E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Pestmaster Services, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a No. 2:19-cv-02120-WBS-KJN California corporation, 13 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING SUPPLEMENTAL v. CLAIMS 15 PESTMASTER SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, JEFFERY

M. VAN DIEPEN, and UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA, Defendants. 19 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff E. & J. Gallo Winery (“plaintiff” or “Gallo”) brought this action against Pestmaster Services, Inc. (“Pestmaster”), its president and owner, Jeffery Van Diepen (“Van Diepen”), and the United States of America (“United States”) alleging violations of state tort law after Pestmaster’s application of an herbicide destroyed Gallo’s grape vines. (First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) (Docket No. 8).) In an order on March 25, 2020, this Court granted the United States’ motion to dismiss on the grounds of immunity. (See Order Granting Mot. to Dismiss (Docket No. 26).) At…