Lotte Global Logistics Co., Ltd. v. One Way Only Trans Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Lotte Global Logistics Co., Ltd. (“Lotte”), as assignee of Samsung SDI 19 Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”), brings this interstate shipping action against Defendants One 20 Way Only Trans, Inc. (“OWOT”), STPW Inc. (“STPW”) and OMI Truck Parking 21 Facilities, Inc. (“OMI”). (Compl., ECF No. 1.) STPW removed the entire case from 22 state court, (NOR, ECF No. 1), and Lotte now moves for summary judgment seeking 23 joint and several liability against OWOT and STPW for lost cargo under the Carmack 24 Amendment. (Mot. Summ. J. (“Mot.” or “Motion”), ECF No. 42; Compl. ¶¶ 9–15.) 25 For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the Motion.1 26

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The following facts are taken from Lotte’s Statement of Uncontroverted Facts 3 (“PSUF”), ECF No. 42-2, STPW’s Statement of Genuine Disputes of Material Fact, 4 (“SGDF”), ECF No. 48-1, and OWOT’s Separate Statement of Undisputed Facts 5 (“OWOT AMF”), ECF No.…