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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Fraud

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

IN RE ELIJAH AND MARY

STINY TRUSTS No. 3:19-cv-346-DPM

ORDER

1. The Court appreciates the trustee's eighteenth status report,

which was filed 14 August 2024.

Attorney's Fees. Martin Lilly billed the trustee $2,712.50 for work

done from 20 July 2023 to 10 June 2024. Elan Darvish billed the trustee

$357 for work done from 26 June 2024 to 1 August 2024. Both lawyers'

bills are reasonable for the necessary work done. And no one has

opposed payment. The Court therefore authorizes the trustee to pay

them from Regions Account No. xxxx4646.

Trustee's Fees. The trustee's unopposed request to pay himself

for work done between 26 February 2024 and 25 July 2024 is granted.

His work is essential. And all the billing for that work is reasonable,

as usual. The Court authorizes payment of $31,757.22 to the trustee

from Regions Account No. xxxx4646.

Loose Ends. The trustee has adequately addressed the Stiny

grandchildren's concerns about whether any trust property, or any

personal property once belonging to Mr. Stiny, is in Jason Wood's

possession. The trustee knows of none.

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The trustee and the Stiny grandchildren have also reached an

understanding about the apartment-related records co-mingled with

Rena Wood's personal records. The Court approves that proposal,

Doc. 365 at ¶ 11.C.

That leaves the issue of the possible assignment of back rent and

other potential claims. The Court notes the response by Andrew and

Alexis Stiny on this issue, as well as the trustee's reply. The Court will

address that disputed issue in a separate Order.

2. The trustee also moves to pay federal and state income taxes

for the Survivor's Trust, also known as the Stiny Survivor's

Administrative Trust, plus move some money around to do so. No one

opposes this motion. And of course the taxes must be paid.

That motion, Doc. 364, is granted. The Court authorizes the trustee to

pay these amounts from Regions Account No. xxxx4646:

 ̄ $179,104 ..............................2023-2024 federal income taxes;

 ̄ $15,120 ........................... 2023-2024 Arkansas income taxes;

 ̄ $55,140 ..............2024-2025 federal quarterly income taxes;

 ̄ $4,300 .............2024-2025Arkansas quarterly income taxes.

The Court also authorizes the trustee to make the other three federal

and state quarterly income tax payments for the amounts specified and

by the dates listed in Doc. 364 at ¶ 6. Last, the Court authorizes the

trustee to withdraw $260,000 from Charles Schwab Account No.

xxxx0149 and to deposit it into Regions Account No. xxxx4646 to pay

future taxes.

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3. The Court notes the trustee's various actions taken on Mary

Stiny's probate estate, the new California/Sorley litigation, various tax

returns, and payments made pursuant to this Court's Orders and the

trustee's general authority. Doc. 365 at 1-8. No one has objected to any

of these actions. They were necessary. And the Court approves them.

The Court also appreciates the update about the closing document

received from the IRS on the federal estate tax return and the

information about various account balances. All these things are in

good order.

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Eighteenth status report, Doc. 365, approved -but with the

potential assignment issue reserved for a decision in due course.

Unopposed motion, Doc. 364, granted.

So Ordered.

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D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

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