Judge Steven A. Ellis, Case Number: 19STCV30762, Date: 2025-03-19 Tentative Ruling

Judge: Steven A. Ellis, Case: 19STCV30762, Date: 2025-03-19 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 19STCV30762 Hearing Date: March 19, 2025 Dept: 29

Seneviratne v. Baldwin
19STCV30762
Petition to Approve Minor’s Compromise for William Seneviratne (Age 17).

Tentative

The Court excuses the personal appearance of the claimant and the guardian ad litem.

Petitioner filed a petition for Claimant William Seneviratne on February 19, 2025. The Court has reviewed the petition, and notes the following deficiencies.

First, in Item 16e of the Petition, an incorrect amount is listed. It appears that the correct amount should be $695,817.52.

Second, there is no other evidence of a guardianship of the state or the minor or a conservatorship of the estate of an adult person with a disability. Unless there is a guardianship of the estate or a conservatorship of the estate, item 18a should not be completed; if there is a guardianship of the estate or a conservatorship of the estate, the petition should list the probate division case number.

Third, on the proposed order filed on form MC-351, Item 8a is incorrectly completely. Item 8a(2) should include the expenses of counsel to be reimbursed. Item 8a(3) should list the medical expenses to be reimbursed to each provider. Attachment 8a(3) should be attached and include any medical professionals to be reimbursed that cannot be included on page 2 of the proposed order. Item 8a(5) should list $695,817.52, the total expenses to be reimbursed from the settlement.

Fourth, on the proposed order filed on form MC-351, as Petitioner elects to deposit funds into a blocked account, Item 9 should be completed.

Fifth, as Petitioner elects to deposit funds into a blocked account, a proposed order on form MC-355 is required to be filed.

A new petition and new proposed orders must be filed to address these deficiencies before minor compromise can be approved.

Accordingly, the Petition for William Seneviratne (Age 17)is CONTINUED from 03/19/2025 to __/__/2025 at 1:30 PM in DEPT. 29 at SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE.