Kern Vineyards, Inc. v. AM Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KERN VINEYARDS, INC., ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00199 NONE JLT ) Plaintiff, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ) AM GROUP, INC., et al., ) (Docs. 25, 26) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Kern Vineyards, Inc. asserts that it sold and shipped perishable commodities, including table grapes, to AM Group, Inc. who failed to pay for the produce. Plaintiff seeks to hold AM Group and Chris Kim—“an officer, director, member, shareholder and/or owner” of AM Group—liable for breach of contract, violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act, breach of the fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and conversion. (See generally Doc. 1) Because Defendants failed to respond to the allegations in the complaint, Plaintiff now seeks default judgment against AM Group and Chris Kim. (Docs. 25, 26) For the following reasons, the Court recommends…