Sunteck Transport Company, LLC v. TCSL, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 SUNTECK TRANSPORTATION No. 2:19-cv-02364-TLN-JDP COMPANY, LLC,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Plaintiff, THAT PLAINTIFF’S RENEWED MOTION

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT BE GRANTED

v. ECF No. 14 TCSL, INC.,

OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN 14 DAYS

Defendant.

17 18 Plaintiff Sunteck Transportation Company, LLC, brings this action under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14706, which governs the liability of freight carriers. ECF No. 1 at 2. Plaintiff claims that it entered into an agreement with defendant TCSL, Inc. on November 8, 2016, under which defendant agreed to perform transportation services for Sunteck. ECF No. 1 at 3. On or about July 6, 2018, pursuant to the agreement, TCSL picked up four shipments of fresh lamb in Dominguez Hills, California, for delivery to consignees in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana. Id. TCSL was required, per the agreement, to keep the cargo at 30 degrees Fahrenheit during transport. Id. The shipments were ultimately rejected by…