Hoeppner-Cruz
Jo Ann Hoeppner-Cruz v. Robert W Brower
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JO ANN HOEPPNER-CRUZ, Case No. 24-cv-05170-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE COUNSEL OF RECORD
v. FOR PLAINTIFF
ROBERT W BROWER, Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Jo Ann Hoeppner-Cruz, in her capacity as the Trustee of The Anthony J. Freitas and Jacqueline Hoeppner-Freitas 1997 Revocable Trust, brings this case under California Probate Code section 17200 against Defendant Robert Brower related to the sale of property under the Trust. ECF No. 1. The case is scheduled for jury trial on January 20, 2026. ECF No. 44. On November 25, 2025, Hoeppner-Cruz filed an Ex Parte Motion to Continue Trial Date and Pre-Trial Dates, “requesting that the Court continue the trial currently scheduled for January 20, 2026 to allow [Hoeppner-Cruz] time to retain substitute counsel in the matter.” ECF No. 61. The Court appreciates that Hoeppner-Cruz’s counsel, Thomas Dwayne Reid, informed the Court of his circumstances; however, Mr. Reid is still the attorney…