Zhou

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANBANG GROUP HOLDINGS CO. Case No. 23-cv-00998-VC LIMITED, et al.,

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

v. Re: Dkt. No. 186 HAIBIN ZHOU, et al., Defendants.

The motion for default judgment against Haibin Zhou, World Award Foundation Inc., Amer Group LLC, An Bang Group LLC, AB Stable Group LLC, Andy Bang LLC, SHC Group LLC, and SHR Group LLC is granted. 1. This Court has jurisdiction to enter default judgment. Subject matter jurisdiction exists because this is a federal RICO action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331; 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). Personal jurisdiction exists too: Zhou resides in California. The entities are based in California. Many of the properties that these defendants targeted are located in California. And one of the sham lawsuits they brought was filed in California. Even if none of that were true, personal jurisdiction would still exist under the RICO statute’s venue and process provision. See 18 U.S.C. § 1965(b). At least one member of the alleged nationwide enterprise is subject to jurisdiction in California, and no other court naturally has jurisdiction over every member.…