Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JESUS ROMERO, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00518-JD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 51, 52, 58, 67 AGRO RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL LLC, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 Defendant Sentinel Biologics, Inc. (Sentinel) has asked to dismiss multiple complaints against it, namely plaintiff Romero’s Second Amended Complaint, Dkt. No. 30, Agro Research International LLC’s (Agro) Amended Third-Party Complaint, Dkt. No. 60, and Wilbur-Ellis Co., LLC’s (Wilbur-Ellis) Crossclaims, Dkt. No. 35. See Dkt. Nos. 51, 58, and 67. The claims against Sentinel are based on its supply to Agro of a compound that is said to be non-organic for use in an herbicide and fertilizer that Agro marketed and sold as organic in California. Sentinel is headquartered in Texas, and challenges personal jurisdiction in this District. Dkt. Nos. 51, 58, and 67. The Court declines to resolve the personal jurisdiction question on the patchwork factual record presently before it. A short period…