Merced — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 900 am

Source: https://www.merced.courts.ca.gov/system/files/probate-notes-cr12-tuesday-september-22-2026-900-am.pdf

Superior Court of California

County of Merced

Probate Department

Probate Notes

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Superior Court of California, County of Merced Los Banos Division HONORABLE: Jennifer O. Trimble ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 TIME: 9:00 AM Courtroom 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBATE CALENDAR

The following tentative rulings shall become the ruling of the court unless a party gives notice of CASE#: 24PR-00496 intention to appear as follows: CASE NAME: Estate of Amber Marie Garner-Robinson 1. You must call (209) 725-4240 to notify the court of your intent to appear.

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: 2. You must give notice to all other parties before 4:00 p.m. of your intent to object. 1. Petition For Letters of Administration with Full IAEA Authority Per California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1), failure to do both items 1 and 2 will result in no oral THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES STILL NOTED: argument. Parties who contest the tentative ruling or wish to appear remotely at a hearing 1. No Proof of Publication filed with the Court. Probate Code §8120 et seq. must contact the clerk of the Court at (209) 725-4111 to provide their contact information for PROBATEthe remoteEXAMINER’Shearing. RECOMMENDATION: Appearance required.

CASE#: 24PR-00132

CASE NAME: Estate of Josefina Montez Rodriguez, aka Josefina M. Rodriguez, Josefina Rodriguez, aka Josefina Montez

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued on 06/16/2026 for Petition for Final Distribution or Status Report.

THE CONTINUING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. No Petition For Final Distribution or Status Report filed. Probate Code §12200.

PROBATE EXAMINER’S RECOMMENDATIONS: Appearance required.

CASE#: 24PR-00390

CASE NAME: Estate of Terry Lee Brown, aka Terry Lee Brown, Sr., aka Terry L. Brown, aka Terry Brown

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Probate Notes – Tuesday, September 22, 2026

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued on 06/16/2026 for Petition for Final Distribution or Status Report.

THE CONTINUING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. No Petition For Final Distribution or Status Report filed. Probate Code §12200.

PROBATE EXAMINER’S RECOMMENDATIONS: Appearance required.

CASE#: 25PR-00265

CASE NAME: The Andrea Carroll Linneman Living Trust Dated September 29, 2022

THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued on 09/10/2026 for Petition For Order Confirming Property Held In Trust.

THE CONTINUING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: 1. Clarification regarding why Exhibit D has a stand-alone list of APN numbers not correlating to any particular properties. (See page 4.) 2. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-1 shows “Jack Sanguinetti, as Trustee for Andrea Carroll Linneman” possesses the named properties. 3. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-2 is devoid of showing Andrea Carroll Linneman is in possession of any of the named properties. 4. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-3 shows “Jack Sanguinetti, as Trustee for Andrea Carroll Linneman” possesses the named property. 5. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-4 shows “Jack Sanguinetti, as Trustee for Andrea Carroll Linneman” possesses the named property. 6. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-5 shows “Lawrence Michael Linneman III, sole trustee of the Linneman Irrevocable Intervivos Trust of February 1, 1963 for Andrea Carroll Linneman” possesses the named property. 7. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-6 shows “Jack Sanguinetti, as Trustee for Andrea Carroll Linneman” possesses the named property. 8. Clarification regarding why Exhibit C-7 and C-8 is devoid of showing Andrea Carroll Linneman is in possession of any of the named properties. 9. Clarification regarding why other trusts found in the documents contained in the Exhibits are not in rightful possession of the properties listed in Exhibit D. 10. Clarification regarding why Petitioner did not seek legal recourse against other trusts named in the Petition to assert any rights to the properties. 11. Clarification regarding why laches is not applicable to this case. 12. Exhibit B is missing page 2 of Decedent’s Will.

PROBATE EXAMINER’S RECOMMENDATION: Appearance required.

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Probate Notes – Tuesday, September 22, 2026