GC-150
ATTORNEY
OR
PARTY
WITHOUT
ATTORNEY
(Name,
sta···,
1,1m/Jcr,
and
adc/fess):
Aftor
recording
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10:
Geraldine
A.
Wy1e,
SBN 89735
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Jeryll
S.
Cohen, SBN 125392
Vivian
L.
Thoreen, SBN 224162
Luce, Forward, Hamllton & Scripps LLP
601
S.
Figueroa St., Suite 3900, Los Angeles, CA
90017
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NO.:
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ATTORNEYFOR(Nam,),
James
P.
Spears
SUPERIOR
COURT
OF
CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY
OF
Los Angeles
STREET
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GUARDIANSHIP
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LETTERS
1.
(Name): James
P.
Spears and Andrew M. Wallet
Is
appointed
temporary
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guardian
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conservator
of
the
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person
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estate
of (name): Britney Jean Spears
2.
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Other
powers
have
been
granted
or
reshictlons
Imposed
on
the
temporary
D
guardian
[gJ
conservator
as
D
specified
below
[gJ
specified
in
Attachment
2.
3.
These
Letters
shall
expire
a. 0
on
(date):
or
upon
earlier
Issuance
of Letters
to
a
general
FILED
LOS
ANGELES
Slll'lmloR
COURT
FEB
O 6
2008
JOHN
A.
CLARKE,
CLERK
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LU1ll....<.errn,:,,.-
8Y
S.L.
WILLIAMS,
DEPUTY
guardian or conservator.
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b.
[gJ
other
date
(specify):
February
14,
2008
is
not
authorized
to
take
possession
of
money
or
any
other
property
Form
Approved
for
Mandatory
Use
Judlcla!
Council
of
canfomla
.
GC-150
{Rev.
January
1,
2003]
AFFIRMATION
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guardian
[gJ
conservator
LETTERS OF TEMPORARY
GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP
according
to
law.
WITNESS,
clerk
of
the
court,
with
seal
of
the
court
affixed.
Date:
Cieri<,
by
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11100
(DEPUn')
Probate
Code,
§
2250
et
6aq,;
Coda-
of
Civil
Procedt.n, §
2015,6
2003
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Letters
of
Temporary Conservator
of
the Estate
Britney Jean Spears
Attachment 2
1.
The
Temporary Conservators
of
the Estate are granted the following powers in
addition to the powers provided by law:
a.
The Temporary Conservators shall have the power to obtain all documents
and records relating to the Conservatee and her assets, whether held in her
name
or
in the name
of
another, including but not limited to, all records
currently in the possession and control
of
the Conservatee's business manager,
Howard Grossman, her attorneys, and others,
all
contracts, information
relating
to
credit cards, bank statements, estate planning documents,
receivables, and any and all powers
of
attorney.
b. The Temporary Conservators shall have the power to take all actions
necessary to secure the Conservatee's assets, including the power to enter and
take possession and control
of
the Conservatee's residence, to remove all
persons from the residence and take any and all actions necessary
to
secure
the residence, including changing the locks, call on law enforcement and
employ security guards at the expense
of
the Conservatorship Estate.
c.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to take all actions
necessary to secure the Conservatee' s liquid assets, including but not limited
to, the power
to
cancel all credit cards.
d.
The Temporary Conservators shall have the power to revoke all powers
of
attorneys, including powers
of
attorney for making health care decisions and
managing real estate, and
to
terminate any and all agencies.
e.
The Temporary Conservators shall have the power to commence and maintain
litigation and participate in any litigation with respect to which the
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Letters
of
Temporary Conservator
of
the Estate
Britney Jean Spears
Attachment 2
Conservatee is a party or has iul interest, and the power to retain counsel and
experts, and to pay same from the Conservatorship Estate, not only as to the
family law case but for any other matter.
2.
The Court grants the Temporary Conservators the powers pursuant to Probate
Code Section 2590 and the following powers set forth in Probate Code Section 2591:
a.
To contract for the conservatorship and perform outstanding contracts and
thereby bind the estate, including asserting or waiving confidentiality
agreements.
b. To operate at the risk
of
the estate a business constituting an asset
of
the
estate.
c.
To pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims, debts, or
demands upon the Conservatorship Estate.
d.
To employ attorneys, accountants, investment counsel, agents, depositaries,
and employees and to pay the expenses.
3,
The Temporary Conservators have the power to prosecute civil harassment
restraining orders that they deem to be appropriate.
•
Geraldine A. Wyle, State Bar No. 089735
Jeryll
S.
Cohen, State Bar No.
125392
2 Jeffrey
D.
Wexler, State Bar No. 132256
Vivian
L.
Thoreen, State Bar No. 224162 FILED
3 LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite
3900
LOS
ANGELES
Sl/PERIOR
COURT
FEB
O 6
2008
J.s!,l;(N
A
CLARKE,
CLERK
=,-,,, IAW,LL-co
4 Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone No.: 213.892.4992
5 Fax No.: 213.892.7731
6 Attorneys
for
James P. Spears,
Temporary Conservator
of
the Person and
7 Temporary Co-Conservator
of
the Estate
BY
S.L.
WILLIAMS,
DEPUTY
8
9
10
11
12
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STA
TE
OF
CALIFORNIA
FOR
THE COUNTY
OF
LOS ANGELES,
CENTRAL
DISTRICT
In
re the Conservatorship
of
the Estate
of
Case No. BP
108870
13
BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS, ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY
LETTERS
OF
CONS ERV A TORSHIP
OF
THE ESTATE
14
IS
16
17
18
19
20
Proposed Conservatee.
Date:
Time:
Dept.:
Judge:
February 4,
2008
l:30p.m.
9.
Hon,
Reva
Goetz, Judge Pro Tern
21
The further-hearing on the Petition for Appointment
ofTemporary
Conservator
of
the
22 Estate
of
Britney Jean Spears ("Ms. Spears"), filed
by
James P. Spears, came on regularly
for
23 hearing on February 4, 2008 at l
:30
p.m. in Department 9
of
the Los Angeles Superior Court,
24
Central District, the Honorable Reva Goetz, Judge Pro Tern presiding. Jeryll
S.
Cohen, Vivian L.
25
Thoreen,
and
Jeffrey
D.
Wexler
of
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP appeared on behalf
of
26 Petitioner James P. Spears ("Mr. Spears"), Temporary Conservator
of
the Person and Co-
27 Conservator
of
the Estate
of
Ms. Spears. Samuel D. Ingham III appeared as the court-appointed
28 PVP counsel on
behalf
of
Ms; Spears. Andrew M. Wallet
of
Hinojosa & Wallet appeared on
l
ORDER
EXTENDING
TEMPORARY
LETTERS
OF
CONSERV
ATORSHIP
OF
THE
ESTATE
• •
behalf
of
Andrew M. Wallet as Co-Conservator
of
the
Estate
of
Ms. Spears. Adam F. Streisand
of
2 Loeb & Loeb LLP appeared purportedly on
behalf
of
Ms. Spears.
From
proof
made
to the
3 satisfaction
of
the
court,
4
5
6
THE
COURT
FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Notice
of
time and place
of
hearing has been given as required
by
law
or dispensed
7 with.
8
2.
On
February 1, 2008, the Court appointed Mr. Spears
and
Mr.
Wallet as
Temporary
9 Co-Conservators
of
Ms. Spears' Estate, and Letters
of
Temporary Conservatorship
of
the Estate
IO
were issued to Mr. Spears and Mr. Wallet
on
the
same
day.
11
3.
On
February
I,
2008, the Court appointed
PVP
counsel Samuel D. Ingham III as
12
the
Conservatee's
court-appointed attorney.
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
4.
It
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the Conservatee that
the
Temporary Conservatorship
be
continued
over
the Conservatee's Estate,
5.
Mr.
Wallet is a suitable and qualified person and
is
authorized to continue as
the
icmp0mrv
Co-Conservator
of
Ms. Spears' Estate,
6. Mr. Spears is a suitable and qualified person and is authorized to continue
as·
the
Tem~ra,y
.
Co-Conservator
of
Ms. Spears' Estate. ·
7.
It
is necessary and appropriate that
the
Letters
of
Temporary Conservatorship
of
the
20 Estate is.sued
to
Mr.
Spears and Mr. Wallet
on
February 1, 2008
be
extended to February 14,
2008
21
for further hearing.
22
8,
As
a result
of
the pleadings that
have
been filed,
the
declaration
by
J,
Edward Spar,
23
M.D., and
the
Report
of
PVP counsel Mr. Ingham,
the
court finds
that
Ms. Spears does
not
have
24 the capacity
to
retain
_counsel
and she lacked
the
capacity to retain
Adam
F.
Streisand as
her
25 counsel.
26
9.
Ms. Spears has a right to
be
present at this hearing, and she is not present.
27 According
to
Dr.
Spar's
declaration, Ms. Spears does
not
have the ability to attend the hearing.
28 Mr. Ingham indicated
in
his Report that Ms. Spears
was
given an opportunity through
him
to
2
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1 communicate to the Court, and she has elected not to. On the basis
of
Dr. Spar's declaration and
2 Mr. lngharn's Report, the Court should waive Ms. Spears' presence
at
the hearing.
3
4
10.
11.
Mr. Ingham met with
Ms.
Spears on February 3, 2008.
Bond was fixed at $ I 00,000.00 ($50,000.00 for each Co-Conservator),
to
be
5 furnished
by
an authorized surety company or
as
otherwise provided
by
law.
6
7 THE COURT ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
8
9 with.
10
11
12
13
2.
3.
4.
5.
Notice
of
time and place
of
hearing has been given as required
by
law or dispensed
Ms. Spears
does_
not have the capacity
to
retain counsel.
Ms. Spears lacked the capacity
to
retain Adam F. Streisand
as
her counsel.
Ms. Spears' attendance at the hearing is waived.
Letters
of
Temporary Conservatorship
of
the Estate issued to James
P.
Spears and
14
Andrew
M.
Wallet on
February!,
2008 are extended to February 14, 2008.
15
6.
The Temporary Conservators
of
the Estate are granted the following powers in
16
addition to the powers provided
by
law:
17
a.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to obtain all documents and
18
records relating to the Conservatee and her assets, whether held in her name
or
19
in the name
of
another, including
but
not limited to, all records currently in the
20 possession and control
of
the Conservatee's business manager, Howard
21
Grossman, her attorneys, and others, all contracts, information relating
to
credit
22 cards, bank statements, estate planning documents, receivables, and any and all
23
powers
_of
attorney.
24 b.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to take all actions necessary
25 to secure the Conservatee's assets, including the power to enter and take
26 possession and control
of
the Conservatee's residence, to remove all persons
27 from the residence and take any and all actions necessary
.to
secure the
28 residence, including changing the locks, call on law enforcement and employ
3
ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY LETTERS OF CONSERVATORSHlP
OFTHF.
F.8TATR
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
I I
12
13
7.
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security guards at the expense
of
the Conservatorship Estate.
c.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to take all actions necessary
to secure the Conservatee's liquid assets, including
but
not limited to, the
power
to cancel all credit cards,
d.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to revoke all powers
of
attorneys, including powers
of
attorney for making health care decisions and
managing real estate, and
to
terminate any and all agencies.
e.
The
Temporary Conservators shall have the power to commence and maintain
litigation and participate in any litigation with respect to which the Conservatee
is a party or has an interest, and the power to retain counsel and experts, and to
pay
same from the Conservatorship Estate, not only as to the family law case
but
for any other matter.
The Court grants the Temporary Conservators the powers pursuant to Probate Code
14 Section 2590 and the following powers
set
forth in Probate Code Section 2591:
15
a.
To
contract for the conservatorship and perform outstanding contracts and
16 thereby bind the estate, including asserting
or
waiving confidentiality
17 . agreements.
18 b.
To
operate at the risk
of
the estate a business constituting an asset
of
the estate.
19
c.
To
pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate,
or
otherwise adjust claims, debts, or
20
demands upon the Conservatorship Estate.
21
d.
To
employ attorneys, accountants, investment counsel, agents, depositaries, and
22 employees and
to
pay
the expenses.
23
8.
The
Temporary i=;onservators have the power to prosecute civil harassment
24
restraining orders that they deem to
be
appropriate.
25
9.
Service on Ms. Spears
of
pleadings that are to
be
or are sealed shall
be
served
on
26
PVP
counsel Mr. Ingham. Mr, Ingham shall review and discuss such pleadings with the
27
Conservatee; however, Mr. Ingham shall retain
any
and all copies
of
such
pleadings and shall
not
28 leave them with the Conservatee, except that Mr. Ingham may leave a
copy
of
the Order
4
ORDER
EXTF.Nn!NG
TEMPORARY
l .F.TIF.RS
f\F
rnNSFRVATf\R<ll-lTJ>
rn,
TI.fP
1'0TAT1'
• •
appointing him as the Conservatee's court-appointed counsel
with
the Conservatee.
2 10.
The
Conservatee shall not have any contact, direct
or
indirect, with
Osama
aka
Sam
3 Lutfi, including telephone calls, text messaging, or email communications.
4 11.
The
Conservatee
is
to remain in California pending the hearing on
the
Petition for
5 Appointment
of
Permanent Conservator, the written consent
of
the
Conservator·ofthe
Person, or
6 until February 14, 2008 at 1 :30 p.m.
or
further order
of
the Court.
7 12.
The
bond fixed by
the
Court's
prior
Order
in the
amount
of
$50,000.00 for each
8 Co-Conservator is sufficient.
9
10
13.
The
next hearing in this matter is set for February 14, 2008 at l :30 p.m.
11
APPROVED AS
TO
FORM
AND
CONTENT:
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13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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25
26
27
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Dated: 2;t~or
Dated:
IT IS SO
ORDERED.
Dated:
2j<t,/ocf
l
201013893.1
By:
Samuel D. Ingham
III,
Counsel for
Temporary Conservatee Britney Jean Spears
By:
____________
_
5
Andrew
M.
Wallet, Co-Conservator
of
the
Estate
of
Britney
Jean Spears
Hon.
Reva
Goetz, J
Pro
Tern
Superior Court, State
of
California
ORDER
EXTENDTNG TRMPOR A
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OF
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