Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-00147/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-00147-10/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Rafael Marquez Amaro
Plaintiff
Gerawan Farming Partners, Inc.
Defendant
Gerawan Farming, Inc.
Defendant
Jesus Alarcon Urzua
Plaintiff

Document Text:

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RAFAEL MARQUEZ AMARO and 

JESUS ALARCON URZUA, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GERAWAN FARMING, INC. and 

GERAWAN FARMING PARTNERS, 

INC., 

Defendants. 

No. 1:14-cv-00147-DAD-SAB 

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO 

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AND FOR 

LEAVE TO AMEND ANSWER 

(Doc. No. 84) 

On December 13, 2016, defendants filed the instant motion seeking to modify the 

scheduling order and for leave to amend their answer to add an affirmative defense based on the 

statutory safe harbor provision. (Doc. No. 84.) Plaintiffs filed an opposition on January 3, 2017, 

objecting to the proposed amendment as futile and raising additional constitutional challenges to 

the safe harbor provision in its entirety. (Doc. No. 85.) Defendants replied on January 10, 2017. 

(Doc. No. 86.) 

 This motion is suitable for resolution on the briefs submitted, and the hearing set for 

January 17, 2017 is vacated. The matter is taken under submission and a written order will follow 

eventually, though not until appellate proceedings before the Ninth Circuit in the related case of 

Fowler Packing Co., Inc. v. Lanier, No. 1:16-cv-00106-DAD-SAB have concluded. Once these 

Case 1:14-cv-00147-DAD-SAB Document 87 Filed 01/12/17 Page 1 of 2
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

2

appellate proceedings are concluded, the court may request additional briefing and/or oral 

argument on the instant motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 12, 2017 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Case 1:14-cv-00147-DAD-SAB Document 87 Filed 01/12/17 Page 2 of 2