Perdue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, et al., Case No. 20-cv-00256-JSW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RESOLVING CROSS-

v. MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

SONNY PERDUE, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 65, 68 Defendants.

12 Now before the Court for consideration are the motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiffs Food & Water Watch (“FWW”), Center for Food Safety (“CFS”), the Humane Farming Association (“HFA”), and Robin Mangini (“Mangini”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and the cross- motion for summary judgment filed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (“FSIS”), and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin (collectively, “Defendants”). The Court has reviewed the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in the case, and it finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument. See N.D. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the Court DENIES…