Zahnleuter

Zahnleuter v. Lenhart

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 6, 20232:20-cv-02492California631 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Katherine Zahnleuter, No. 2:20-cv-02492-KJM-KJIN 1] Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Gabriel Lenhart; Law Offices of Gabriel Lenhart; Amy Mueller, an individual; and DOES through 10, inclusive, ° Defendants. 16 17 18 As explained below, the court approves plaintiff Katherine Zahnleuter and defendants Gabriel Lenhart and Law Offices of Gabriel Lenhart’s application for determination of good faith settlement. ECF No. 35. When a district court sits in diversity, as it does here, it “applies state substantive law to 23 the state law claims,” including the good-faith settlement provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure sections 877 and 877.6. Mason & Dixon Intermodal, Inc. v. Lapmaster Int’] LLC, 632F.3d 1056, 1060 (9th Cir. 2011); see also Fed. Sav. & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Butler, 904 F.2d 505,511 & n.6 (9th Cir. 1990). Under California Code of Civil Procedure sections 877 and |…

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