Shaw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAMAR SHAW, Case No. 18-cv-06243-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., AS TO OCEAN DUCHESS, INC. AND

OCEAN SHIPHOLDINGS, INC.

Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 51

13 Defendants’ motion for summary judgment in favor of Ocean Duchess, Inc. (“Ocean Duchess”) and Ocean Shipholdings, Inc. (“Ocean Shipholdings”) came on for hearing before the court on January 22, 2020. Plaintiff Damar Shaw appeared through his counsel, Nicholas Neidzwski. Counsel for the United States, Eric Kaufman-Cohen, appeared on behalf of defendants. Having reviewed the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, the court hereby GRANTS defendants’ motion, for the reasons set forth below. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History On October 12, 2018, plaintiff Damar Shaw filed this action against defendants …