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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Lowell T. Carruth, #034065 

McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

 WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

P. O. Box 28912 

5 River Park Place East 

Fresno, CA 93729-8912 

Telephone: (559) 433-1300 

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

James H. Cox (admitted pro hac vice) 

CARLTON FIELDS, P.A. 

One Atlantic Center 

1201 W. Peachtree St., Suite 3000 

Atlanta, GA 30309 

Telephone: (404) 815-3400 

Facsimile: (404) 815-3415 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-claimant 

SUNTRUST BANK 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION 

FOSTER POULTRY FARMS, INC., and 

FRESNO FARMING, LLC, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SUNTRUST BANK, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:04-CV-5513 OWW/SMS 

ORDER 

SUNTRUST BANK, 

Counterclaimant, 

v. 

FOSTER POULTRY FARMS, INC., and 

FRESNO FARMING, LLC, 

Counterdefendants. 

Action Filed: 3/9/04 

This Court having issued its Memorandum Decision on June 26, 2007 with respect to the 

Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of Plaintiffs Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., and Fresno 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, 

SHEPPARD, W AYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Farming LLC (collectively referred to as Foster) and the Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment of 

Defendant SunTrust Bank (hereinafter referred to as SunTrust), 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. With respect to Foster’s claim that SunTrust breached confidentiality 

agreements with Foster and SunTrust’s denial thereof, the Court having found disputed issues as 

to what extent and for what purpose SunTrust used Foster’s confidential information, both 

parties’ motions for summary judgment on the issue of the breach of confidentiality provisions 

are DENIED. 

2. With respect to Foster’s claim that SunTrust breached paragraph 6 of the 

Letters of Credit and SunTrust’s denial thereof, while this Court finds that SunTrust failed to reissue the Letters of Credit, Foster’s motion for summary judgment as well as SunTrust’s motion 

for summary judgment are both DENIED as to all other issues related to this claim, this Court 

having found that issues of fact exist that must be resolved in trial. 

3. SunTrust’s motion for summary judgment with respect to Foster’s claim of 

a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is GRANTED. 

4. SunTrust’s motion for summary judgment with respect to Foster’s claim 

for declaratory judgment is DENIED, this Court finding that resolution of Foster’s declaratory 

relief claim is at this time premature. 

DATED: July 9, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

 The Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

 Judge of the U.S. District Court 

32711/00000-1112862.v1 

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