Pinnacle Foods of California LLC

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

In re ) Case No. 24-11015-B-11 ) PINNACLE FOODS OF CALIFORNIA LLC, ) Docket Control No. KCO-5 ) ) Debtor. ) ) )

MEMORANDUM ON DEBTOR’S MOTION TO RECONSIDER

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO ASSUME FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

11 ————————————————————————————— 12 Michael J. Berger, Law Offices of Michael J. Berger, Beverly Hills, CA, for Pinnacle Foods of California, LLC, Craig R. Tractenberg, FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, for Pinnacle Foods of California LLC, Movant/Debtor.

Glenn D. Moses, VENABLE, LLP, for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., franchisor. 16 Walter R. Dahl, Subchapter V Trustee. 17 ————————————————————————————— 18 RENÉ LASTRETO II, Bankruptcy Judge: 19 20 INTRODUCTION The bankruptcy trustee or debtor-in-possession has a powerful tool to assume or assume and assign executory contracts or unexpired leases even if the contract or governing law 25 …