Johnson v. Knight Transportation, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SORYA JOHNSON, Case No.: 1:18-cv-01674 JLT
Plaintiff, PRETRIAL ORDER
v.
14 KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, et al., 15 Defendants.
The plaintiff seeks monetary damages for injuries suffered as a result of an automobile collision according. A. JURISDICTION/ VENUE This Court has original jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332. The venue is proper in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391. B. UNDISPUTED FACTS 1. The collision at issue in this case occurred on July 14, 2018 at or about 6:40 a.m. in Kern County, California. 2. On said time and date, there was a collision between a commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”) being driven by Defendant Thomas Gossard and a passenger vehicle being driven by Plaintiff Sorya Johnson. 3. At all relevant times, Defendant Thomas Earl Gossard was employed as a truck driver by Defendant Knight Transportation, Inc. 4. At all relevant times, Defendant…