C.A.L. Produce Sales Corp v. CFG Produce, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 C.A.L. PRODUCE SALES Case No. 1:24-cv-00315-BAM
CORPORATION,
ORDER STAYING ACTION PENDING Plaintiff, RESOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS v. 14 CFG PRODUCE, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 BACKGROUND This is an action to enforce rights under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (“PACA”) following entry of a Reparations Order commenced on March 14, 2024. (Doc. 2.) The operative complaint alleges that Plaintiff C.A.L. Produce Sales Corporation and Defendant CFG Produce Inc. were each engaged in the business of buying and selling wholesale quantities of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate commerce. (Doc. 2, Compl. ¶¶ 1, 2.) Defendant Shawn Jackson is alleged to be an officer, director, shareholder, and USDA Principal of Defendant CFG, and was in a position to control Defendant CFG. (Id. ¶ 3.) Between December 9, 2022 to January 19, 2023, Plaintiff sold…