Howell
Howell v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ANDREW HOWELL, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, CASE NO. 1:18-cv-01404-AWI-BAM
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS (Doc. No. 65) DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1–50, inclusive,
Defendants.
14 15 In this class action lawsuit, Andrew Howell is suing two cheese manufacturing companies, Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company. Before the court is Leprino’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, which challenges Howell’s lone remaining cause of action for violations of California’s unfair competition law. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Leprino’s motion. 21 LEGAL STANDARD Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) states that “[a]fter the pleadings are closed—but early…