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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 CALIFORNIA 

ROBERT E. FIGY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LIFEWAY FOODS, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 13-cv-04828-TEH 

ORDER REGARDING 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING ON 

RECENT FDA GUIDANCE 

 

On May 5, 2014, this Court issued an order staying this action pending final 

guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) on whether “Evaporated 

Cane Juice” is an appropriate name for an ingredient in certain products from Defendant 

Lifeway Foods, Inc. Dkt. No. 44. On January 1, 2016, this Court lifted that stay in light of 

the FDA’s delay in providing final guidance. Dkt. No. 57. The matter is currently set for a 

June 13, 2016 hearing on Defendant’s motions to dismiss and strike Plaintiff’s First 

Amended Complaint. Dkt. No. 70. 

On May 25, 2016, the FDA issued its final guidance on the term “Evaporated Cane 

Juice.” Dkt. No. 76. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall 

submit supplemental briefs of no more than five double-spaced pages, not including 

declarations and exhibits, addressing what effect, if any, the FDA’s final guidance has on 

Defendant’s pending motions to dismiss and strike. Unless otherwise stipulated by the 

parties, the briefs shall be filed on or before June 9, 2016 and the Court shall hold oral 

argument as scheduled on June 13, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 06/02/16 _____________________________________ 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

United States District Judge 

Case 3:13-cv-04828-TEH Document 77 Filed 06/02/16 Page 1 of 1