Sun Valley Farms, LLC v. Western Veg Produce, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SUN VALLEY FARMS, LLC, CASE NO. 1:20-CV-1665 AWI JLT

Plaintiff-Appellant,

ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION

v. TO DISMISS

WESTERN VEG PRODUCE, INC., (Doc. No. 8) Defendant-Appellee

12 13 This is an appeal under 7 U.S.C. § 499g(c) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”) by Plaintiff-Appellant Sun Valley Farms, LLC (“Sun Valley”) from a decision by the Secretary of Agriculture. Currently before the Court is Defendant-Appellee Western Veg Produce, Inc.’s (“Western Veg”) Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, Western Veg’s motion will be denied. 19 RULE 12(b)(1) FRAMEWORK Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) allows for a motion to dismiss based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 12(b)(1). It is a fundamental precept that federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Owen Equip. & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365, 374 (1978); K2 Am. Corp. v.…