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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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Lawrence H. Meuers, Esq. (SBN 197663) 

MEUERS LAW FIRM, P.L. 

5395 Park Central Court 

Naples, FL 34109 

Telephone: (239)513-9191 

Facsimile: (239)513-9677 

lmeuers@meuerslawfirm.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

HENRY AVOCADO CORPORATION 

d/b/a CUSTOMRIPE AVOCADO 

COMPANY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

P.Y. PRODUCE, LLC, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No.: 10-cv-02251-SBA

ORDER APPROVING AMENDED STIPULATION FOR SETTLEMENT UNDER 

THE PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT OF 1930

Presently before this Court is the Amended Stipulation For Settlement Under 

The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §499e filed 

by Plaintiff, Henry Avocado Corporation, a California corporation doing business as 

CustomRipe Avocado Company (“CustomRipe”), and Defendants, P.Y. Produce, LLC 

(“P.Y. Produce”) and Jose Gomez. Having considered the Stipulation and being 

otherwise fully advised in the premises, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

A. Plaintiff is a valid trust beneficiary of Defendants under Section 5(c) of 

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the PACA, 7 U.S.C. §499e(c), in the aggregate amount of $81,732.00 (the “Settlement 

Amount”). 

B. The Settlement Amount shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the 

Parties’ Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (“Agreement”). 

C. Upon full payment in accordance with the Agreement, Plaintiff must 

stipulate to dismiss the instant action with prejudice. 

D. In the event of default as defined in the Agreement, Plaintiff may pursue 

the remedies set forth in the Agreement. 

E. The Temporary Restraining Order entered by this Court May 19, 2009 is 

hereby dissolved and rendered ineffective as to all Defendants. 

F. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction previously 

set for June 9, 2010 is hereby vacated. 

G. Neither the parties’ Stipulation nor the Agreement is a waiver of 

Plaintiff’s rights under the statutory trust provision of PACA, or an extension of the 

Parties’ payment terms under Plaintiff’s invoices. 

H. Jurisdiction to reopen this case and to enforce the terms of this 

Stipulation and the Agreement shall rest with a Magistrate Judge of this Court. 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED in Chambers at 

Oakland, California this _22nd day of July, 2010. 

________________________________ 

 Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong 

United States District Judge

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