Henry's Bullfrog Bees v. Sunland Trading, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY’S BULLFROG BEES, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00582-DJC-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER

SUNLAND TRADING, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

This action involves a suit by three domestic honey producers who claim that organizations involved in the import, certification, and sale of foreign honey have conspired to import fake honey into the United States and sell it to consumers as real honey. Defendants have filed multiple Motions to Dismiss including a Joint Omnibus Motion to Dismiss in which they argue that the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is grounded in allegations of fraud but mostly consists of broad generalizations and thus fails to meet the particularity requirement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court grants Defendants’ Joint Omnibus Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 103). //// //// //// BACKGROUND I. Factual Background Plaintiffs are three…