Fowler Packing Company, Inc. et al v. Lanier et al

Filing 68

ORDER Granting 67 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/23/2017. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FOWLER PACKING COMPANY, INC.
and GERAWAN FARMING, INC.,
Plaintiffs,

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No. 1:16-cv-00106-DAD-SAB

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

v.
DAVID M. LANIER, in his official
capacity as Secretary of the California
Labor and Workforce Development
Agency; CHRISTINE BAKER, in her
official capacity as the California Director
of Industrial Relations; and JULIE SU, in
her official capacity as California Labor
Commissioner,

(Doc. No. 67)

Defendants.

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Before the court is a motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief regarding the currently

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pending cross-motions for summary judgment. The pending motion was filed by Beatriz Aldapa

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and Elmer Avalos—the proposed class representatives in Aldapa v. Fowler Packing, Inc., et al.,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-00420-DAD-SAB—and Rafael Marquez Amaro, Jesus Alarcon Urzua, and the

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class of certified workers in Amaro v. Gerawan Farming, Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-00147-DAD-

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SAB. (Doc. No. 67.) The motion and a supporting declaration indicate neither of the parties to

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this dispute object to the proposed filing of the amicus curiae brief. (Id. at 3; Doc. No. 67-2 at

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¶ 4.) Therefore, finding good cause and noting the lack of objections, the court grants the motion.
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The amicus curiae brief submitted with the request (Doc. No. 67-1) shall be deemed filed. The

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amicus parties may appear at the hearing on the cross-motions for summary judgment pending in

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this action and are advised to comply with the court’s orders regarding appearances at that

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hearing.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

October 23, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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