Weststeyn Dairy 2 v. Eades Commodities Co.

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280 F. Supp. 2d 1044·2003 WL 22119267·2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20738

United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 7, 2003CIV-F-00-7147OWWDLBCalifornia14,556 words

Opinion

Wanger, J.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANT DIVERSIFIED’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs are fourteen dairy farms: Weststeyn Dairy 2; Joe Alamo, individually and dba Alamo Dairy; B & J Dairy; George TeVelde, individually and dba George TeVelde Dairy Farm; J & M Bet-tencourt & Sons Dairy; Larrybell & Son Dairy; Bob Marchy, individually and dba Marchy Dairy; Sleepy Hollow Certified Milk Co., a California corporation; Tony Garcia, individually and dba Tony Garcia Dairy; Case Van Steyn, individually and dba Van Steyn Dairy; Bruce Burroughs, individually and dba Vista Livestock Co.; George Plantenga, individually and dba Western Sky Dairy; Van Warmerdam Dairy, Inc., a California Corporation and Willy Creek Ranch. Thirteen dairies (hereinafter “Weststeyn”) with the exception of Willy Creek Ranch filed their complaint in state court on November 7, 2000. The case was removed by defendant Diversified Business Credit (“Diversified”) with the consent of defendant Eades Commodi ties Company (“Eades”) to the United States District Court of the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division on December 8, 2000. On December 19, 2000, Judge Shubb transferred the case to the…

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Parties

WESTSTEYN DAIRY 2
Plaintiff
EADES COMMODITIES CO., Diversified Business Credit Inc., and Does 1 Through 100, Inclusive
Defendant

Judges

Wanger

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