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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United 

States District 

Court 

For the Western District of Washington 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NOTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES, LTD., 

 Plaintiff, 

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SEAMASTER LOGISTICS, INC., SUMMIT 

LOGISTICS INTERNATION, INC., KESCO 

CONTRAINER LINE, INC.;, KESCO 

SHIPPING, INC., and DOES 1 through 

20, 

 Defendants. 

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Case Nos. 11-cv-02861-SC 

 10-cv-05591-SC 

ORDER VACATING STATUS 

CONFERENCE AND SETTING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

 On March 21, 2013, following a trial, the District Court 

issued its Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law in a single 

opinion covering two consolidated cases: the "Freight Case" (No. 

10-cv-05591-SC) and the "Trucking Case" (No. 11-cv-2861-SC). 

Defendants SeaMaster and Summit appealed the Judgment in the 

Trucking Case, and Plaintiff Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ("MOL") crossappealed. On July 6, 2015, the Ninth Circuit issued a Memorandum 

Disposition affirming the finding of misrepresentation against 

SeaMaster and Summit, reversing the damages award to MOL and 

remanding for recalculation, reversing the award of attorney's fees 

to MOL, reversing the dismissal of MOL's RICO claim and remanding 

the RICO issues for further proceedings, and affirming the Court's 

conclusions on alleged co-conspirator liability. 

 On August 14, 2015, the parties issued a joint case management 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Western District of Washington 

statement. ECF No. 337. The joint statement requests that the 

Court set the following briefing schedule for the issues pending on 

remand: 

 MOL and SeaMaster/Summit to file simultaneous opening briefs 

on the issues pending on remand by September 4, 2015 

 MOL and SeaMaster/Summit to file simultaneous response briefs 

on September 11, 2015 

The Court hereby ORDERS the parties to submit briefs according 

to the parties' proposed schedule outlined above. Oral argument 

will be scheduled if necessary, but no hearing will be scheduled at 

this time. In addition, the status conference scheduled for August 

21, 2015 is hereby VACATED. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 18, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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