Exel, Inc. v. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES L. GRAHAM, District Judge.

This case involves an interstate shipment of goods allegedly stolen or lost while in the custody of Defendant Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. (“SRT”). Pending before the court are SRT’s motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) and SRT’s request for an oral hearing on its motion. As set forth below, the Court grants SRT’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and denies SRT’s request for oral hearing.

I. Background

Exel is a freight broker (or, in its estimation, a company that “makes arrangements…