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Merced — Friday, September 11, 2026 815 am and 830 am
California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-09-26
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Jurisdiction
- Merced County
Merced — Friday, September 11, 2026 815 am and 830 am¶
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Superior Court of California
County of Merced
Probate Department
Probate Notes
Probate Notes for future calendars are available from the time they are created until the
morning of the scheduled hearing. The Probate Examiner’s Notes typically will be posted 5
days prior to the hearing. If you are filing documents to cure a technical defect, documents
should be filed a minimum of 2 court days prior to the hearing. Documents filed late will not
be reviewed except on the date of the hearing at the Judge’s discretion and could result in a
continuance of your case.
Parties intending to appear in Court regarding their hearing must notify all other parties and
call (209) 725-4111 to notify the Court of such intent by 4:00 pm on the day before the
hearing.
Contacting the Probate Examiner:
Probate Examiner’s email address is: probate.examiner@mercedcourt.org
Emails must have the case identification information and hearing date/time in the subject
line. No attachments will be opened. The Probate Examiner can only respond to
inquiries regarding the meaning of comments in the Notes. Please do not email to request
a confirmation whether documents have been received or to request the clearing of notes.
No legal or procedural advice may be given by the Examiner in response to your email.
Questions regarding fees, forms, status of orders, Zoom links or remote appearances
should be directed to the Probate Unit of the Clerk’s Office at (209) 725-4111 between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
The following cases are not reflected in the Probate Notes and appearances are required
unless previously excused by the Court:
▪ Guardianships and Conservatorships of the Person ▪ Minor’s Compromise cases before the Probate Court for approval ▪ Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings
*Questions involving Guardianships (including SIJF) and Conservatorships of the Person should be
directed to the Court Investigators Office at (209) 725-4190.
Please note no legal or procedural advice can be provided by the Court Investigator’s Office.
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Superior Court of California, County of Merced PROBATE/CONSERVATORSHIP CALENDAR HONORABLE: James LaPorte ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: Friday, September 11, 2026 TIME: 8:15 AM and 8:30 AM Courtroom 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBATE CALENDAR
The following tentative rulings shall become the ruling of the court unless a party gives notice of
intention to appear as follows:
You must call (209) 725-4240 to notify the court of your intent to appear.
You must give notice to all other parties before 4:00 p.m. of your intent to object.
Per California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1), failure to do both items 1 and 2 will result in no oral
argument. Parties who contest the tentative ruling or wish to appear remotely at a hearing
must contact the clerk of the Court at (209) 725-4111 to provide their contact information for
the remote hearing.
There are no matters on calendar at 8:15 am for the Probate Examiner’s review
8:30 AM CALENDAR
CASE#: 16PR-00387
CASE NAME: Estate of Robert Allen Jackson
THIS CASE IS SET FOR HEARING ON: Continued August 21, 2026 re: 1. Further Proceedings 2. Order to Show Cause that Mark Olson, his attorney, and his Bonding Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Appear 3. Accounting
THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND/OR DEFICIENCIES IN THE PAPERS ARE NOTED: None.
TENTATIVE RULING: Appearance required. The Public Administrator to provide the Court a current case status.
(End of Tentative Rulings)
Probate Notes – Friday, September 11, 2026
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Probate Notes – Friday, September 11, 2026