Zahnleuter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Katherine Zahnleuter, No. 2:20-cv-02492-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER V. Gabriel Lenhart; Law Offices of Gabriel Lenhart; Amy Mueller, an individual; and DOES through 10, inclusive, ' Defendants. 17 This tort action arising in diversity involves an intra-family feud over an inheritance. Defendant Amy Mueller’ moves to dismiss the complaint filed by her sister, plaintiff Katherine Zahnleuter, for failure to state a claim. Alternately, defendant Mueller requests the court stay the action under the Younger abstention doctrine, citing related ongoing litigation in state court. Defendants Gabriel Lenhart and his law offices do not take a position on the motion. The court heard argument via videoconference on April 16, 2021. Christopher Kolkey appeared as lead 24 counsel for plaintiff; A. James Kachmar, Jr. appeared as lead counsel for defendant. The court grants in part the…