Moran
Moran v. Altec Industries
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OMAR MORAN, et al., No. 1:23-cv-01236-KES-CDB Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING GGB LLC’S MOTION
TO DISMISS
v.
ALTEC INDUSTRIES, et al., (Doc. 27) Defendant. 16 GGB LLC1 (“GGB”) moves for dismissal from this action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”), Doc. 27. This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). The Court has considered the parties’ briefs and, for the reasons explained below, will grant GGB’s motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Omar Moran was injured after falling from an Altec LRV-55 articulating boom lift while performing tree trimming services. First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), Doc. 23 ¶ 21- 25. Altec LRV-55 uses a “walking link drive system” to elevate the upper boom and its attached bucket or platform. Id. ¶ 9. The walking link chain uses self-lubricating bearings to connect the
1 Defendant GGB LLC indicates that it was incorrectly…