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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AMY GITSON, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CLOVER-STORNETTA FARMS, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 13-cv-01517-EDL 

ORDER EXTENDING STAY 

 This is a putative class action alleging that Plaintiffs have been deceived by Defendant’s 

use of the term organic “evaporated cane juice” (“ECJ”) on yogurt labels. The case has been 

stayed since June 9, 2014 awaiting FDA action pursuant to the primary jurisdiction doctrine. 

Having considered the arguments presented in the parties’ January 4, 2016 Joint Status Report, the 

Court hereby extends the stay for an additional 180 days, until August 7, 2016. A further status 

conference is set for August 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. The parties shall file a joint status update by 

July 26, 2016 discussing any relevant FDA or judicial activity that has occurred in the interim that 

might impact whether the stay of this case should continue 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 7, 2016 

________________________ 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

United States Magistrate Judge 

Case 3:13-cv-01517-EDL Document 73 Filed 01/07/16 Page 1 of 1