Allen
Allen v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERIN ALLEN, et al., Case No. 3:13-cv-01279-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DISMISSING NON-
v. CALIFORNIA NAMED PLAINTIFFS’
CLAIMS AND DECERTIFYING
CONAGRA FOODS, INC., CLASSES Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 231, 267, 276
12 This case is about the allegedly misleading calorie count listed on the label of Conagra Brands, Inc.’s product Parkay Spray. Although California plaintiff Erin Allen initiated this action in 2013, the non-California named plaintiffs whose claims are before me now became part of it only one year ago. In the wake of my order denying certification of a nationwide class, Conagra asks that I reconsider my decision to exercise pendent personal jurisdiction over the claims by non-California named plaintiffs. I agree that reconsideration is necessary. For the reasons set forth below, I will dismiss the claims of the non-California named plaintiffs and decertify the classes they represented. …