Guardianship Tentative Rulings

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Guardianship Tentative Rulings

Tuesday, September 15,  2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Judge Mark A. Urioste
Guardianship Calendar held 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month.

/September 15, 2026 Guardianship calendar/

NOTE: FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCE, PLEASE CALL THE COVERING JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AT 707-521-6726

  1. Guardianship of Camilla Ashley Saenz    26PR00055

         Review Re Visitation

        TENTATIVE RULING: 

       Appearances ARE required.  The parties are to appear and provide the Court with an update on visitation.  Absent objection, the Court is prepared to       grant Mother’s request for two hours of unsupervised visitation each week as outlined in her declaration.

  1. Guardianship of  Landon Archie Heath, LaMichael Van Heath, and Drevon Melton Lexion
    24PR00932

         Child Custody/Visitation

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances ARE required.  The parties are to appear and provide the Court with an update on visitation, and whether court involvement remains necessary.  If the parties have been unable to informally resolve the matter, the Court will set a date for a contested hearing on the issue, with an order for the parties to exchange witness lists and any documents they anticipate using at the hearing, providing the same to the Court, at least two weeks prior to the contested hearing.  The parties shall review Local Rules 6.2F which requires, among other things, that parties meet and confer for purposes of making reasonable efforts to informally resolve any controversies and to file Statements of Issues or Settlement prior to an evidentiary hearing.

  1. Guardianship of Mahliyah Lynn Marie McClure
    26PR00808

        Appointment of Guardian

        TENTATIVE RULING: 

        Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s). 

         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)  To ensure compliance with the requirement of an annual GC-251, this matter is set for Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on October 5, 2027          , in Department 61.  If the Guardian has at that time filed the required GC-251, an appearance will be waived and a new hearing date shall be set for one year out for the filing of the annual Status Report.

         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.

  1. Guardianship of Rodrigo Josue Mendiola Moctezuma

26PR00812

        Appointment of Guardian

        TENTATIVE RULING:  

         Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s).  The Court finds good cause to waive and does waive further investigation if any is required under Prob. Code § 1513.

         Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.

The ward will attain the age of 21 on January 17, 2028, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is set on February 1, 2028, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61, to address termination of the guardianship and dismissal of the case.  No appearances will be required.

         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.

  1. Guardianship of Eziah Reign Durant

26PR00823

         Appointment of Guardian

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  The petition for guardianship is DENIED.  The proper venue for initiation of Probate Guardianship of the Person is the county of residence where the proposed ward lives, or any other county that is in the best interest of the proposed ward.  CA Prob C 2201.  When the proposed ward does not reside in California, the proper venue to initiate Probate Guardianship of the Person is the county where the proposed ward is temporarily living, or any other county that is in the best interest of the proposed ward.  CA Prob C 2202.  According to the petition in this case, the proposed ward already resides in the state of Georgia, and the proposed ward and proposed guardians intend to remain in the state of Georgia for the foreseeable future.  Accordingly, there is no proper venue in the state of California to initiate Probate Guardianship of the Person.  Petitioners’ relief is instead properly sought through the courts in the state of Georgia.

  1. Guardianship of Mario Alberto Jimenez Rodriguez

         26PR00827

         Appointment of Guardian

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s).  The Court finds good cause to waive and does waive further investigation if any is required under Prob. Code § 1513.

Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.

The ward will attain the age of 21 on October 11, 2028, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is set on November 7, 2028, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61, to address termination of the guardianship and dismissal of the case.  No appearances will be required.

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.

  1. Guardianship of Ekampreet Singh Bhullar

         26PR00848

         Appointment of Guardian

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s).  The Court finds good cause to waive and does waive further investigation if any is required under Prob. Code § 1513.

Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.

The ward will attain the age of 21 on December 28, 2026, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is set on January 5, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61, to address termination of the guardianship and dismissal of the case.  No appearances will be required.

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.

  1. Guardianship of Mateo Krikorian-Nunez

         26PR00947

         Reconsideration Hearing Re Temporary Guardianship

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances ARE required.  The Court is in receipt of the objections to the Order Appointing Temporary Guardian filed by the minor’s father and the minor.  The Court will hear argument from the parties on whether the temporary guardianship should remain in effect while the general guardianship petition is pending.

  1. Guardianship of Nicholas Oliver Robins

         26PR01029

         Reconsideration Hearing Re Temporary Guardianship

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection the Order Appointing Temporary Guardian remains in effect until a determination is made in the underlying general guardianship petition.  The matter remains as set at 9:30 a.m. on November 3, 2026, in Department 61 for hearing on the guardianship petition.

  1. Guardianship of Victor Manuel Bailon Chavez

         26PR01030

         Reconsideration Hearing Re Temporary Guardianship

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  Absent objection the Order Appointing Temporary Guardian remains in effect until a determination is made in the underlying general guardianship petition.  The matter remains as set at 9:30 a.m. on November 3, 2026, in Department 61 for hearing on the guardianship petition.

  1. Guardianship of D’Angelo Joseph Clifton Grear

         SPR096669

         Further Proceedings

         TENTATIVE RULING: 

         Appearances are NOT required.  Petitioner having provided proof of an Agreed Order for Grandparent Custody in the Juvenile Court for Knox County, Tennessee, filed therein on May 27, 2026, this case is DISMISSED.

***End of Tentative Rulings***

Guardianship CMC Tentative Rulings

Tuesday, September 1,  2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Judge Mark A. Urioste
CMC Calendar held 1st Tuesday of the Month.

September 1, 2026 Case Management Conference Tentative Rulings

NOTE: FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCE, PLEASE CALL THE COVERING JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AT 707-521-6722

  1. Guardianship of Diana Sofia Ortiz
    24PR00447
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The required document has been received and reviewed. The matter is SET for the next annual Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on October 5, 2027, in Department 61 for review of compliance with the filing of the Confidential Guardianship Status Report (Judicial Council Form GC-251).  If a completed GC-251 has been filed in a timely fashion prior to the court date, appearances will be waived.
 

  1. Guardianship of Love Khanna
    25PR00266
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING:  

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on August 25, 2026, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.
 

  1. Guardianship of Zoey Ann Meekins
    25PR00340
    Further Proceedings on Oral Motion to Dismiss Guardianship

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The Guardianship Status Report was received on August 31, 2026.  The case is CONTINUED one month to October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to allow the Court and the assigned Court Investigator to review the status report.  If the status report is complete, the Court will order the guardianship terminated on October 6, 2026, absent further request or information from the Guardian.

 

  1. Guardianship of Gabriela Del Carmen Romo Gonzalez
    25PR00248
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING:  

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on November 9, 2025, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.

 

  1. Guardianship of Lovedeep No Last Name
    25PR00444
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on July 2, 2026, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.

 

  1. Guardianship of Harshdeep Singh
    25PR00484
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on September 22, 2026, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Faith Marie Crotty
    25PR00490
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The required document has been received and reviewed. The matter is SET for the next annual Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on October 5, 2027, in Department 61 for review of compliance with the filing of the Confidential Guardianship Status Report (Judicial Council Form GC-251).  If a completed GC-251 has been filed in a timely fashion prior to the court date, appearances will be waived.

 

  1. Guardianship of Sandy Alicia Velasquez Mejia
    25PR00505
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on September 30, 2027, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on October 5, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Gabby Shecid Pelcastre Ortiz
    25PR00516
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on March 10, 2026, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.

 

  1. Guardianship of Citlali Elizabeth Luis Pineda
    25PR00523
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on October 22, 2029, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on November 6, 2029, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Azul Calleja Lopez
    25PR00545
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on September 21, 2027, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on October 5, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Eduardo Ortiz Vasquez
    25PR00547
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on April 30, 2027, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on May 4, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Fnu Komal
    25PR00572
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on November 1, 2025, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.

 

  1. Guardianship of Guadalupe Sanchez Cruz
    25PR00587
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on May 1, 2028, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on May 2, 2028, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Fernando Adonay Vasquez Jorge, Azucena De Los Angeles Vasquez Jorge
    25PR00637
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.

The ward, Fernando Adonay Vasquez Jorge, has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  He will attain the age of 21 on January 10, 2029, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  His case is set on February 1, 2028, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

The required document has been received and reviewed for the ward, Azucena De Los Angeles Vasquez Jorge. The matter is SET for the next annual Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on October 5, 2027, in Department 61 for review of compliance with the filing of the Confidential Guardianship Status Report (Judicial Council Form GC-251).  If a completed GC-251 has been filed in a timely fashion prior to the court date, appearances will be waived.

 

  1. Guardianship of Adriel Isai Lopez De Leon
    25PR00678
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The ward has attained the age of 18, and as such continued supervision by the Court via the filing of a Confidential Guardianship Status Report is no longer required.  The ward will attain the age of 21 on July 26, 2029, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The case is SET on August 7, 2029, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Teresa Gabriela Escalante Melendez
    26PR00666
    Termination of Guardianship

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED.  The minor attained the age of 21 on August 13, 2026, and as such the guardianship is terminated by operation of law.  Case DISMISSED.

 

  1. Guardianship of William Martin Stjern
    SPR091440    |
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The required document has been received and reviewed.

The ward will attain the age of 18 on May 14, 2027, at which time the guardianship will terminate by operation of law.  The matter is SET on June 1, 2027, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 61 to address dismissal of the guardianship.

 

  1. Guardianship of Julianna C. Hernandez-Bonnington and Timothy I. Espinoza-Bonnington
    SPR095893
    Case Management Conference

TENTATIVE RULING: 

APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The required document has been received and reviewed. The matter is SET for the next annual Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on August 3, 2027, in Department 61 for review of compliance with the filing of the Confidential Guardianship Status Report (Judicial Council Form GC-251).  If a completed GC-251 has been filed in a timely fashion prior to the court date, appearances will be waived.

 

***End of Tentative Rulings***