KINGS RIVER PACKING LP, et al. v. WKS AG CONSULTANTS INC. doing business as Top Shelf Produce Sales, et al.

I. INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiffs Kings River Packing LP (“Kings River”), Silver Canyon Sales, Inc. (“Silver Canyon”), Mountain Fruit Sales Inc., (“Mountain Fruit”), and Kingsburg Orchards (“Kingsburg”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) assert that they sold and shipped produce in interstate commerce to Defendants WKS AG Consultants doing business as Top Shelf Produce Sales (“Top Shelf”) and William Slattery (“Slattery”) (collectively “Defendants”), which failed to pay for the produce. Plaintiffs seek to hold Defendants liable for violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499a et seq. (“PACA”), federal common law, and applicable state law. (See generally Doc. 20.) Because Defendants failed to respond to the allegations in the complaint, Plaintiffs now seek default judgment against them. (Doc. 36.) The Court finds the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). As such, the hearing on the motion set for October 15, 2025, is VACATED. For the reasons set forth below, the Court RECOMMENDS that Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment be GRANTED with a reduction in…