Judge: Lee W. Tsao, Case: 22NWCP00371, Date: 2023-01-11 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22NWCP00371    Hearing Date: January 11, 2023    Dept: C

CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS v. GOMEZ

CASE NO.:  22NWCP00371

HEARING:  1/11/23 @ 1:30 PM

 

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TENTATIVE ORDER

 

 

Claimants Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trustee of the Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trust UDT DTD (“Vaughan”) and Marco Gomez and Sharann Gomez’s motion claims to surplus funds is GRANTED.

 

Clerk to give NOTICE.

 

 

Claimants Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trustee of the Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trust UDT DTD (“Vaughan”) and Marco Gomez and Sharann Gomez move for an order to disburse surplus funds pursuant to CC § 2924k.

 

CC § 2924k(a) provides:

 

The trustee, or the clerk of the court upon order to the clerk pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2924j, shall distribute the proceeds, or a portion of the proceeds, as the case may be, of the trustee's sale conducted pursuant to Section 2924h in the following order of priority:

 

(1)  To the costs and expenses of exercising the power of sale and of sale, including the payment of the trustee's fees and attorney's fees permitted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2924d and subdivision (b) of this section.

 

(2)  To the payment of the obligations secured by the deed of trust or mortgage which is the subject of the trustee's sale.

 

(3)  To satisfy the outstanding balance of obligations secured by any junior liens or encumbrances in the order of their priority.

 

(4)  To the trustor or the trustor's successor in interest. In the event the property is sold or transferred to another, to the vested owner of record at the time of the trustee's sale. 

 

After the three-year period, the executive officer of the superior court may cause a notice containing information regarding the funds and the intentions of the court once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. (Gov. Code § 68084.1(b).)  Before the publication of the notice by the court, an interested party may file a claim with the court executive officer. (Gov. Code § 68084.1(c).)

 

On September 21, 2022, Petitioner California TD Specialists deposited surplus funds of $77,565.44 with the Court.

 

The Court is in receipt of two claims submitted by:  1) Claimant Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trustee of the Noel L. Vaughan, Jr. Trust UDT DTD (“Vaughan”) 12/12/2015 in the total amount of $22,522.30; and 2) Marco Gomez and Sharann Gomez as the present owners of the property.

 

Surplus funds in the amount of $22,522.30 are disbursed in favor of Vaughan, and the remainder in the sum of $55,043.14 are disbursed to Marco Gomez and Sharann Gomez, as husband and wife. 

 

Court Clerk to give NOTICE.