State of CA v. Del Rosa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 State of California, No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-SCR Plaintiff, ORDER v. Phillip Del Rosa et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In this action, the court granted California’s motion for a preliminary injunction and 18 enjoined defendant Darren Rose in his official capacity as vice-chairman of the Alturas Indian Ranchera and as president/secretary of the Azuma Corporation from delivering cigarettes to 20 anyone in California in violation of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act or the Act) § 376a(e)(2)(A). Having previously held Rose in contempt on February 28, 2024, the court 22 provided for the possibility of prospective monetary and nonmonetary sanctions in the event of 23 future violations to ensure compliance with the preliminary injunction. California now asserts 24 Rose again violated the preliminary injunction and should be subject to the prospective sanctions. 25 The court finds Rose did…