Stanislaus Food Products Co. v. USS-POSCO Industries

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782 F. Supp. 2d 1059·2011 WL 1677957·2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43056

United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaFebruary 24, 2011Case CV F 09-0560 LJO SMSCalifornia10,437 words

Opinion

O'Neill, J.

ORDER ON JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS

By notice filed on December 10, 2010, defendants USS-POSCO Industries (“UPI”), U.S. Steel Corp, Pitcal, Inc., POSCO-California Corp, and POSCO American Steel Corp. (Collectively “defendants”) filed a joint motion to dismiss the plaintiffs second amended complaint (“SAC”). The motions were filed under seal and redacted portions of the motions were subsequently filed. Plaintiff Stanislaus Food Products filed an opposition to the motions on January 18, 2011. The opposition also was filed under seal with a redacted version also filed. The defendants filed reply briefs on February 2, 2011 and a redacted version was also filed. Pursuant to order, the motion was set without a hearing date. Having considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers, as well as the Court’s file, the Court issues the following order.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Stanislaus Food Products (“plaintiff’ or “Stanislaus”) is a Modesto tomato canner. Stanislaus processes and “fresh packs” tomatoes into tin-plated cans. Since 2001, Stanislaus has purchased millions of one-gallon tin-plated cans pursuant to a Container Supply Agreement (“Container Agreement”) with non-party Silgan…

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Parties

STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY
Plaintiff
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
Defendant

Judges

O'Neill

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