Berkley Assurance Company v. Olam Americas, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BERKLEY ASSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00904-ADA-SAB

Plaintiffs, ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON

MOTION TO DISMISS UNTIL APRIL 12,

v. 2023

OLAM AMERICAS, INC., et al., (ECF Nos. 40, 42)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Berkley Assurance Company, individually and on behalf of Arte Sano, LLC, filed this action July 20, 2022, against Defendants Olam Americas, Inc. (“Olam”), and Smirk’s LTD. (ECF No. 1.) On October 18, 2022, Defendant Olam filed a motion to dismiss, and on December 6, 2022, filed a motion for joinder or more definite statement. (ECF No. 22.) On January 11, 2023, the Court held a hearing on the motions. (ECF No. 30.) No appearances were made on behalf of movant Defendant Olam. On January 11, 2023, the Court issued findings and recommendations recommending that Defendant Olam’s motions be deemed withdrawn pursuant to Local Rule 230(i). (ECF No. 33.) As relevant to the somewhat unsettled procedural posture currently, the Court reproduces some…