Vital Distributions, LLC v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VITAL DISTRIBUTIONS, LLC, Case No.: 2:22-cv-00319-MCE-CKD 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 PEPPERIDGE FARM,

INCORPORATED,

15 Defendant. 16 17 By way of this action, Plaintiff Vital Distributions, LLC, (“Plaintiff” or “Vital”) seeks 18 to recover from Defendant Pepperidge Farm, Inc., (“Defendant” or “Pepperidge Farm”) 19 for various injuries arising out of Defendant’s purported breaches of the parties’ 20 “Consignment Agreement” (hereafter “Agreement”). Presently before the Court is 21 Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 83). Having considered the papers 22 filed in conjunction with the Motion, the record in its entirety, and the argument and 23 evidence presented at the hearing before the Court on Thursday, March 28, 2024, that 24 Motion is now GRANTED. Defendant’s oral request to stay this Order is DENIED, and 25 various other administrative matters are addressed in turn as well. 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 BACKGROUND 2 A. Background1 3 …