(PS) D-Q University Board of Trustees v. Williams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 D-Q UNIVERSITY. BOARD OF No. 2:21–cv–553–MCE–KJN PS TRUSTEES, et al., ORDER STAYING CASE Plaintiffs, 13 v. 14 MICHAEL A. WILLIAMS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 In this case, plaintiffs D-Q University Board of Trustees and D-Q U. California (“DQ”) seek a declaration concerning the status of a parcel of land located in Yolo County, California. (See ECF No. 1.) DQ also contends defendants are trespassing, and requests ejection. (See Id.) Presently pending before the court are six motions to dismiss, each set for a November 16, 2021 hearing, from pro se defendants Cardoza, Manriquez, Fernandez, Williams, Webb, and Chavez. (ECF Nos. 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26.) DQ opposes dismissal in part. (ECF No. 27.) The parties state in their filings that DQ filed similar claims in California Superior Court in 2019, which were on appeal at the California Court of Appeal after the Superior Court granted defendants’ demurrer. (See ECF No. 27.) On November 1, DQ informed the court…