Howard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRACY HOWARD, et al., Case No. 22-cv-00527-VC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. LEAVE TO FILE A MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.,

Re: Dkt. No. 169 Defendant.

This case is about baby food labeling. As relevant here, the plaintiffs brought a claim under the California Unfair Competition Law’s “unlawful” prong, alleging that Hain Celestial put nutrient content statements on its baby food—even though an FDA regulation (which is incorporated into California law) prohibits such statements on products intended for children less than two years old.1 The plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was denied with prejudice, and the plaintiffs moved for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of that denial. Specifically, plaintiffs ask for reconsideration of two elements of the order: first, that it ostensibly held “that their unlawfulness claims require showing that the class would be misled”; and second, that the denial was without leave to file a renewed motion for class certification. At the outset, it’s important to take a step back and use some common…