Chronology
Timeline of the allegations
Key events in the public record concerning Julius Mwale, drawn from court filings and the site’s reporting. Every entry cites its source.
2024
Shaw family files federal lawsuit
The family of Mat and Savanna Shaw files suit against Julius Mwale and Kaila Knox Mwale: Shaw v. Mwale, Case No. 1:24-cv-00122, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The complaint is published in full in the documents library.
Source: court filings
July 27 – August 8, 2024
Five unsuccessful attempts at personal service
A process server hired by the plaintiffs attempts personal service at an Alamo, California residence described in court filings as the Mwales’ primary residence — a gated property reachable only via intercom — on five separate days and times. No one responds on any occasion, per the server’s affidavit.
Source: court filings (server’s affidavit)
August 12, 2024
Service-for-takedown offer is declined
Per court filings, counsel for the defendants offers to make someone available to accept service of the complaint if the plaintiffs take down this website, which publishes the complaint. The plaintiffs decline the offer.
Source: court filings
October 7, 2024
Federal court grants alternative service
The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah grants the plaintiffs’ ex parte motion for alternative service, recounting the failed service attempts and the related negotiations in its order.
Source: court order (Memorandum Decision and Order)
October 2021
Lease signed on 10 Serenity Lane
Per court filings, MHF Holding Vier GmbH & Co. KG (then trading as Elleke Holding Vier) leases the Alamo, California estate at 10 Serenity Lane to Kaila and Julius Mwale: $35,000 per month in rent (later $37,500), plus $10,000 per month for groundskeeping and $4,500 per month for two leased luxury cars.
Source: court filings (Case No. N24-2030)
October 2, 2024
Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit served
The landlord serves the Mwales with a Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit demanding $35,700 in unpaid October 2024 rent. Per the filings, the notice expires without payment.
Source: court filings (Case No. N24-2030)
November 7, 2024
Eviction lawsuit filed
MHF Holding Vier GmbH & Co. KG files an unlawful-detainer complaint — Case No. N24-2030 — against Kaila Mwale, Julius Mwale, and unnamed occupants in the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa, seeking possession of 10 Serenity Lane and damages. The complaint is published in the documents library.
Source: court filings
June 10, 2025
Defendants vacate; $522,663.46 judgment sought
Per the landlord’s sworn declaration, the defendants vacate the property on June 10, 2025. The landlord requests a total judgment of $522,663.46 — past-due rent, 221 days of holdover damages, unpaid car-rental and groundskeeping costs, attorney fees, and court costs.
Source: court filings (declaration for default judgment)
June 11, 2025
Court stays execution of the eviction judgment
Hon. John P. Devine grants the defendants’ ex parte application for an order staying execution of the judgment in the eviction case.
Source: court order (Case No. N24-2030)
2024
Site reports eviction from Alamo property
According to the site’s reporting, the Mwales were evicted from a property at 10 Serenity Lane, Alamo, California, following a bounced personal check and substantial back rent allegedly owed — after having represented that they owned the home.
Source: the site’s reporting
2024
This public record is established
This site begins publishing the complaint, supporting reporting, and witness accounts as a single citable public record, with the stated aim of warning potential investors and counterparties.
Source: the site’s publication history