Driscoll's, Inc. v. California Berry Cultivars, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DRISCOLL’S, INC. and DRISCOLL’S OF

EUROPE B.V.,

No. 2:19-cv-00493-TLN-CKD Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER

CALIFORNIA BERRY CULTIVARS,

15 LLC and DOUGLAS SHAW 16 Defendants.

18 This matter is before the Court on Defendants California Berry Cultivars, LLC and Douglas Shaw’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Sanctions. (ECF No. 120.) Plaintiffs Driscoll’s, Inc. and Driscoll’s of Europe B.V. (collectively, “Driscoll’s”1) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 126.) Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 134.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motion is DENIED. /// ///

The singular “Driscoll’s” is how Plaintiffs Driscoll’s, Inc. and Driscoll’s of Europe B.V. refer to themselves in the Second Amended Complaint, and the Court refers to them the same here. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The Court need not address the factual background of this action, as it is set forth fully in the Court’s prior order. (ECF…