Anthony Vinyards v. Natural Plant Protection
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY VINEYARDS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00506-JLT-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING AS MOOT
DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL
v. NOTICE AND DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
UPL NA INC., ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE NORTH AMERICA, LLC, BRANDT (Docs. 60, 61, 61-1) CONSOLIDATED INC., NUTRIEN AG
SOLUTIONS, INC.,
16 Defendants. 17 18 Anthony Vineyards alleges that acres of its grapes were damages after it applyied the biological miticide, Biomite, shortly before rain fell over the area. Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC, UPL NA, Inc., and Brandt Consolidated, Inc. have filed joint Motions for Summary Judgment and a Request for Judicial Notice). (Docs. 60, 61, 61-1). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Brandt’s Request for Judicial Notice, and DENIES the Motions for Summary Judgment. (Docs. 60, 61.) /// /// /// /// I. UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS1 In late April and early May 2019,…