Guardianship Tentative Rulings
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Guardianship Tentative Rulings
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Judge Mark A. Urioste
Guardianship Calendar held 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month.
NOTE: FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCE, PLEASE CALL THE COVERING JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AT 707-521-6726
- Guardianship of Lillyen Ryan Reher
23PR00270
Status Update
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. The Court is in receipt of the Stipulation and Order to Vacate the June 2, 2026, hearing. As the stipulation and order address only the date and time of the review hearing, and do not address the pending petition for a successor guardian, the joint request to vacate the hearing is denied. The petition for appointment of a successor guardian remains pending, and the Court cannot drop the case from calendar without a future court date while the issue of a successor guardian remains open. The parties are to appear and advise the Court on the status of the pending petition and whether further court dates on the petition are required. If the petitioner seeking successor guardianship status has decided to withdraw the petition, then only that petitioner need appear to advise the court of the decision to withdraw the petition, at which point the Court will drop the review hearing from calendar for all other purposes.
- Guardianship of Kody Van Clum
25PR00599
Review
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The Court is in receipt of the Notice of Filing Inventory and Appraisal and How to Object form (GC-042), filed March 16, 2026, as previously ordered. All prior orders remain in effect, and the previously set court review date of January 19, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. remains as set.
- Guardianship of Ember Crawford
25PR01030
Appointment of Guardian
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. The parties are to advise the Court on the status of the case, and if the matter is to resolve short of trial. If the matter does not settle, the court orders Minor’s Counsel to prepare a report to the Court to be filed no later than June 12, 2026, which is two weeks prior to the currently scheduled trial date of June 26, 2026.
- Guardianship of Laila Sein-Colon
25PR01157
Termination of Guardianship
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The Court has read and considered the Report of the Court Investigator filed May 28, 2026. The Court notes Petitioner has failed to properly notice the Guardian of the petition to terminate. The Petition for Termination of Guardianship is CONTINUED approximately 30 days to July 7, 2026, at 09:30 a.m. in Department 5 to allow the petitioner opportunity to properly notice the Guardian of the petition request. Failure to provide proper notice to the Guardian prior to the July 7 hearing will result in the Court ordering the Petition for Termination of Guardianship denied.
- Guardianship of Heather Jean Mello
26PR00167
Appointment of Guardian
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. Based upon the objection to the petition for guardianship noted by the minor’s mother, Kayla Brown, in the Sonoma County Human Services Report filed May 29, 2026, pursuant to Probate Code section 1513, it appears an evidentiary hearing is required. If the hearing will take less than twenty (20) minutes, it may occur at the time the case is called. However, all parties must be prepared to give a good faith estimate as to the likely length of the evidentiary hearing. If any party’s time estimate exceeds twenty minutes, the Court will specially set the matter for an evidentiary hearing at another time convenient to the Court and the parties. All parties should also be prepared to identify a reasonable date for the exchange witness lists and documents (if any) which he/she/they intend to submit for the Court’s consideration at the evidentiary hearing. Finally, all parties are hereby advised that strict compliance with local rules will be required. They should take special review Local Rules 6.2.F. 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.
- Guardianship of Sukhmanreet Kaur Pawar
26PR00371
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.
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 until the ward attains the age of 21, at which point the guardianship will terminate by operation of law. (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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5. 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.
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
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.
- Guardianship of Roselyn Mazee Reign England
26PR00383
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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5. 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.
- Guardianship of Luis Gustavo Pulido Montoya
26PR00399
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.
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 until the ward attains the age of 21, at which point the guardianship will terminate by operation of law. (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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5. 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.
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
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.
- Guardianship of Navroop Kaur
26PR00409
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.
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 until the ward attains the age of 21, at which point the guardianship will terminate by operation of law. (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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5. 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.
Absent objection, the Request for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner.
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.
- Guardianship of Julian Dominguez
26PR00542
Status Update
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES OF THE PARTIES IS REQUIRED. The matter comes on for reconsideration of the ex parte order granting temporary guardianship pursuant to Probate Code section 2250(f). The Court has received and considered the objections to the appointment of a [temporary] guardian, and as such will hear argument as to why good cause does not exist for the appointment of a temporary guardian.
***End of Tentative Rulings***
Guardianship CMC Tentative Rulings
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Judge Mark A. Urioste
CMC Calendar held 1st Tuesday of the Month.
NOTE: FOR ANY REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCE, PLEASE CALL THE COVERING JUDICIAL ASSISTANT AT 707-521-6722
6/2/2026 Guardianship Case Management Conference Tentative Rulings
- Guardianship of Zyla Nelonye Anilus
23PR00078
Order to Show Cause
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Guardian is to appear and show cause why the court should not impose a $250 sanction for the failure to appear on March 3, 2026, and provide the court with a status of the guardianship.
- Guardianship of Landon Archie Heath, LaMichael Van Heath, and Drevon Melton Lexion
24PR00932
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
NO APPEARANCES 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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5 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.
- Guardianship of Jalen Joseph Dean Merritt
24PR00958
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court notes the Guardian still has not filed a corrected/updated GC-251 as ordered on May 5, 2026. The Guardian is to appear and file an updated GC-251 curing the deficiencies noted in the Court Investigator’s Memo, or show cause why the Court should not impose sanctions or terminate the guardianship for failure to comply with the Court’s order.
- Guardianship of Edimir Ramirez Velazquez
24PR01066
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
NO APPEARANCES 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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5 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.
- Guardianship of Delilah L. Rutherford, Darrian M. Rutherford, and Donovan E. Rutherford
25PR00003
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court acknowledges the Court Investigator Memo filed on May 22, 2026, indicating the required GC-251 document has NOT been received. The Guardian is to appear and explain the failure to timely file the required form and/or file the document at the court appearance.
- Guardianship of Gabriel A. Castro Ochoa
25PR00065
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF GUARDIAN IS NOT REQUIRED. The Court acknowledges the Court Investigator’s Memo filed May 22, 2026, as well as the Confidential Guardianship Status Report filed on May 26, 2026.
To permit the Court Investigator to review the Status Report and ensure compliance with the requirement of an annual GC-251, this matter is CONTINUED one month and SET for Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on July 7, 2026, in Department 5. If the Court verifies the Status Report filed May 26, 2026, is complete and no deficiencies are noted, 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.
- Guardianship of Ayinema Yambire
25PR00100
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court notes the Guardian still has not filed a corrected/updated GC-251 as ordered on May 5, 2026. The Guardian is to appear and file an updated GC-251 curing the deficiencies noted in the Court Investigator’s Memo, or show cause why the Court should not impose sanctions or terminate the guardianship for failure to comply with the Court’s order.
- Guardianship of Mia Lynn Grayson, Sophia Nicole Grayson, Xavier Montez Grayson, and Adalynn Rose Grayson
25PR00107
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF GUARDIAN IS NOT REQUIRED. The Court acknowledges the new Confidential Guardianship Status Reports filed on May 26, 2026.
To permit the Court Investigator to review the Status Reports and ensure compliance with the requirement of an annual GC-251, this matter is CONTINUED one month and SET for Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on July 7, 2026, in Department 5. If the Court verifies the Status Report filed May 26, 2026, is complete and no deficiencies are noted, 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.
- Guardianship of Yazuara Liseth Alvarez Paxtor
25PR00132
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court notes the Guardian still has not filed a corrected/updated GC-251 that includes information related to the ward’s current address (Question 2(a)-(e)) as ordered on May 5, 2026. The Guardian is to appear and file an updated GC-251 curing the deficiencies noted in the Court Investigator’s Memo, or show cause why the Court should not impose sanctions or terminate the guardianship for failure to comply with the Court’s order.
- Guardianship of Erving Salinas Escamilla
25PR00164
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court notes the Guardian appeared as ordered on April 7, 2026, and advised the Court additional time was needed to file an updated Confidential Guardianship Status Report. The Court granted a continuance of the proceedings for approximately 60 days to permit the Guardian an opportunity to file the Status Report. At this time, the Guardian still has not filed the necessary Status Report. The Guardian is ordered to appear and either explain the failure to timely file the required form, file the Status Report at the June 2, 2026, court appearance, or show cause why the Court should not terminate the guardianship.
- Guardianship of Patrick John Martinez, Emma Jane Martinez
25PR00189
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
NO APPEARANCES 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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5 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.
- Guardianship of Alan Ramon Albor Garcia
25PR00224
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court acknowledges the Court Investigator Memo filed on May 22, 2026, indicating the required GC-251 document has NOT been received. The Guardian is to appear and explain the failure to timely file the required form and/or file the document at the court appearance.
- Guardianship of Darlin Fabyola Barrera Leon
25PR00238
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCE OF THE GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED. The Court acknowledges the Court Investigator Memo filed on May 22, 2026, indicating the required GC-251 document has NOT been received. The Guardian is to appear and explain the failure to timely file the required form and/or file the document at the court appearance.
- Guardianship of Daniel Felipe Linares Mondragon
25PR00532
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
NO APPEARANCES 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 June 1, 2027, in Department 5 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.
- Guardianship of Rylind Adele Hankerson
SPR095364
Case Management Conference
TENTATIVE RULING:
NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The matter was set by the court on the June 2, 2026, Case Management Conference calendar in error. The case is CONTINUED to the correct date of June 1, 2027, 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***