Beverly

I. INTRODUCTION

The Riverside County public administrator was appointed to administer the estate

of Albert John Rinaldo (decedent). In January 2020, Brala Beverly (plaintiff) appealed

from the order appointing the public administrator. While her appeal was pending, the

public administrator took action to evict plaintiff from decedent’s mobile home and

denied three creditor’s claims filed by plaintiff pursuant to Probate Code1 section 9000 et

seq.

In response, plaintiff filed a civil complaint seeking damages against the public

administrator and several of decedent’s family members, including decedent’s sister,

Kathleen Bertulli (Bertulli), under various theories of liability. The trial court sustained

demurrers to a first amended complaint and second amended complaint, but it granted

plaintiff leave to amend on each occasion. Finally, on March 9, 2021, the trial court

sustained the County’s demurrer to plaintiff’s third amended complaint without leave to

amend; and, on March 23, the trial court sustained Bertulli’s demurrer to plaintiff’s third

amended complaint without leave to amend.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgments following the sustaining of…