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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Tort/Non-Motor Vehicle

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TED DANIEL WOOD, SBN191768 

VITALE & LOWE 

11290 Pyrites Way, Suite 210 

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6338

Telephone: 916-851-3750 

Facsimile: 916-851-3770 

Counsel for Defendant 

SFM, LLC, a Delaware LLC, as successor 

in interest to Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN OF CALIFORNIA 

SAMANTHA WENZL, 

 Plaintiff 

vs. 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP.; 

SUNFLOWER FARMERS MARKET; 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC; 

and DOES 1 through 500, 

 Defendants. 

SFM, LLC, a Delaware LLC, as successor 

in interest to Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC, 

 Cross-Claimant, 

vs. 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP.; and 

ROES 1 through 20, 

 Cross-Defendants. 

Case No. 2:13-CV-01528-MCE-KJN

STIPULATION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT 

OF SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC 

AND ALLOW THE FILING OF AN 

ANSWER BY SFM, LLC, A DELAWARE 

LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC 

TO THE COMPLAINT 

 

COMPLAINT FILED: JULY 25, 2013

TRIAL DATE: NONE

Whereas, on July 25, 2013, Plaintiff filed her original Complaint in this action; 

Whereas, on October 8, 2013, Plaintiff filed a Request for Entry of Default as to 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC; 

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Whereas on October 9, 2013, the Clerk of the Court entered default against 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC; 

Whereas SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC was dissolved on December 6, 

2011; 

Whereas Defendant SFM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN 

INTEREST TO SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC has requested Plaintiff set aside 

the default taken against SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC to permit the 

successor-in-interest to file an Answer in this case; 

Whereas Plaintiff has agreed to request this Court set aside the default entered by 

the Clerk on October 9, 2013 be set aside immediately to allow the filing of the Answer 

and Cross-Claim of Defendant SFM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN 

INTEREST TO SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC within ten days after the entry of 

the Order on this Stipulation; 

Accordingly, Plaintiff and Defendant SFM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC, AS 

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC, having 

conferred via email, DO HEREBY STIPULATE that the default entered by the Clerk 

against SPROUTS FARMERS MARKES, LLC on October 9, 2013 be set aside and that 

Defendant SFM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC be permitted to file an Answer and Cross-Claim 

within ten days after entry of the Order on this Stipulation. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: November ___, 2013 _________

 JOHN C. MILLER, JR. 

 Counsel for Plaintiff 

DATED: November ____, 2013 _________ 

 TED DANIEL WOOD 

 Counsel for Defendant/Cross-complainant 

 SFM, LLC, a Delaware LLC, as successor 

in interest to Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC 

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ORDER 

 

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation to set aside the default entered against 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC, by the Clerk of the Court on October 9, 2013, to 

allow for the filing of an Answer by the successor-in-interest, the default entered against 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETS, LLC by the Clerk of the Court on October 9, 2013 is 

hereby set aside. It is further ORDERED Defendant shall have ten (10) calendar days 

from the date of service of this Order to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 13, 2014 

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