NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Thomas Franklin Brownfield
CASE NO. PR2600134
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of
Thomas Franklin Brownfield
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Daniel H. Brownfield
In the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The petition for probate
requests that A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Petitioner, Daniel H.
Brownfield be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative
to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important
actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested
persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the
petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Superior Court of
California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Eureka, in Dept.: 4
For information on how to appear remotely for your hearing, please visit https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections
or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and
mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months
from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b)
of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice
under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your
rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER:
Julia L. Hjerpe
Hjerpe Law, Inc
350 E Street, 1st Floor
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 442-7262
Filed May 8, 2026
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
5/14, 5/21, 5/28/26
26-198
