Lai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 XIAOYONG LAI, Case No. 24-cv-06470-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DEFENDANT MENGJING

v. LU’S MOTION TO QUASH SERVICE

MENG JING LU, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 23 Defendants.

13 Attorney Xiaoyong Lai, who is representing himself, filed this action against a client, Mengjing Lu,1 and her niece, Lu Zhang, to recover $422,463 in fees and costs Mr. Lai claims he is owed for legal services rendered. Mr. Lai alleges that Ms. Lu failed to pay the fees and costs at issue and fraudulently transferred assets, including to Ms. Zhang. The complaint invokes federal diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and asserts claims for breach of contract and common counts against Ms. Lu, as well as claims for fraudulent transfer and conspiracy against both defendants. Dkt. No. 1. In her answer and counterclaims, Ms. Lu does not dispute that she had agreements with Mr. Lai for the provision of legal services. …