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Nature of Suit Code: 891
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 07:499 Agricultural Commodities Act

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STIPULATED ORDER DETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF PACA TRUST CLAIMS AND 

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JUNE MONROE, State Bar No. 284763

R. JASON READ, State Bar No. 117561

RYNN & JANOWSKY, LLP

2603 Main Street, Suite 1250

Irvine, CA 92614

Telephone: (949) 752-2911

Attorneys for Intervening-Plaintiffs

SUNTERRA PRODUCE TRADERS, INC., 

1ST QUALITY PRODUCE, INC., 

PETERSON FARMS FRESH, INC., 

COASTAL PACIFIC SALES, LLC and 

FROERER FARMS, INC. d/b/a OWYHEE PRODUCE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GREENGATE FRESH, LLLP, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

TRINITY FRESH PROCUREMENT, LLC, 

et al.

Defendants.

CASE NO: 2:18-cv-03161-JAM-EFB

STIPULATED ORDER 

DETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF 

PACA TRUST CLAIMS AND 

AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF 

PACA TRUST ASSETS

SUNTERRA PRODUCE TRADERS, INC., 

et al.

Intervening Plaintiffs,

vs.

TRINITY FRESH DISTRIBUTION, LLC, et 

al., 

Defendants.

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FRESHPOINT DENVER, INC. and RUBY 

ROBINSON COMPANY, LLC,

 Consolidated Plaintiffs,

vs.

TRINITY FRESH DISTRIBUTION, LLC, et 

al.

 Consolidated Defendants.

PRODUCE PAY, INC.

 Intervenor Plaintiff,

vs.

TRINITY FRESH DISTRIBUTION, LLC, 

TRINITY FRESH MANAGEMENT, LLC, 

and TRINITY FRESH PROCUREMENT, 

LLC,

 Intervenor Defendants.

AND OTHER INTERVENING ACTIONS

I.

THE PARTIES

The Parties to this Stipulated Order Determining the Validity of PACA1

Trust Claims (“Stipulated Order”) are: Plaintiff GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, 

Intervening Plaintiffs Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc., 1st Quality Produce, Inc., 

Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc., Coastal Pacific Sales, LLC; Froerer Farms, Inc. d/b/a 

Owyhee Produce (the “Sunterra Group”), Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., Ben E. Keith 

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 The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499e, et seq. 

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Company, and Fresh Innovations California, LLC (collectively “Intervening 

Plaintiffs”), Consolidated Plaintiffs FreshPoint Denver, Inc. and Ruby Robinson 

Co., LLC (the “FreshPoint Group” with GreenGate and Sunterra Group, and 

Intervening Plaintiffs are together “Plaintiffs”), and Intervenor Produce Pay, Inc. 

(“Produce Pay”) (Plaintiffs and Produce Pay are the “Parties”).

The Parties submit this Stipulated Order to identify validly perfected PACA 

Trust Beneficiaries of the Defendants Trinity Fresh Distribution, LLC, Trinity 

Fresh Management, LLC, and Trinity Fresh Procurement, LLC (collectively 

“Trinity Fresh”), who are entitled to enforce PACA trust rights against Trinity 

Fresh, assets of Trinity Fresh, or third-party transferees of PACA Trust Assets

(defined below). This Court adopts the following recitals and stipulated facts as 

findings of facts and conclusions of law.

II.

RECITALS

i. The Amended Preliminary Injunction Order, Establishing PACA 

Claims Procedure, and Allowing Expedited Discovery (“Claims Order”) [Doc. No. 

47], as amended by further Stipulations and Orders [Doc. Nos. 48, 93/94, 103/104, 

116/118, 123/124, 125/126, 131/132, 134/135, 137/138, 139/140, 142/143, and 

147/148], at paragraphs 30, 32, and 33 required any creditor of Trinity Fresh 

holding a claim and alleging rights under the PACA trust as to Trinity Fresh, to file 

with the Clerk of the Court, and serve on the required notice counsel, the court 

approved PACA Proof of Claim form, together with any and all documents 

supporting its claim and a Complaint in Intervention, by April 22, 2019.

ii. This Stipulation streamlines the scheduling order contained in the 

Claims Order and the amendments thereto. Specifically, this Stipulation 

incorporates the parties’ obligations relating to the “Deadline to File Motion for 

Ruling on Objections,” “Deadline to File and Serve PACA Trust Chart and Notice 

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of First Interim Distribution,” “Deadline to File Objections to PACA Trust Chart 

and First Interim Distribution,” “Deadline to File Motion to Resolve Objections to 

PACA Trust Chart and to Approve First Interim Distribution,” and “Anticipated 

Interim Distribution Deadline.”

iii. Under the Claims Order at page 3, footnote 1, “PACA Trust Assets” 

“include, without limitation, perishable agricultural commodities received by the 

Trinity Entities [i.e. Trinity Fresh] in all transactions, all inventories of food or 

other products derived from such perishable agricultural commodities, all 

receivables or proceeds from the sale of such commodities and food or products 

derived therefrom and assets commingled with, purchased with or otherwise 

acquired with such proceeds.” 

iv. Pursuant to paragraph 28 of the Claims Order, Administrative Counsel 

served notice of the Claims Order on the creditors of Trinity Fresh. A certificate of 

service was filed on March 21, 2019 [Doc. No. 56].

v. Plaintiffs filed and served PACA Proofs of Claim. [See, GreenGate 

Fresh, LLLP, Doc. No. 70; Sunterra Group, Doc. Nos. 61-65; Nor-Cal Produce, 

Inc., Doc. No. 77; Ben E. Keith Company Doc. Nos. 72, 74; FreshPoint Group, 

Doc. Nos. 66-67; Fresh Innovations California, LLC Doc. No. 107]. Plaintiffs also 

filed and served complaints, consolidated complaints, or complaints in 

intervention. [See, GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, Doc. No. 1; Sunterra Group, Doc. 

Nos. 24; Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., Doc. No. 77; Ben E. Keith Company Doc. No. 71; 

FreshPoint Group, Doc. No. 1 (in the Consolidated Action); Fresh Innovations 

California, LLC Doc. No. 107].

vi. Produce Pay filed a complaint in intervention seeking declaratory 

judgment that sums it received through its factoring transactions with Trinity Fresh 

are not PACA Trust Assets [Doc No. 76].

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vii. Certain Plaintiffs filed Answers to Produce Pay’s complaint, asserting

defenses to Produce Pay’s requested relief. See, GreenGate Fresh, LLLP’s Answer 

[Doc. No. 81], Sunterra Group’s Answer [Doc. No. 79], and FreshPoint Group’s 

Answer [Doc. No. 80].

viii. GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, Sunterra Group, and FreshPoint Group filed 

objections to Kettle Cuisine’s claim, arguing that Kettle Cuisine is not eligible for 

PACA trust rights for the following reasons: (1) Kettle Cuisine sold to Trinity 

Fresh “sauce – bean spice,” which is not a covered perishable agricultural 

commodity under the PACA; (2) Kettle Cuisine has not submitted evidence that it 

provided a sufficient and separate written notice of its intent to preserve its trust 

benefits within 30 calendar days of when payment was due as required by 7 U.S.C. 

§499e(c)(3) and 7 C.F.R. §46.46(f)(1) - (2); and (3) Kettle Cuisine has failed to 

comply with the PACA Claims Procedure Order. [Doc. No. 78]. 

ix. Produce Pay filed its Objection to Plaintiffs’ claims and to any late 

filed claims on May 13, 2019 [Doc. No. 82]. 

x. Plaintiffs filed their respective Responses to the Objections. 

[GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, Doc. No. 101; Sunterra Group, Doc. No. 100; Nor-Cal 

Produce, Inc., Doc. No. 84; Ben E. Keith Company Doc. No. 99; FreshPoint 

Group, Doc. No. 98; Fresh Innovations California, LLC, Doc. No. 117].

xi. Trinity Fresh has not appeared or otherwise defended this action.

xii. Paul Abess was the sole shareholder of the Trinity Fresh entities. On 

April 15, 2019, he filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the United 

States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. [Doc. No. 60]. Pursuant to 11 

U.S.C. § 362(a), all prosecution or continuation of the instant action, consolidated 

action and intervening actions has been stayed as to Mr. Abess [Doc. No. 60], and 

his discharge order was entered on August 6, 2019. GreenGate Fresh, LLLP and 

FreshPoint Group have pending adversary actions against Mr. Abess excepting to 

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his discharge, and those plaintiffs who originally included him as a defendant but 

did not file adversary complaints excepting to his discharge have dismissed Mr. 

Abess from this action. 

xiii. Pursuant to paragraph 39 of the Claims Order, Plaintiffs and Produce 

Pay have resolved Produce Pay’s objections to Plaintiffs’ PACA Proofs of Claim, 

and submit this Stipulation for an order determining the validity and amounts of 

Plaintiffs’ PACA Trust Claims and to streamline the scheduling of the Claims 

Order.

xiv. Plaintiffs and Produce Pay have also resolved all objections, 

defenses, or claims in opposition to Produce Pay’s complaint in intervention for 

declaratory judgment [Doc. No. 76].

II.

STIPULATED FACTS

1. At all times herein, Plaintiffs and Trinity Fresh were engaged in the 

buying and/or selling of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and/or 

foreign commerce in wholesale and jobbing quantities as defined by the PACA, 7 

U.S.C. §499a(4), 7 C.F.R. § 46.2(m) and (x) as commission merchants or dealers 

subject to the PACA provisions and the regulations promulgated by the Secretary 

of Agriculture of the United States of America pursuant to the PACA.

2. During the transactions subject to this action, the following Plaintiffs 

were licensed as dealers or commission merchants under the following PACA 

license numbers:

Plaintiff PACA License No.

1st Quality Produce, Inc. 20050358

Ben E. Keith Company 19087056

Coastal Pacific Sales, LLC 20110766

Fresh Innovations California, LLC 20090252

FreshPoint Denver, Inc. 19980737

Froerer Farms, Inc. dba Owyhee 20070320

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Produce

GreenGate Fresh, LLLP 20100442

Nor-Cal Produce, Inc. 19722178

Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc. 20080726

Ruby Robinson Company, LLC 19670951

Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc. 20010038

3. Plaintiffs sold and shipped perishable agricultural commodities to 

Trinity Fresh at Trinity Fresh’s request, for which Plaintiffs invoiced a total 

cumulative principal amount of $3,584,857.10 for the purchased produce. 

4. Trinity Fresh received and accepted all commodities sold by Plaintiffs 

as described at Paragraph 3, above. 

5. Trinity Fresh failed to pay for the amounts due under Paragraph 3 that 

were owed to Plaintiffs, prompting the filing of this action, the amended complaint, 

and intervening complaints. 

6. Plaintiffs have taken all steps necessary to properly preserve their 

PACA Trust rights under 7 U.S.C. §499e(c) with respect to the sales transactions 

described in Paragraph 3, above. 

7. On or about February 28, 2019, this Court entered an Order approving 

the Claims Order [Doc. No. 47], enjoining dissipation of PACA Trust Assets and 

setting forth a procedure to validate PACA trust claims, to assert claims against 

PACA Trust Assets, and to distribute PACA Trust Assets to those claimants

holding valid PACA claims. 

8. Produce Pay withdraws its Objection, to Plaintiffs’ claims and to any 

late filed claims, filed on May 13, 2019 [Doc. No. 82].

9. Plaintiff GreenGate Fresh, LLLP withdraws its Answer [Doc. No. 81], 

Sunterra Group withdraws their Answer [Doc. No. 79], and FreshPoint Group 

withdraws their Answer [Doc. No. 80].

10. Through the PACA Claims Procedure, Plaintiffs have established 

valid PACA trust claims in the following amounts:

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Plaintiffs/Valid PACA 

Beneficiary

Principal 

Amount Interest Attorney’s Fees

Total PACA 

Claim

ProRata %

1st Quality Produce, 

Inc. $161,656.50 $6,348.71 n/a $168,005.21 4.13%

Ben E. Keith Company $19,131.53 $540.22 n/a $19,671.75 0.48%

Coastal Pacific Sales, 

LLC $82,605.00 $ 8,218.74 $1,859.72 $92,683.46 2.28%

Fresh Innovations 

California, LLC $62,875.89 $6,079.29 $6,915.00 $75,870.18 1.86%

FreshPoint Denver, Inc. $340,023.19 $33,559.80 $40,118.32 $413,701.31 10.16%

Froerer Farms, Inc. dba 

Owyhee Produce $17,960.00 $2,572.95 $416.66 $20,949.61 0.51%

GreenGate Fresh, LLLP $540,979.90 $50,268.70 $33,184.65 $624,433.25 15.34%

Nor-Cal Produce, Inc. $73,460.07 $4,809.55 $ 5,022.95 $83,292.57 2.05%

Peterson Farms Fresh, 

Inc. $79,504.20 $5,481.49 $1,818.26 $86,803.95 2.13%

Ruby Robinson Company, 

LLC $264,131.50 $ 21,771.78 $30,674.74 $316,578.02 7.78%

Sunterra Produce 

Traders, Inc. $1,942,529.32 $182,241.93 $44,439.18 $169,210.43 53.28%

TOTAL PACA CLAIMS $3,584,857.10 $321,893.16 $164,449.48 $4,071,199.74 100.00%

11. The Total PACA Claim amounts are preserved under the PACA trust 

provisions as valid PACA Trust Claims pursuant to 7 U.S.C. §499e(c) et seq. 

12. Administrative Counsel, June Monroe of the law firm Rynn & 

Janowsky, LLP, shall distribute PACA Trust Assets, including funds in the PACA 

Trust Account established by Paragraph 13 of the Claims Order, in the pro-rata 

percentages stated in Paragraph 10. Plaintiffs shall agree upon the aggregate 

amounts for interim and final distributions of PACA Trust Assets. If the Plaintiffs

are unable to agree to the amount of withdrawal distributions, Administrative 

Counsel shall serve and file a noticed motion to resolve objections for distribution 

of the PACA Trust Account. Produce Pay agrees it will not object to the 

distribution of PACA Trust Assets.

13. Plaintiffs are valid PACA trust beneficiaries of Trinity Fresh in the 

amounts identified in Paragraph 10. As a result, all parties are collaterally estopped 

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from challenging the validity and amounts of Plaintiffs’ PACA Trust Claims 

against Trinity Fresh. 

14. Plaintiffs Coastal Pacific Sales, LLC, Fresh Innovations California, 

LLC, FreshPoint Denver, Inc., Froerer Farms, Inc. dba Owyhee Produce, 

GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc., Ruby 

Robinson Company, LLC, and Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc. are contractually 

entitled to attorneys’ fees and those sums are part of their PACA trust claims as 

sums owing in connection with their respective produce transactions under 7 

U.S.C. § 499e(c)(2). 

15. Plaintiffs Coastal Pacific Sales, LLC, Fresh Innovations California, 

LLC, FreshPoint Denver, Inc., Froerer Farms, Inc. dba Owyhee Produce, 

GreenGate Fresh, LLLP, Nor-Cal Produce, Inc., Peterson Farms Fresh, Inc., Ruby 

Robinson Company, LLC, and Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc. had contractual 

provisions on their invoices or in separate written agreements with the Trinity 

Fresh providing for financing charges of 18% per annum for balances past due. 

16. Plaintiffs 1st Quality Produce, Inc. and Ben E. Keith Company are 

entitled to 10% per annum prejudgment interest pursuant to Civil Code § 3289(b).

17. Plaintiffs are, by contract or by statute, entitled to pre- and postjudgment interest at the above rates and those sums are part of their PACA trust 

claims as sums owing in connection with the produce transaction under 7 U.S.C. § 

499e(c)(2) as set forth in Paragraph 10. 

18. This Stipulated Order is necessary to determine the validity of PACA 

Trust Claims and to establish the identity of PACA trust creditors entitled to 

enforce PACA trust rights against Trinity Fresh and third-party transferees of 

PACA Trust Assets.

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19. During an extensive informal discovery process, Plaintiffs were able 

to review and examine the Factoring Agreement between Produce Pay and Trinity 

Fresh along with supporting documentation and sworn statements.

20. As such, Plaintiffs agree that Produce Pay is not a third-party 

transferee of PACA Trust Assets. Plaintiffs have agreed not to seek disgorgement 

from Produce Pay of sums it received under its factoring arrangement with Trinity 

Fresh in the aggregate amount of $1,132,406.24.

21. Plaintiffs further agree not to oppose, and otherwise waive any right 

they may have to oppose, any Request for Entry of Default or Motion for Entry of 

Default Judgement Produce Pay may file against Trinity Fresh.

22. Through its factoring transactions with Trinity Fresh, Produce Pay is 

holding $88,446.58 for the benefit of Trinity Fresh in accounts receivable rebates, 

which are PACA Trust Assets. Produce Pay is also holding Trinity Fresh 

receivables in the amount of $14,272.12 for the benefit of Plaintiffs. Within ten 

(10) days of entry of an Order approving this Stipulation, Produce Pay shall remit 

payment of $102,718.70 to Administrative Counsel for deposit into the PACA 

Trust Account, entitled “Trinity Fresh PACA Trust Account.”

23. Plaintiffs and Produce Pay agree that all other accounts receivable of 

Trinity Fresh are PACA Trust Assets belonging to Plaintiffs as valid PACA Trust 

Creditors, including but not limited to $574,329.71 due to Trinity Fresh from Out 

West Restaurant Group, Inc. (formerly Cerca Trova Restaurant Concepts, Inc.).

24. Administrative Counsel shall promptly serve a copy of this Stipulated 

Order on Out West Restaurant Group, Inc. and its counsel. Out West Restaurant 

Group, Inc. shall remit payment of the foregoing $574,329.71 to the “Trinity Fresh 

PACA Trust Account” within ten (10) business days of notice of entry of this 

Stipulated Order by wire transfer or by certified funds as instructed by 

Administrative Counsel. 

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25. Unless stated otherwise, nothing in this Stipulated Order is a waiver or 

limitation of any rights Plaintiffs may have under PACA, including, but not limited 

to, Plaintiffs’ PACA Trust rights, or Plaintiffs’ ability to enforce said trust rights 

against any person or entity liable to Plaintiffs for breach of the PACA trust, all 

such rights being expressly reserved. This Stipulated Order is being entered into 

pursuant to and in reliance upon 7 C.F.R. §46.46(e)(3) which states, in part: “If 

there is a default in payment as defined in §46.46(a)(3), the seller, supplier, or 

agent who has met the eligibility requirements of Paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) of this 

section will not forfeit eligibility under the trust by agreeing in any manner to a 

schedule for payment of the past due amount or by accepting a partial payment.” 

26. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, no finding, 

conclusion, or stipulation herein shall apply to or be used in any way in the 

pending adversary actions of the FreshPoint Group and GreenGate against Paul 

Abess 2

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27. This stipulation and order are the result of negotiation and 

compromise by and among the parties hereto with respect to the particular facts 

and circumstances of this case and shall have no application to cases other than this 

one; however, nothing herein shall prevent any party hereto, including Produce 

Pay, from arguing, under any applicable principles of collateral estoppel or 

otherwise, that the entry of this order prevents the assertion of claims against it in 

this case by parties other than the parties to this order.

28. Pursuant to paragraph 38 of the Claims Order, the Kettle Cuisine

claim is disallowed because Kettle Cuisine failed to file and serve timely responses 

to the objections filed against its claim [Doc. Nos. 78 and 82] as required by the 

Claims Order. 

 2 Freshpoint Denver, Inc. et al v. Abess, Adv. No. 19-02088; GreenGate Fresh, LLLP v. Abess, Adv. No. 

19-02093.

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29. Pursuant to paragraph 33 of the Claims Order:

Except for good cause and the absence of substantial prejudice to the 

non-moving parties shown, ANY SUPPLIER OR CREDITOR 

WHO HAS BEEN SERVED WITH THIS ORDER AND THE 

NOTICE AND WHO FAILS TO TIMELY FILE A PACA 

PROOF OF CLAIM AND COMPLAINT IN INTERVENTION 

WITH THE COURT SHALL BE BARRED from thereafter 

asserting any claim under PACA against the Defendants, the PACA 

Trust Assets, the Receivership Estate, other PACA Trust 

Beneficiaries, or third parties. 

As such, all other creditors are barred from thereafter asserting any claim under 

PACA against Trinity Fresh, the PACA Trust Assets, Plaintiffs, Produce Pay or 

third party transferees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 2/20/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez____________

JOHN A. MENDEZ

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Respectfully submitted on February 20, 2020.

STIPULATED AND AGREED BY:

RYNN & JANOWSKY, LLP

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ June Monroe

June Monroe

RYNN & JANOWSKY, LLP

2603 Main Street, Suite 1250

Irvine, CA 92614

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Tel. 949.752.2911

Fax.949.752.0953

Attorneys for Intervening Plaintiffs 

Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc., et al.

MEUERS LAW FIRM, P.L.

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ Lawrence H. Meuers

Lawrence H. Meuers

Meuers Law Firm, P.L.

5395 Park Central Court

Naples, FL 34109

Tel: 239.513.9191

Fax: 239.513.9677

Attorneys for Plaintiff Greengate Fresh, 

LLLP

McCARRON & DIESS

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis

McCARRON & DIESS

4530 Wisconsin Avenue N.W., Suite 301

Washington, DC 20016

Tel. 202.364.0400 

Fax 202.364-2731

kellis@mccarronlaw.com

Pro Hac Vice

Attorneys for Consolidated Plaintiffs 

FreshPoint Denver, Inc. et al. 

GEORGESON AND BELARDINELLI

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ C. Russell Georgeson

C. Russell Georgeson

GEORGESON AND BELARDINELLI

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State Bar No. 53589

7060 North Fresno Street, Suite 250

Fresno, California 93720

Tel. 559.447.8800

Fax. 559.447.0747

crgdanelaw@sbcglobal.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff FreshPoint 

Denver, Inc. et al. 

BAKER MANOCK & JENSEN PC 

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ Michael James Fletcher

Michael James Fletcher 

BAKER MANOCK & JENSEN PC 

5260 North Palm Ave. 

Suite 421 

Fresno, CA 93704 

559.432.5400 

559.432.5620 (fax) 

mfletcher@bakermanock.com

Attorneys for Intervenor Ben E. Keith 

Company 

BIRCH HORTON BITTNER & 

CHEROT, P.C.

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ George R. Pitts

George R. Pitts

Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot, P.C.

1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Ste. 

825

Washington, D.C. 20036-4165

(202) 659-5800 – Phone

(202) 862-8349 – Direct Dial

(202) 659-1027 – Fax

gpitts@dc.bhb.com

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Attorneys for Intervenor Nor-Cal 

Produce, Inc. 

WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF

& BRANDT LLC

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ Jason R. Klinowski

WALLACE JORDAN RATLIFF

& BRANDT LLC

800 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 400

Birmingham, Alabama 35209

205.847.0371

jklinowski@wallacejordan.com

Pro Hac Vice 

Attorneys for Intervenor Produce Pay, 

Inc. 

NEUMILLER & BEARDSLEE

DATED: February 20, 2020 /s/ Ricardo Z. Aranda

NEUMILLER & BEARDSLEE

3121 W. March Lane, Suite 100

Stockton, CA 95219

Tel. 209-948-8200

raranda@neumiller.com

Attorneys for Intervenor Fresh 

Innovations California, LLC 

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