Castel S.A. v. Christopher A. Wilson

Case 2:19-cv-09336-ODW-PVC Document 180 Filed 03/28/ Page 1 of Page ID #:4761

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California

11 CASTEL, S.A., Case № 2:19-CV-09336-ODW (PVCx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS [142]

14 CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON, et al.,

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION On January 28, 2021, Plaintiff Castel S.A. filed a Second Amended Complaint 19 and added Defendant Michael W. Devlin to the action. (Second Am. Compl. 20 (“SAC”), ECF No. 91.) Devlin now moves to dismiss the claims against him for 21 insufficient service of process under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22 (“Rule”) 12(b)(5) and lack of personal jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(2). (Mot. 23 Dismiss (“Mot.” or “Motion”), ECF No. 142.) For the reasons below, the Court 24 GRANTS Devlin’s Motion to Dismiss for insufficient service of process, DENIES 25 AS MOOT Devlin’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, and 26 DENIES AS MOOT Devlin’s Request…