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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MUZZI FAMILY FARMS, LLC,

Plaintiff,

 v.

EAST & WEST GOURMET FOOD, INC.;

NAZIFA SIDIQ; RHATEB SIDIQ;

BILLAL SIDIQ,

Defendants. /

No. C 16-02432 WHA

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING

SCHEDULE AND HEARING ON

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

Plaintiff Muzzi Family Farms, LLC, has filed an ex parte motion for a temporary

restraining order requesting that defendants East & West Gourmet Food, Inc., Nazifa Sidiq,

Rhateb Sidiq, and Billal Sidiq, be enjoined from doing the following (Mot. at 2):

A. Removing, withdrawing, transferring, assigning or selling

to any other person or entity, the proceeds from the sales of any or

all existing or future inventories of food, including but not limited

to inventory on hand, perishable agricultural commodities,

commodities, and/or other products derived from perishable,

including frozen, agricultural commodities, and or receipts of

payments for such commodities sold prior to the date of this order,

and/or otherwise disposing of corporate assets, books or funds;

B. Taking any other action whatsoever which causes, has the

effect of causing, or which otherwise dissipates Plaintiff’s

beneficiary interests in the PACA trust assets;

C. Taking any other action whatsoever which violates 7

U.S.C. §499e(c)(1) through (4) and 7 U.S.C. §499b(4) [§2 of the

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”)];

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United States District Court

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D. Transferring, withdrawing, or in any other manner

removing PACA trust assets, including funds on deposit in

banking accounts held by or on behalf of Defendants at any and all

banking institutions, from Defendants’ banking accounts,

including but not limited to: (1) Defendants’ accounts with Wells

Fargo Bank; and, (2) any other accounts subsequently discovered

to be standing in any Defendants’ names.

The motion also requests that defendants be ordered to (id. at 2–3):

E. Deposit in court or in a separate trust account to be opened

by Plaintiff’s attorneys, the trust assets, in an amount of at least

$66,095.72, which includes $62,121.60 in principal, plus interest

charges at the rate of 10% per annum accrued through May 3,

2016, in the amount of $3,574.12, plus costs of $400.00, all of

which is perfected under the PACA trust provisions pursuant to 7

U.S.C. §499(e)(c) et seq. In the event that Defendants lack

sufficient funds to promptly deposit the total sum requested,

Defendants shall transfer any and all monies in its bank accounts

or on hand with the registry of the Court or into a trust account in

the name of Plaintiff’s attorney. Any or all receivables or monies

which Defendants obtain subsequent to the $66,095.72 deposit

required above.

F. Authorize and [sic] any other banking institutions

maintaining subsequently discovered accounts standing in any

Defendants’ names to release information about the

above-described accounts, including the amounts contained in the

accounts, in confidence and only to the extent necessary to verify

compliance with the terms of this Order. 

Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED TO PERSONALLY SERVE ON ALL DEFENDANTS, by NOON

ON MAY 6, 2016, the complaint in this case, the motion for a TRO (along with all

accompanying exhibits and documents), and a copy of this order. Defendants shall respond to

plaintiff’s motion by NOON ON MAY 10, 2016. A hearing on the motion for a TRO is hereby set

for 1:30 P.M. ON MAY 12, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 5, 2016. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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