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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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*E-Filed 03/25/2010* 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MONTEREY MUSHROOMS, INC., and 

AMERIFRESH, INC., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

LEO L. COTELLA & CO., INC.; DONALD 

N. RATTO; and BENEDETTO RATTO, 

JR., 

 Defendants. 

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No. C 09-04297 RS 

ORDER STAYING CASE AND 

REQUESTING STATUS UPDATE 

 This case was re-assigned to the undersigned on March 18, 2010, and at that time all pending 

pre-trial and trial dates were terminated. Shortly thereafter, on March 23, 2010, defendant Leo L. 

Cotella & Co., Inc., (“Cotella”) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy before the Bankruptcy Court in this 

District. The remaining defendants, Donald N. Ratto and Benedetto Ratto, are alleged to be the 

President and Secretary of Cotella. 

 This matter is hereby STAYED. The parties should comply with the re-assignment order of 

March 18, 2010, which directed them to file a joint statement addressing certain case management 

issues. In addition to the issues listed in the previous order, the parties should also include a 

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statement of their respective positions on whether the Court should sever Cotella from this litigation 

and partially lift the stay as to the remaining solvent defendants. See Symantec Corp. v. Logical 

Plus, Inc., No. C 06-07963 SI, 2009 WL 2905930 (N.D. Cal. 2009) (partially lifting automatic 

bankruptcy stay upon plaintiff’s showing that insolvent defendant was severable). The deadline for 

submission of the joint statement is continued from April 2, 2010, to April 30, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 03/25/2010 

RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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