Ottele

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSAN OTTELE, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00187-JLT-CDB

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

v. APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO APPOINT

SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE

OSCAR MARTINEZ, et al., ESTATE OF DEFENDANT AARON

HODGES

Defendants.

(Doc. 96)

18 Plaintiffs Susan Ottele and William Collier, Jr. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), initiated this action with the filing of a complaint on February 14, 2022. (Doc. 1). Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ application for order to appoint special administrator for the estate of Defendant Aaron Hodges, filed in purported ex parte fashion on October 9, 2024. (Doc. 96). Finding that Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that ex parte relief was warranted, on October 10, 2024, the Court ordered Defendants to file an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Plaintiffs’ application. (Doc. 97). On October 17, 2024, Defendants timely filed their opposition. (Doc. 100). /// 1 …