Hrdlicka
Montijo, Jr. v. Hrdlicka
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO MONTIJO, JR., et al., No. 1:20-cv-00125-DAD-EPG Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT LEAVE
STEVEN R. HRDLICKA, TO AMEND Defendant. (Doc. No. 10) 16 This matter is before the court on the motion to dismiss filed by defendant Steven R. Hrdlicka on May 18, 2020. (Doc. No. 10.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, defendant’s motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 11.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant the pending motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND On January 22, 2020, plaintiffs Alejandro Montijo, Jr. and Joseph Banuelos, Jr. (“plaintiffs”) filed a complaint initiating this action in which they allege that defendant attempted to “unlawfully and abusively collect a debt allegedly owed by plaintiffs pursuant to a residential lease agreement”…