La Fosse v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PAM LA FOSSE1 et al., 10 Case No. 19-cv-06570-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 12 DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

SANDERSON FARMS, INC.,

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I. INTRO DUCTION

16 Plaintiffs Pam La Fosse, Sharon Manier, Marybeth Norman, Starla McPeak, Laquita Hyatt, 17 18 Todd Hyatt, and Jonice Hyatt allege, on behalf of a putative nationwide class of consumers, that 19 defendant Sanderson Farms engages in extensive, deceptive marketing of its chicken products. 20 Specifically, plaintiffs allege Sanderson markets its products as “100% Natural,” when they do not 21 meet a reasonable consumer’s expectation of what that would mean. Plaintiffs’ initial complaint 22 was dismissed with leave to amend in February 2020, and Sanderson now moves to dismiss 23 certain claims in the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for lack of personal jurisdiction and 24 25 failure to state a claim. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the hearing on the motion was 26

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