Bridgeman

Filed 9/27/13 (unmodifed opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD C. BRIDGEMAN, D062183

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 37-2009-00150168- v. PR-TR-NC)

DONNA J. ALLEN, ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

Defendant and Respondent, [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

BEVERLY J. BRITO, as Trustee, etc.,

Objector and Respondent.

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on August 30, 2013, be modified as

follows:

On page 4, delete the first, second and third full paragraphs and substitute the

following:

As a threshold matter, Brito asserts Edward lacks standing to appeal the dismissal

of his petition because he is not a beneficiary under the third and fourth amendments to the Trust. Brito reasons that because Edward cannot inherit from the Trust, he is not

legally aggrieved and thus lacks standing to pursue this appeal. We reject this contention.

"Standing to appeal is jurisdictional [citation] and the issue of whether a party has

standing is a question…