PLAN WOULD ALLOW BURIALS AT TROUBLED CEMETERY AGAIN.Byline: EUGENE TONG tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer GLENDALE -- Under a plan being reviewed this week, relatives of the dead could seek court permission to bury their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl at Grand View Memorial Park, the troubled cemetery forced to suspend its operations more than a year ago. The plan would allow next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. to seek a judge's order allowing burials, disinterments and headstone placements, all forbidden since the 122-year-old cemetery came under state investigation in November 2005, an attorney close to the case said Tuesday. ``I get calls from people who are just so concerned their mothers are old and they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where to go,'' said Paul Ayers, who represents plaintiffs in the class-action case against the cemetery. ``It's necessary to create an orderly process by which you can restart To resume computer operation after a planned or unplanned termination. See boot, warm boot and checkpoint/restart. all the cemetery operations. ... I'm hoping the attorneys for Grand View will step up to this.'' Attorneys for Grand View could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The proposal is slated for review Friday before Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr. The 25-acre cemetery at 1341 Glenwood Road has been inactive since majority owner Marsha Lee Howard came under state investigation for allegations of financial mismanagement Financial mismanagement is management that, deliberately or not, is handled in a way that can be characterised as "wrong, bad, careless, inefficient or incompetent" and that will reflect negatively upon the financial standing of a business or individual. and mishandling human remains. Though criminal charges were dropped against Howard, who died in November, the cemetery and her business partner, Moshe Goldsman, are being sued by dozens of plaintiffs who own plots or have loved ones interred there. A standing court order restricts any alteration to the grounds, including interments or removal of remains. ``The cemetery is in essence an exhibit,'' Ayers said. ``It's something we have to refer back to in case of any allegations that we have. We need to keep control over the cemetery for that purpose.'' Ayers said it would relieve those who had planned for years to make the park their final resting place, while helping the cemetery gradually return to normal operation. ``This is the first step towards that,'' he said. In another development, a Los Angeles court will consider on Wednesday a petition by Thomas E. Trimble -- Howard's brother -- to inherit her majority stake in the cemetery. Asked what Trimble's plans are for the cemetery, his attorney Fredrick J. Weitkam had no comment. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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