Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC. v. Transcargo International Airways, C.A. Inc., No. 1:2017cv20768 - Document 27 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER granting 19 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 21 Defendant's Motion to Strike ; denying as moot 26 Motion for Extension of Time to Mediate in light of 19 granting summary judgment. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 10/27/2017. (lfs)
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Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC. v. Transcargo International Airways, C.A. Inc. Doc. 27 UN I TED STATES DI STRI CO UR T FOR TH E CT SO UTH ERN D I STRI O F FLOR I CT DA M i m iD i son a vi i C as N um be 17- 68- V - O REN O e r: 207 CI M CA RG O A I RPORT SERVI CES U SA , LLC, Pl i if a ntf , TRAN SCARG A I TERN A TI N AL N O A I A YS,C. . I C ., RW A ,N De en nt f da . O RD ER D ENY I D EFEND A NT ' M O TI N TO STR I E A ND O R D ER G R AN TI G NG S O K N PLA I I S M O TI N FO R SUM M AR Y JU D G M EN T NT FF' O THI CAUSE c m e bef e t Cour upon Pli ifs M oton f J S a or he t antf i or udgm e nt Pl adi or aler i y, f Summa y J dg nt( E.19) fld on Sept mber 12 e ngs , t natvel or r u me D. , ie e . on t he 201 a 7 nd Dee ntsM oi t Sti ( E.21 ,fldonSe e r26. 2017. fnda ' ton o rke D. ) ie ptmbe THE COURT has c i r t motons t r pons s i oppos ton t r i onsde ed he i , he es e n ii , he eples, pe tne por i oft r cor , and be ng o he wie f l advied i t pr m ie i i r i nt tons he e d i t r s uly s n he e s s t s , ADJUDGED t De e nts M oton t Sti i DEN I a Pli ifs M o i n f r hat f nda ' i o rke s ED nd antf to o Sum m a y J dgm e i G RAN TED . r u nt s 1. Background Pl ntf ,Ca go A ipor Se vi e U SA , LLC ,s s Def nda Tr ns r l em a i l ai i f r r t r cs ue e nt a ca ga nt tona , Aiw ays,C . . l ., f b ea h of c r t o atmaiey u j s e rc me ti t Co r fn s r A , ne or r c ontac , r le tv l , n u t n ih n f he u t i d t tt St nda d a Sete e Agr e e sa e notbi ng c r c s Pl ntf a s i ude a ha he a r nd tlm nt e m nt r ndi onta t . ai if l o ncl s de a aor j me c clr t y udg nt ountf te tt a or h oal mountal dl owed by Dee nt Pli if and lege y fnda a ntf . Def dant e e ed i o a St nda d Gr en nt r nt a r ound Handlng A gr em ent w he e y Pl ntf pr de i e rb ai if ovi d c go handlng s r c s t Def nda . To t e enti ce wer no tm el pai by Def nda ar i e vi e o e nt he xt nvoi s e t i y d e nt , i e es a pe li a c u on t out t di bal nce under t t nt r t nd na tes c r ed he san ng a he e m s of t St nda d r he a r Agr ent On M ay 12, 201 Pl i ifs c eem . 6, a ntf ouns la s D e e ntt ti w a i def ul oft e dvi ed f nda ha t s n a t he St nda d Agr e e i t a a r e m nt n he mount of $267,658. Subsequentys t partes cnt r i o a 86. l he i e ed nt Dockets.Justia.com Se tem e A g ee en on J tl nt r m t une 22, 201 wher by D e e nt w a r quie t pay Pl i if 6, e f nda s e rd o a ntf $ , 00,r pr s tng t ou sa ng i c balnce i t n bim on hl pa e s The 301358. e e en i he tt ndi nvoie a , n e - t y ym nt. Se te en A gr e ental o en il Pl i ift iscos s i r i f lng a l w s tt e or t tl m t e m s ttes a ntf o t t ncured n ii a ui o nf ce he t r s of t Se te ent Agr e en , i udi a t ne s f es a expe e . l t Se te e em he tl m e m t ncl ng tor y' e nd ns s n he t l m nt Agr m e . 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