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CA CA - Lydia "Dia" Abrams, 65, Idyllwild, 6 Jun 2020 #2
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Trial continued via stipulation to May 4, 2026. There will still be a hearing on Dec 22 but not a trial. Also this quote....
"the Parties are currently engaged in ongoing discussions to settle the disputes relative to the Accounting Trial and to streamline the issues at trial"
"the Parties are currently engaged in ongoing discussions to settle the disputes relative to the Accounting Trial and to streamline the issues at trial"
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Monday, Dec. 22nd:
*Hearing (Estate) (@ 8:45am PT) - CA – Lydia “Dia” W. Kenshalo Abrams (65) (last seen @ 2:30pm June 6, 2020 from her 117-acre Bonita Vista Ranch, in a remote area east of Mountain Center, Idyllwild; vehicle, handbag, keys & cell phone still at home. Not found. DOB 7/6/54). [After estate is liquidated by 6/6/25 Lydia will be declared deceased]. Has been legally declared dead on 6/6/25. Riverside County
*Children of Abram’s request to remove Harper as trustee of ranch & other estate properties. Riverside County #D201590018 / Trust Pet. #PRIN2100297
5/27/22: Crisara Abrams is the sole trustee of the Clem Abrams Trust. Keith Harper has been removed (11/15/23) as co-Trustee.
Trial was set to begin on 9/22/25 was continued on 12/22/25 was continued on 5/4/26.
Info on disappearance & probate court info 6/6/20 thru 5/28/25 reference post #714 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rams-65-idyllwild-6-jun-2020-2.592392/page-36
6/6/25 Update: As 5 years have passed since Abrams disappearance, she has been legally declared dead. {see posts #710 & 712, page 36, thread #2]. Next motions hearing on 7/7/25 @ 8:45am to be relieved as counsel for Attorney Aaron F. Garcia.
7/7/25 Update: The trustee's request that the case be moved from Palm Springs to Murietta was rejected This should have kept the case with Judge Russell Velasquez, but a retired Judge substituted for Velasquez for the 7/7/25 hearing, noting that he had to read up on many cases & was not acquainted with the details of this one. The Judge granted a Certificate of death, but said it would be "without evidentiary effect." If the trustee wished for a certificate with evidentiary value, he instructed them to file again under Probate Code Section 12400. The Judge also admitted that the attorneys present had "educated" him about the IRS's interest in a death certificate. Next hearing on 9/22/25.
8/6/25 Docket update: Joint Stipulation & Order to continue Trial Date & all Related Deadlines filed by Harper's attorney Michael R. Stidham [new attorney]. Changing trial date of 9/22/25 to 12/21/25 or to a date thereafter. Order from Judge Russell M. Velasquez. Order: Hearing on 9/22/25 moved to 12/22/25 @ 8:45am. See post #720, page 36, thread #2 for document.
12/3/25 Docket update: Stipulation to continued Dec. 22, 2025 trial & hearing filed by Michael L. Wachtell & Gordon C. Stuart of Buchhalter [attorneys for Co-Trustee, Invenz, Inc.]. The 12/22/25 hearing is he initial hearing on Mr. Harper' s subsequently filed Petition for Court Supervision of Trust Administration & Order for: (1) To Limited Trustee Excessive Compensation, (2) to Protect Trust Corpus & Ensure Fair Accounting, (3) to Preserve Indemnification and Offset Rights, (4) for Surcharge & (5) for Attorney's Fees & Costs ("Mr. Harper' s Surcharge Petition"). Hereby Stipulated: The December 22, 2025 hearing on the Accounting Trial & all motions & discovery cut-off deadlines should be continued to May 4, 2026 or as otherwise convenient for the Court. Mr. Harper' s Surcharge Petition will remain in place for December 22, 2025, for its initial 8 hearing but not for trial & the parties shall meet & confer on potential bifurcation or consolidation of this Petition with the Accounting trial.
*Hearing (Estate) (@ 8:45am PT) - CA – Lydia “Dia” W. Kenshalo Abrams (65) (last seen @ 2:30pm June 6, 2020 from her 117-acre Bonita Vista Ranch, in a remote area east of Mountain Center, Idyllwild; vehicle, handbag, keys & cell phone still at home. Not found. DOB 7/6/54). [After estate is liquidated by 6/6/25 Lydia will be declared deceased]. Has been legally declared dead on 6/6/25. Riverside County
*Children of Abram’s request to remove Harper as trustee of ranch & other estate properties. Riverside County #D201590018 / Trust Pet. #PRIN2100297
5/27/22: Crisara Abrams is the sole trustee of the Clem Abrams Trust. Keith Harper has been removed (11/15/23) as co-Trustee.
Trial was set to begin on 9/22/25 was continued on 12/22/25 was continued on 5/4/26.
Info on disappearance & probate court info 6/6/20 thru 5/28/25 reference post #714 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...rams-65-idyllwild-6-jun-2020-2.592392/page-36
6/6/25 Update: As 5 years have passed since Abrams disappearance, she has been legally declared dead. {see posts #710 & 712, page 36, thread #2]. Next motions hearing on 7/7/25 @ 8:45am to be relieved as counsel for Attorney Aaron F. Garcia.
7/7/25 Update: The trustee's request that the case be moved from Palm Springs to Murietta was rejected This should have kept the case with Judge Russell Velasquez, but a retired Judge substituted for Velasquez for the 7/7/25 hearing, noting that he had to read up on many cases & was not acquainted with the details of this one. The Judge granted a Certificate of death, but said it would be "without evidentiary effect." If the trustee wished for a certificate with evidentiary value, he instructed them to file again under Probate Code Section 12400. The Judge also admitted that the attorneys present had "educated" him about the IRS's interest in a death certificate. Next hearing on 9/22/25.
8/6/25 Docket update: Joint Stipulation & Order to continue Trial Date & all Related Deadlines filed by Harper's attorney Michael R. Stidham [new attorney]. Changing trial date of 9/22/25 to 12/21/25 or to a date thereafter. Order from Judge Russell M. Velasquez. Order: Hearing on 9/22/25 moved to 12/22/25 @ 8:45am. See post #720, page 36, thread #2 for document.
12/3/25 Docket update: Stipulation to continued Dec. 22, 2025 trial & hearing filed by Michael L. Wachtell & Gordon C. Stuart of Buchhalter [attorneys for Co-Trustee, Invenz, Inc.]. The 12/22/25 hearing is he initial hearing on Mr. Harper' s subsequently filed Petition for Court Supervision of Trust Administration & Order for: (1) To Limited Trustee Excessive Compensation, (2) to Protect Trust Corpus & Ensure Fair Accounting, (3) to Preserve Indemnification and Offset Rights, (4) for Surcharge & (5) for Attorney's Fees & Costs ("Mr. Harper' s Surcharge Petition"). Hereby Stipulated: The December 22, 2025 hearing on the Accounting Trial & all motions & discovery cut-off deadlines should be continued to May 4, 2026 or as otherwise convenient for the Court. Mr. Harper' s Surcharge Petition will remain in place for December 22, 2025, for its initial 8 hearing but not for trial & the parties shall meet & confer on potential bifurcation or consolidation of this Petition with the Accounting trial.
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