Orlando Garcia v. Guillermo Molina

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 ORLANDO GARCIA, Case № 2:20-cv-08014-ODW (AGRx)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

QUASH SERVICE AND TO DISMISS

14 GUILLERMO MOLINA, et al., [15]

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Plaintiff Orlando Garcia initiated this case on September 2, 2020. (See Compl., 19 ECF No. 1.) On October 22, 2020, Garcia filed a Proof of Service, which states that he 20 served the Summons and Complaint on Defendant Guillermo Molina via substitute 21 service. (Proof of Service, ECF No. 14.) Presently before the Court is Molina’s Motion 22 to Quash Service and to Dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”) 23 12(b)(5) and (b)(2) for deficient service and lack of personal jurisdiction. (See Mot. 24 Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 15.) The Motion is fully briefed. (See Opp’n, 25 ECF No. 17; Reply, ECF No. 18.) For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS IN 26 PART AND DENIES IN PART…