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Carma Technology, Corp. et al v. Uber Technologies Inc, No. 2:25-cv-00029 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 25, 2026)

Adopted in Part Report and recommendation adopted with modification
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:25-cv-00029, Dkt. No. 358
Decided
September 25, 2026
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J. — Marshall
Document
Order
Docket Entry
ORDER adopting 305 Report and Recommendations Granting in Part 21
Length
2 pages

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

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CARMA TECHNOLOGY, CORP., and

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CARMA TECHNOLOGY, LTD.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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CASE NO. 2:25-CV-00029-JRG-RSP

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., UBER

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FREIGHT HOLDING CORP., and UBER

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FREIGHT US LLC,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc., moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 12(b)(6). Dkt. No. 21. After Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint that, among other things, added Defendants Uber Freight Holding Corporation and Uber Freight US LLC, Dkt. No. 58, all Defendants supplemented the Motion with additional briefing, Dkt. No. 62-1.

Magistrate Judge Payne recommended the Court grant the Motion in part. See R. & R, Dkt. No. 305. Specifically, Judge Payne recommended Uber Freight Holding Corporation and Uber Technologies, Inc., be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) for improper venue, but that the Motion otherwise be denied. Id. at 14.

Plaintiffs have since filed Objections (Dkt. No. 340), with Defendants filing a Response (Dkt. No. 345) to those Objections. After conducting a de novo review of the Motion and related briefing, the Report and Recommendation, Carma’s Objections, and Defendants’ Response, the Court agrees with the reasoning provided in the Report and Recommendation and concludes the Objections fail to show the Report and Recommendation was clearly erroneous.

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Consequently, the Court OVERRULES Carma’s Objections, ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation, GRANTS IN PART the Motion (Dkt. No. 21), and DISMISSES Uber Freight Holding Corporation and Uber Technologies, Inc., from this proceeding. The Motion is otherwise DENIED.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 25th day of September, 2026.

RODNEY GILSTRAP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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