Douglas

` 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RICHARD WILLIAM DOUGLAS, JR. et Case No. 1:21-cv-01535-JLT-EPG al., ORDER HOLDING MOTION FOR Plaintiff, DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN ABEYANCE 12 v. (ECF No. 34) 13 WILLIAM JOSEPH KALANTA, et al., 14 Defendants.

16 This matter is before the Court on the motion for default judgment filed by Plaintiffs 17 William Douglas, Jr. and Christine Anne Hurtt. (ECF No. 34). For the reasons given, the Court 18 will hold the motion in abeyance. 19 Plaintiffs filed this civil action on October 18, 2021. (ECF No. 1). The complaint 20 generally alleges “that the named [D]efendants [William Joseph Kalanta, Michael James Kalanta, 21 Kimberly Jo Hurtt, and Modesto Police Department] conspired together to murder Angela Dawn 22 Kalanta” and argues that Defendants “are involved in organized crime, human trafficking and 23 racketeering influenced corrupt organizations.” (ECF No. 1, p. 1). On January 24, 2022, 24 Defendants William Joseph Kalanta, Michael James Kalanta, and Kimberly Jo Hurtt moved to 25 dismiss the…