American Ice Machine Company v. Modern Ice Equipment Company, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 AMERICAN ICE MACHINE Case No.: 24-cv-02083-H-BJC 11 COMPANY, a California corporation, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO Plaintiff,
DISMISS DEFENDANT NVENIA,
13 v. L.L.C. WITHOUT PREJUDICE
MODERN ICE EQUIPMENT
COMPANY, INC. et al., [Doc. No. 12.] Defendants. 17 On September 6, 2024, Plaintiff American Ice Machine Company (“Plaintiff”) filed 18 a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego against Defendants 19 Modern Ice Equipment Company and Supply Company (“Modern”) and Nvenia, L.L.C. 20 (“Nvenia”). (Doc. No. 1, Compl.) On November 6, 2024, Modern, with Nvenia’s consent, 21 removed Plaintiff’s complaint to the United States District Court for the Southern District 22 of California. (Doc. No. 1, Notice of Removal ¶ 14.) On November 13, 2024, Modern 23 filed its answer and counterclaims against Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 7.) On December 5, 2024, 24 Nvenia filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint against it for failure to state a claim. 25…