Tentative ruling issued by Judge Tana L. Coates on May. 05, 2021 in San Luis Obispo County, CA - Case no: xxxxx059

Barry VanderKelen (“VanderKelen”), Administrator of the Estate of Debra Lynne Jones (“Decedent”), moves for a court order consolidating Case No. 20PR-0059, In Re: Jones Family Trust of 1977 (the “Trust Action”), with 19PR-0059, the Estate of Debra Lynne Jones (the “Probate”). Tom Jones (“Jones”), Trustee of the Trust, opposes the motion.
VanderKelen moves, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1048(a), to consolidate the action for all purposes into a single case caption filed in the Probate, as the actions involve common questions of fact and law.
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