Sungyou Enterprise Co. v. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SUNGYOU ENTERPRISE CO., Case No. 22-cv-05306-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE Re: Dkt. No.
COMPANY,
11 Defendant. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Sungyou Enterprise Co. brings this breach of contract complaint against Ghirardelli Chocolate Company related to an agreement to distribute Ghirardelli’s chocolate products in South Korea. Ghirardelli now moves to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) based on claim preclusion, arguing that Sungyou already litigated identical causes of action in federal court, settled them, and dismissed them with prejudice. ECF No. 15. Sungyou filed an Opposition (ECF No. 21) and Ghirardelli filed a Reply (ECF No. 25). The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the April 27, 2023 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion.1 …