Johanson Transportation Service v. Shelby Transportation, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHANSON TRANSPORTATION Case No. 24-cv-02959-EMC

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8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT v. 10 SHELBY TRANSPORTATION, INC., Docket No. 18 11 Defendant. 12 13 Plaintiff Johanson Transportation Service (“JTS”) has sued Defendant Shelby Transportation, Inc. (“Shelby”) for breach of contact and liability under the Carmack Amendment. See 49 U.S.C. § 14706. Currently pending before the Court is JTS’s motion for default judgment. Having considered the papers submitted (Shelby did not file an opposition to the motion, nor did it appear at the hearing on the motion), the Court hereby GRANTS JTS’s motion for relief. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A. Complaint In its complaint, JTS alleges as follows. Shelby is a company licensed as a for-hire motor carrier of property. It operates in interstate commerce and is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. See …