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Case Information

Filed 2026-03-05
Status Active
Type Appointment Of Special Personal Representative
Docket 23 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Canavan, Layne V

Docket Entries

  1. Kelly Cullum Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent/Waive Notice to Other Pleading, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond, Appointment of Special Personal Representative
  2. Certificate of Death
  3. COPY of Will dated 12/03/2024 (7 pages)
  4. Surviving Spouse, Children, Heirs at Law
  5. Devisees
  6. Temporary Bond Without Sureties Filed
  7. Affidavit as to Military Service
  8. Notice of Hearing with Certificate of Service
  9. Emergency Motion To Allow Layne Canavan and Her Counsel to Attend the Hearing on her Petition Remotely Applies To: Loughman, Esq., James Richard (Attorney) on behalf of Canavan, Layne V (Petitioner)
  10. Motion To Allow Layne V Canavan and her Counsel to Attend the Hearing on her Petition Remotely. Notified on 03/26/2026. ALLOWED on 03/25/2026 File Reference # 9 Applies To: Loughman, Esq., James Richard (Attorney) on behalf of Canavan, Layne V (Petitioner)
  11. Layne Canavan Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  12. Jeremy Rudd Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  13. Susan Sweatland Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  14. Darlene (Russett) Masengo Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  15. David Goodrich Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  16. Kevin Shepard Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  17. Jayne St. John Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  18. Nancy Burch Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  19. Frank Rudd Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  20. Dorothy Walton Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  21. Claire Townend Interested Person(s) , Filed Form MPC 455 to Assent and Waive Notice to Formal Probate, Assent to the PR serving w/o sureties on bond,
  22. Certificate of Service
  23. Event Resulted: Motion scheduled on: 04/06/2026 03:20 PM Has been: Order Issued Hon. Bernadette Stark, Presiding Appeared: Petitioner James Richard Loughman, Esq.,

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