Young
Young v. Schultz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 JACALYN A YOUNG, et al., Case No. 22-cv-05203-TSH
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 7 RONALD J SCHULTZ, Defendant.
10 Plaintiffs Jacalyn Young and Diane Lynn bring this case against Defendant Ronald Schultz for blackmail (18 U.S.C. § 873), mailing threatening communications (18 U.S.C. § 876(d)), and stalking (18 U.S.C. § 2261A). Pending before the Court is Schultz’s Motion to Dismiss. ECF No. 7. Plaintiffs filed an Opposition (ECF No. 12) and Schultz filed a Reply (ECF No. 14). The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the December 8, 2022 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Without considering the parties’ arguments regarding the sufficiency of Plaintiffs’ claims, the Court notes their claims are all brought under criminal statutes. It is well-established that “private individuals lack standing to assert claims for relief based on criminal statutes.” Redmond v. United States, 2022…