The Continental Insurance Company v. BMA Trucking Services, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: The Continental Insurance Company
Defendant: BMA Trucking Services, Inc. and Does One through Ten
Cross-Complainant: BMA Trucking Services, Inc.
Cross-Defendant: GAR LABORATORIES, INC., RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE, JZ LOGISTICS LLC and REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP.
Cross-Plaintiff: BMA Trucking Services, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2025cv04418
Filed: May 16, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Rozella A Oliver
Referring Judge: Mark C Scarsi
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 49 U.S.C. § 81 Damaged Goods While Being Transported
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 10, 2025 Filing 51 RESPONSE BY THE COURT TO NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES IN FILED DOCUMENT RE: Miscellaneous Document #49 by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. The document is stricken. (smo)
November 10, 2025 Filing 50 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: Miscellaneous Document #49 (Blank/incomplete entry...only shows attorney's name). The following error(s) was/were found: Incomplete entry/blank..no docket entry, no filer. Other error(s) with document(s): Note: To assist in a search for correct events, please use the "SEARCH" option for a "key word" to narrow the selection process. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
November 7, 2025 Filing 49 (Shafer, Roger)
November 7, 2025 Filing 48 DECLARATION of Roger Shafer filed by ThirdParty Defendant REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP.. (Shafer, Roger)
November 6, 2025 Filing 47 JOINT REPORT of Order Imposing Sanctions on Third-Party Defendant Reyes Transport Logistics Corp. filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company. (Kirsch, Joshua)
October 30, 2025 Filing 46 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to GAR LABORATORIES, INC. answer now due 11/13/2025, re Third Party Complaint, #22 filed by Third-Party Defendant GAR LABORATORIES, INC..(Attorney Douglas A. Plazak added to party GAR LABORATORIES, INC.(pty:3pd))(Plazak, Douglas)
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 2 by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. Case ordered to Court Mediation Panel for mediation. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than May 18, 2026. (smo)
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER RE: COURT TRIAL by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/27/2026, at 2:00 PM and Bench Trial set for 8/11/2026, at 8:30 AM before Judge Mark C. Scarsi. See document for additional pretrial dates and deadlines. (smo)
October 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Mark C. Scarsi: ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS AND REQUIRING THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP.'S COUNSEL TO SHOW CAUSE RE: FURTHER SANCTIONS.The Court ordered lead trial counsel to appear at the scheduling conference on October 20, 2025. (See Order Setting Scheduling Conference II(c), ECF No. 13; see also Initial Standing Order 2, ECF No. 10.) Counsel for Third-Party Defendant Reyes Transport Logistics Corp. ("Reyes"), Roger S. Shafer, did not appear. Accordingly, the Court orders Reyes's counsel to pay Plaintiff Continental Insurance Co., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc., and Third-Party Defendant Radiant Global Logistics, Inc., the reasonable expenses they incurred because of counsel's nonappearance, including but not limited to attorney's fees incurred to attend the hearing. If the parties agree on the measure of the sanction, Reyes 's counsel shall pay the agreed sum, and the parties shall file within 14 days a joint statement indicating Reyes's counsel completed the payment. If the parties cannot agree on the measure of the sanction, the parties instead may file within 21 days a joint motion for an award of expenses. Any such motion may seek an award for fees incurred to file the motion. The Court orders Reyes's counsel to show cause why further sanctions should not be imposed, including but not limited to monetary sanctions payable to the Clerk in the amount of $300. Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 4445 (1991). Failure to file a timely and satisfactory response will result in imposition of further sanctionswithout further notice. (lc)
October 20, 2025 Filing 42 MINUTES OF Scheduling Conference held before Judge Mark C. Scarsi. The Court confers with counsel regarding the status of the case. The Court has reviewed the parties' Joint Report. A separate order will issue setting the deadlines and dates for this case. Court Recorder: CourtSmart. (lc)
October 17, 2025 Filing 41 ANSWER to Third Party Complaint, #22 filed by Third-Party Defendant RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE. (Attachments: #1 Corporate Disclosure Statment, #2 Certification and Notice of Interested Parties)(Price, Judson)
October 16, 2025 Filing 40 DEFAULT BY CLERK F.R.Civ.P.55(a) as to JZ LOGISTICS LLC, Third Party Defendant, on BMA Trucking Services Third Party Complaint (lc)
October 15, 2025 Filing 39 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc., re REQUEST for Clerk to Enter Default against Third-Party Defendant JZ LOGISTICS LLC #38 served on 10/15/25. (Counts, Emahn)
October 15, 2025 Filing 38 REQUEST for Clerk to Enter Default against Third-Party Defendant JZ LOGISTICS LLC filed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc.. (Counts, Emahn)
October 15, 2025 Filing 37 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Defendant BMA Trucking Services, Inc., upon Third-Party Defendant GAR LABORATORIES, INC. served on 10/9/2025, answer due 10/30/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Agent Erica, authorized person to accept service in compliance with statute not specified by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity (Counts, Emahn)
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE #35 by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. (lc)
October 10, 2025 Filing 35 REQUEST for Leave of Joshua E. Kirsch to Appear for Scheduling Conference Remotely filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Kirsch, Joshua)
October 8, 2025 Filing 34 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE:REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP's Answer to Third Party Complaint #33 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7.1-1 no notice of interested parties. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
October 7, 2025 Filing 33 ANSWER to Third Party Complaint, #22 filed by defendant REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP..(Shafer, Roger)
October 7, 2025 Filing 32 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 2 - 3 days, filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Kirsch, Joshua)
September 30, 2025 Filing 31 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE answer now due 10/17/2025, filed by Cross-Defendant RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE.(Attorney Judson Price added to party RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE(pty:3pd))(Price, Judson)
September 26, 2025 Filing 30 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to Amend REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP..(Attorney Roger S Shafer added to party REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP.(pty:3pd))(Shafer, Roger)
September 18, 2025 Filing 29 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc., upon Third-Party Defendant JZ LOGISTICS LLC served on 9/12/2025, answer due 10/3/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Silvia M, authorized person to accept service in compliance with statute not specified by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity (Counts, Emahn)
September 18, 2025 Filing 28 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc., upon Third-Party Defendant RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE served on 9/9/2025, answer due 9/30/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Sarah I, Manager (Authorized Person to Accept Service) in compliance with statute not specified by substituted service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity and by also mailing a copy (Counts, Emahn)
September 18, 2025 Filing 27 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc., upon Third-Party Defendant REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP. served on 9/5/2025, answer due 9/26/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Jordy Reyes, Authorized Person to Accept Service in compliance with statute not specified by substituted service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity and by also mailing a copy (Counts, Emahn)
September 4, 2025 Filing 26 21 DAY Summons Issued re THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT #22 as to THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS GAR LABORATORIES, INC., JZ LOGISTICS LLC, RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE, REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP. (lc)
August 27, 2025 Filing 25 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Third Party Complaint, #22 filed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc.. (Counts, Emahn)
August 27, 2025 Filing 24 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request on Third Party Complaint #23 . The following error(s) was found: The caption of the summons must match the caption of the third party complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. CLARIFICATION OF THE ABOVE RE SUMMONS ON THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT. 1) on the form re defendant/third party plaintiff area... PLEASE REMOVE ONLY the erroneous "and DOES 1-10"... The only defendant and third party plaintiff is BMA Trucking Services Inc.The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (lc)
August 26, 2025 Filing 23 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Third Party Complaint, #22 filed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc.. (Counts, Emahn)
August 26, 2025 Filing 22 THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Third-Party Defendants GAR LABORATORIES, INC., RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE, JZ LOGISTICS LLC, REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP., filed by Third-Party Plaintiff BMA Trucking Services, Inc..(Counts, Emahn)
August 25, 2025 Filing 21 RESPONSE BY THE COURT TO NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES IN FILED DOCUMENT RE: Crossclaim #17 by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. The document is stricken. (smo)
August 25, 2025 Filing 20 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons re Summons Request #18 . The following error(s) was found: The case number and/or judge(s)initials are incorrect. REFER TO Deficiency Notice re "CROSS CLAIM" docket no. 19, 17 The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (lc)
August 25, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: Crossclaim #17 . The following error(s) was/were found: Incorrect event selected. Correct event to be used is: Third Party Complaint. The pleading caption and body text and case docket refers to the parties as Cross Claimant and Cross defendants. The pleading is against new parties not on original complaint, therefore it is a Third Party Complaint. Other error(s) with document(s): Note: To assist in a search for correct events, please use the "SEARCH" option for a "key word" to narrow the selection process.. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
August 22, 2025 Filing 18 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Crossclaim #17 filed by Cross-Claimant BMA Trucking Services, Inc.. (Counts, Emahn)
August 22, 2025 Filing 17 CROSSCLAIM against Cross-Defendants GAR LABORATORIES, INC., RADIANT GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. d/b/a ADCOM WORLDWIDE, JZ LOGISTICS LLC, REYES TRANSPORT LOGISTICS CORP., filed by Cross-Claimant BMA Trucking Services, Inc..(Counts, Emahn)
August 22, 2025 Filing 16 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant BMA Trucking Services, Inc., (Counts, Emahn)
August 18, 2025 Filing 15 RESPONSE BY THE COURT TO NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES IN FILED DOCUMENT RE: Answer to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #12 by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. A notice of interested parties shall be filed no later than 5 days from entry of this Order. (smo)
August 18, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: BMA Trucking Services, Inc.'s Answer to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #12 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7.1-1 no notice of interested parties. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
August 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. Scheduling Conference set for 10/20/2025, at 10:00 AM before Judge Mark C. Scarsi. (smo)
August 15, 2025 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendant BMA Trucking Services, Inc..(Attorney Emahn Counts added to party BMA Trucking Services, Inc.(pty:dft))(Counts, Emahn)
July 3, 2025 Filing 11 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company, upon Defendant BMA Trucking Services, Inc. served on 6/29/2025, answer due 7/21/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Fridel E Alvarado in compliance with statute not specified by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity (Kirsch, Joshua)
May 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 INITIAL STANDING ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE MARK C. SCARSI upon filing of the complaint by Judge Mark C. Scarsi. (smo)
May 19, 2025 Filing 9 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendant BMA Trucking Services, Inc.. (sh)
May 19, 2025 Filing 8 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (sh)
May 19, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (sh)
May 19, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Mark C. Scarsi and Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. (sh)
May 16, 2025 Filing 5 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company identifying CNA Financial Corporation as Corporate Parent. (Kirsch, Joshua)
May 16, 2025 Filing 4 Certification and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company, identifying WK Webster (Overseas) Ltd; Traxxas, LP. (Kirsch, Joshua)
May 16, 2025 Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company. (Kirsch, Joshua)
May 16, 2025 Filing 2 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company. (Kirsch, Joshua)
May 16, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-39721850 - Fee: $405, filed by Plaintiff The Continental Insurance Company. (Attorney Joshua E Kirsch added to party The Continental Insurance Company(pty:pla))(Kirsch, Joshua)

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Plaintiff: The Continental Insurance Company
Represented By: Joshua E Kirsch
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