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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR REFERRAL TO THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LAUREN RIES and SERENA ALGOZER,

Individuals on behalf of themselves and all

others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs,

 v. 

HORNELL BREWING COMPANY, INC.,

BEVERAGE MARKETING USA, INC., 

ARIZONA CORP., INC., PALM BEACH 

BREWING CO., LLC, FEROLITO, 

VULTAGGIO & SONS, INC.,

 Defendants.

CASE NO. CV 10-01139 JF

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR REFERRAL 

TO THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION 

This matter having been brought before this Court by way of a motion to dismiss pursuant 

to, inter alia, primary jurisdiction, filed by Defendants [Docket Item 20] and Plaintiff having 

opposed said motion [Docket Item 38] and the Court having considered the submissions of the 

parties in support thereof and in opposition thereto and, on July 23, 2010, the Court having 

entered an Order and Decision [Docket Item 47], a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A, 

and which is incorporated herein by reference, and the Court having stayed this action for a 

period of six months commencing July 23, 2010 and the Court having decided to refer to the 

United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) the issue of whether high fructose corn 

syrup (“HFCS”) and citric acid are “natural” ingredients and the Court having directed the 

parties, through counsel, to submit an appropriate proposed form of order for referral consistent 

with the Court’s opinion, and for good cause having been shown;

IT IS on this ____ day of ___________, 2010; 

ORDERED that, pursuant to 21 CFR 10.25(c), this Court hereby refers to the FDA, for 

an administrative determination, the question of whether HFCS and citric acid are “natural” 

ingredients; and it is further 

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ORDERED that the stay imposed herein will terminate six (6) months from July 23, 

2010 but may be extended by the Court upon a showing of good cause. 

DATED: 

HONORABLE JEREMY FOGEL, U.S.D.J. 

8/23/10

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