Sarjeant

Sarjeant v. City of Long Beach

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 4, 20243:24-cv-01216California321 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES SARJEANT, et al., Case No. 24-cv-01216-VC

Plaintiffs,

MOTION GRANTING ALLIED

v. FLUID'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

FOSTER WHEELER LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 214 Defendants.

The motion is granted. This ruling assumes the reader’s familiarity with the facts, governing legal standards, and arguments made by the parties. The only evidence Sarjeant submits to prove that he was exposed to an Allied Fluid product is a September 12, 2024 declaration from Sarjeant that stated, “I regularly saw the name Allied Packing & Supply on bills of materials or purchase orders, and I saw that Todd Shipyard was ordering gaskets and packing from Allied.” Dkt. No. 236-2 at 2. But that declaration is directly contradicted by Sarjeant’s prior deposition testimony, in which he stated that he did not know what company sold or supplied the gaskets or packing at Todd Shipyard, that he had never heard of a company called Allied Fluid or Allied Packing & Supply, and that he did not associate any products, materials, or services with a company called Allied. Dkt. No. 244-8 at 644–47 (Sarjeant’s May…

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