Rang Dong Joint Stock Co. v. J.F. Hillebrand USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Rang Dong Joint Stock Company, No. 2:18-cv-03195-KJM-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. J.F. Hillebrand USA, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Rang Dong Joint Stock Company, doing business as Rang Dong Winery, sued defendants J.F. Hillebrand USA, Inc. and Blue Eagle Consolidation Services for damage to cargo 19 carried by sea. Blue Eagle, citing a forum-selection clause, moves to dismiss. As explained 20 below, the courts grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. The Defendants Defendants Blue Eagle and Hillebrand are both logistics companies that share a common 24 parent company. See Higgins Decl. {fj 2-4, Mot. Dismiss, ECF No. 50-3; Gilbertson Decl. □□□ 3- 4, Mot. Dismiss, ECF No. 50-2. Blue Eagle is a German company; it does not have offices or employees in the United States. Higgins Decl. § 5. But it is registered with the United States