Lopez et al v. Ham Farms, LLC et al

Filing 46

ORDER denying 22 Motion without prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 1/26/2018. (Hayes, Lyndsay)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DMSION
-5:17-CV-329-D
ADAN LOPEZ, FRANCISCO MENDEZ,
EZEQUIEL ABURTO-HERNANDEZ,
ELENA RAPAEL-PERALTA,
JOSE PABLO SANDOVAL-MONTALVO,
and JOSE JIMENEZ-OLIVAREZ,
ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ-MENDEZ, on behalf
· of themselves and other similarly situated persons,

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Plaintiffs,
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HAM FARMS, LLC flk/a HAM FARMS, INC., )
HAM PRODUCE, LLC flk/a HAM PRODUCE )
COMPANY, INC., ISMAEL PACHECO,
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PACHECO CONTRACTORS, INC., HUGO
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MARTINEZ, GUTIERREZ HARVESTING,
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LLC, ROBERTO TORRES-LOPEZ, 5 G
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HARVESTING, LLC, RODRIGO GUTIERREZ- )
TAPIA, SR., and CIRILA GARCIA-PINEDA,
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Defendants. )

ORDER

On August 21, 2017, plaintiffs moved for substituted service of process upon the Secretary
of Labor with respect to defendants Gutierrez Harvesting, LLC and 5 G Harvesting, LLC [D.E. 22].
On August 29, 2017, counsel entered a notice of appearance for these two defendants [D.E. 24]. On
September 28, 2017, these two defendants answered the complaint [D.E. 41]. There appears to be
no issue concerning proper service of these two defendants. Thus, plaintiffs' motion [D.E. 22] is
DENIED without prejudice.
SO ORDERED. This Lk day of January 2018.

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