Ryan
Ryan v. County of Imperial
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ryan et al, Case No.: 21cv1076-JO-KSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING WATER
v. DISTRICT DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT
County of Imperial et al, Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiffs Gilda and Joseph Ryan filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Palo Verde County Water District (“Water District”) and the following individuals associated with the Water District: Ronald Woods, Jess Preston, Jan Ayala, David Khoury, Kathi Frice-Sanders, Barbara Hopton, Donna Lord, Celeste Preston, and David Ayala (collectively, “Water District Defendants”), in addition to numerous other defendants. Water District Defendants filed a motion to set aside default. Dkt. 115. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED.
28 I. DISCUSSION On September 14, 2021, Plaintiffs filed their operative First Amended Complaint seeking to recover compensatory…