Effinger
Effinger v. Ancient Organics LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KELLY EFFINGER, et al., Case No. 22-cv-03596-AMO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING CLASS
v. CERTIFICATION
ANCIENT ORGANICS LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 73 Defendant.
12 This is a putative food mislabeling class action involving allegations of false labeling on ghee, a clarified butter product. Before the Court is Plaintiff Kelly Effinger’s motion for class certification. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument.1 Accordingly, the hearing set for May 29, 2025 is VACATED. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b), Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 78(b). Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby DENIES Effinger’s motion for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND Defendant Ancient Organics, LLC (“Ancient Organics”) manufactures and distributes the ghee products that are the subject of this lawsuit. SAC ¶ 24. Ancient Organics’s ghee (the “Product”) label…