Zahnleuter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Katherine Zahnleuter, No. 2:20-cv-02492-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 Gabriel Lenhart; Law Offices of Gabriel Lenhart; Amy Mueller, an individual; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17 Defendants Gabriel Lenhart and his law offices, who are the settling defendants, request a determination that their settlement agreement with plaintiff Katherine Zahnleuter is in “good faith.” This determination would bar any other joint tortfeasor from asserting claims against them based on their comparative fault. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 877.6(c). The non-settling defendant, Amy Mueller, opposes. The court denies the motion without prejudice to renewal because it cannot determine on this record that the settlement meets the state-law standard for “good faith.” I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND As the court previously has reviewed, plaintiff Katherine Zahnleuter is the sister of defendant Amy Mueller. See Prev. Order at 2, ECF No. 18. Zahnleuter alleges…