In Defense of Animals v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05293-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

SANDERSON FARMS, INC.,

13 Defendant.

15 I. INTRODUCTION This case certainly evokes a sense of déjà vu. Four years ago, Friends of the Earth (“FoE”) and the Center for Food Safety sued Sanderson Farms on the claim its advertisements for chicken were misleading.1 Three years ago, extensive discovery began. Two years ago, the complaint was dismissed because the plaintiffs lacked standing. Friends of the Earth v. Sanderson Farms, Inc., No. 17-CV-03592-RS, 2019 WL 3457787, at *1 (N.D. Cal. July 31, 2019) (“FoE I (N.D. Cal.)”). This year, a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously affirmed the dismissal. Friends of the Earth v. Sanderson Farms, Inc., 992 F.3d 939 (9th Cir. 2021) “FoE I (9th Cir.)”). The Ninth Circuit agreed the plaintiffs had not diverted resources to combat the challenged…