Legal Opinion
Baker Manock Jensen v. the Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 2009No. F056973PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.
This is a petition seeking relief by writ of mandate after respondent court entered an order disqualifying petitioner Baker Manock & Jensen (hereafter the law firm) from serving as attorneys for any party in the probate action pending before respondent. We will grant the petition and direct respondent to vacate the orders in question.
Facts and Procedural History
The law firm drafted a will duly executed by Lillian Salwasser in 1999. Lillian died on September 24, 2006, and the will was admitted to probate. (Because many of the persons relevant to this proceeding…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Horsford v. Board of Trustees of California State UniversityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- Estate of BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Estate of EffronCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Estate of GouletCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
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