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Doc 01 · Complaint

Complaint — Shaw v. Mwale

Case No. 1:24-cv-00122 · U.S. District Court for the District of Utah · Filed July 19, 2024 · 17 pages

Plaintiffs: Mathew Shaw and Brooke Shaw (Utah). Defendants: Julius Mwale and Kaila Mwale.
Pleads the full alleged scheme: the February 2022 dinner, the credibility build, the battery-plant pitch, ~$1.7M paid by June 2022, the August 2022 Kenya trip, and the unreturned $870,000.
Four counts: fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract (Kaila), unjust enrichment. Counsel: Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, Salt Lake City.

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Doc 02 · Court order

Memorandum Decision and Order Granting Motion for Alternative Service

Case No. 1:24-cv-00122 · Signed October 7, 2024 · Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg

Recounts five unsuccessful personal-service attempts (July 27–August 8, 2024) at the Alamo, California residence.
Describes the August 12, 2024 negotiations, including defense counsel’s alleged offer to accept service in exchange for taking down a website — which the plaintiffs declined.
Grants the plaintiffs’ ex parte motion for alternative service, with the court’s reasoning.

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