Dizon

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [25]

I. INTRODUCTION

Currently pending before the Court is Defendant Asiana Airlines, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (Dkt. No. 25 (hereinafter, “Mot.”).) After considering the papers in support of and in opposition to the instant Motion, as well as oral argument of counsel, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On March 3, 2015, Plaintiff Bonifacio Dizon (“Plaintiff’) took the return leg of a roundtrip flight from Los Angeles, California, to the Manila, Philippines, with a layover in Incheon, South Korea. (Dkt. No. 27-4 (hereinafter, “SUF”) HI.) 1 Plaintiff did not reserve .any disability assistance before his flight. (SUF ¶ 2.) Approximately halfway through the flight from Manila to Incheon, Plaintiff began to experience pain in his knee, and was given Tylenol by the flight crew. (SUF ¶¶ 4-5.) Plaintiff asked the flight crew if there was a nurse or physician on board the flight, but does not recall the crew’s response to his request or whether they searched for a medical professional on board. (SUF ¶ 6.) 2 In addition, Plaintiff does not recall asking the cabin crew to take him to a hospital,…