Mayen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIO MAYEN, on his own behalf and on No. 1:21-cv-00318-DAD-BAK (EPG) behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT W.M. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC.’S MOTION TO W.M. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC., et al., DISMISS 15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 8) 16 The matter is before the court on the motion to dismiss filed by defendant W.M. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. (“Bolthouse”) on April 5, 2021. (Doc. No. 8.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 10.) For the reasons explained below, the court will grant in part and deny in part defendant Bolthouse’s motion to dismiss.

22 The undersigned apologizes for the excessive delay in the issuance of this order. This court’s overwhelming caseload has been well publicized and the long-standing lack of judicial…