Brown
Brown v. APL Maritime Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 QUENTIN M. BROWN, et al., Case No. 22-cv-06999-DMR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT
APL MARINE SERVICES, LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 82 Defendants.
Plaintiff Quentin M. Brown brings this complaint against Defendants APL Marine Services, LTD (“APL”) and Yasin Berber. APL filed a motion for summary judgment solely as to Brown’s claims against APL. [Docket No. 82 (Mot.).] Brown opposes. [Docket No. 88 (Opp’n).] The court held a hearing on August 8, 2024. For the following reasons, APL’s motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise noted.2 Brown was employed by APL from November 21, 2021 through January 10, 2022 as a seaman aboard the M/V PRESIDENT WILSON (the “Wilson”). [Docket No. 88-1 (Decl. Carlos F. Llinas Negret, June 28, 2024) ¶ 5(g); 20(a).] Specifically, Brown worked as a wiper in the 22…