peter Anthony Gianquinto
    24PR00090
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. In light of the information provided in the Executor’s Status Report filed March 24, 2026, this matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Calendar on April 22, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of final account and distribution.  The hearing set on May 15, 2026, is VACATED as moot in light of this ruling.

 

  1. Estate of Sarah Louise Levy
    24PR00589
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for status of Petition to Appoint Administrator and Status of Settlement. The Court requests the parties be prepared to address possible mediation, the need to extend letters of special administration (which currently expire 5/8/26) and whether there is presently pending any outstanding, unadjudicated petition in this matter (the Court’s view is that there is not).

 

  1. Estate of Jeanette A. MacDonald
    24PR00794
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Matter is DROPPED in light of the May 29, 2026, hearing on the Final Account and Distribution.

 

  1. Estate of Barney Hirson
    24PR00853
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Matter is DROPPED in light of the Petition for Final Distribution on Waiver of Account filed April 17, 2026.

 

  1. Estate of Heidilyn Jymae Brunsmann
    25PR00063
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. In light of the information provided in the Administrator’s Report filed April 16, 2026, this matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Conference calendar on June 25, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of final account and distribution.

The Court notes that the Report filed 4/16/26 identifies additional heirs that were not listed in the Petition for Administration. If a Final Account is not filed before the next hearing, the Court will require the Administrator to post a bond unless waivers of bond have been filed by the additional heirs.

 

  1. Estate of Judith Farwell Brown Trust
    25PR00112
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: APPEARANCES REQUIRED for trial setting.

 

  1. Limited Conservatorship of Lars Erling Krull Toennessen
    SPR091031
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  After the last hearing in April 2025, the Court issued an order that stated in part:

“The matter is continued to the Case Management Calendar on April 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12. Limited Conservator shall file a written status update at least seven (7) days prior to the next hearing. The Court will post a tentative ruling indicating no appearances are required if the status of the case does not change. Should the Court require appearances, the Court will set a special set hearing on a future date at 9:00 a.m. in light of the time difference, between here and Norway where the Limited Conservatee and his father are presently located.
2. The Court expects that Limited Conservator, Carolyn Tomberlin, will be provided with proof that a formal proceeding equivalent to a conservatorship in Norway has been established by September 1, 2025 or a later date agreed upon by the parties. If Limited Conservator does not receive proof, she is directed to request that the matter be set back on calendar via the ex parte drop off process.
3. Proceedings in this case are to trail the dual track conservatorship proceedings in Norway. This matter shall remain open but inactive so that it may be immediately revived in the eventuality that the Limited Conservatee returns and resides in the United States. Unless and until such happens, this matter shall be on for review once per year and the duties of the Office of the Public Defender and Court Investigator are suspended until further order of the Court.”

No ex parte request to restore this matter to calendar was made at or following the September 2025 date in the above order.  The Court therefore would normally presume there was compliance.  However, the Court is in receipt of a report filed 4/16/26, signed by counsel on the same date, that addresses events from 2023 thru 2025, but nothing more recent.  The report does not address any of the requirements of the Court’s above order and it is unclear to the Court whether the report is current, and if so, why it does not address whether there was compliance with the above order, and if there was no compliance, why no ex parte drop off was sought by the Limited Conservator as directed in the above order.  Rather than specially set a hearing, which may or may not be necessary, this matter is CONTINUED to May 21, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Dept. 12 to allow the Limited Conservator to file and serve an updated report at least seven days prior to the hearing clarifying what has or has not transpired since the hearing of April 2025 and the status of compliance with the above order.  If necessary, the Court will then specially set a hearing as indicated in that order.  If no hearing is necessary, this matter will instead be continued one year for further status review.

 

  1. Matter of The Harwood Family Revocable Trust, dated June 19,1995
    SPR093618
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  A Notice of Conditional Settlement was filed on January 9, 2026, indicating settlement would be complete by March 7, 2026.  This hearing was set for status of settlement.  A case management statement was filed by Petitioners on March 10, 2026, indicating that the matter was not dismissed as planned due to the decision of one party not to join the settlement agreement.  The statement indicates a revised settlement agreement is being circulated, as well as an accounting prepared, and requests that this Court continue this hearing to allow for the filing of dismissal, if one is not filed prior to this hearing.  Matter is CONTINUED to June 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Dept. 12 for status of settlement.  If the matter is not dismissed all parties are ordered to file and serve statements of issues at least seven days prior to the hearing.

 

  1. Conservatorship of Kenneth Robertson Dole
    SPR094824
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Calendar on July 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of third account and report.

 

  1. Estate of Lilian Maria Fraser
    SPR096850
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. In light of the information provided in the Report of Status of Administration filed March 23, 2026, this matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Calendar on October 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of estate administration.

 

  1. Matter of Brendan Molavi Trust
    SPR096925
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Matter is DROPPED in light of the June 26, 2026, hearing on the Second Account and Report of the Trustees.

 

  1. Estate of Edwin R. Armstrong
    SPR097901
    Case Management Conference

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. In light of the information provided in the Report filed April 14, 2026, this matter is CONTINUED to a Case Management Calendar on October 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Department 12 for status of estate administration.

 

***End of Tentative Rulings***

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