Triumph Foods, LLC v. Rob Bonta et al

I. INTRODUCTION

On September 23, 2025, plaintiff Trrumph Foods, LLC (“Triumph” or “plaintiff’) filed a complaint against Rob Bonta, the Attorney General of California, Karen Ross, the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”), and Erica Pan, the Director of the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) (collectively, “defendants”). Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff challenges the constitutionality and seeks to prevent the enforcement of California’s Proposition 12 Farm Animal Confinement Initiative, which California voters passed on November 6, 2018 (“Proposition 12”), and its related regulations, California Health & Safety Code § 25990, et seq. Id. Plaintiff claims that application of Proposition 12 and its related regulations violates the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution because it is expressly preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act (“FMIA”). Compl. §§ 137-210. Plaintiff alternatively claims that there is implied preemption by the FMIA. Id. 4] 211-228. Plaintiff also claims that Proposition 12 and its related regulations violate the Commerce Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Import-Export Clause of the…