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Parties Involved:
Jeffrey D. Case
Defendant
Global Berry Farms, LLC
Plaintiff
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
Plaintiff
Grimmway Farms
Plaintiff
Naturipe Farms, LLC
Plaintiff
PIC Fresh Global, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

Proposed Order on the Stipulation for Judgment under the Perishable 

Agricultural Commodities Act (7 U.S.C. §499e) 

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Lawrence H. Meuers (SBN 197663) 

Steven M. De Falco (Fla. Bar No. 0733571) 

MEUERS LAW FIRM, P.L. 

5395 Park Central Court 

Naples, FL 34109 

Telephone: (239) 513-9191 

Facsimile: (239) 513-9677 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. 

D/B/A GRIMMWAY FARMS, a 

California corporation, and NATURIPE 

FARMS, LLC f/k/a GLOBAL BERRY 

FARMS, LLC, a Delaware Limited 

Liability Company, 

 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

PIC FRESH GLOBAL, INC., a 

California corporation; and JEFFREY D. 

CASE, an individual, 

Defendants. 

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Case No.: 1:07-cv-109 

ORDER ON THE STIPULATION 

FOR JUDGMENT UNDER THE 

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL 

COMMODITIES ACT (7 U.S.C. § 

499e) 

THIS CAUSE having come before this Court on the Stipulation for 

Judgment Under The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (7 U.S.C. §499e), 

filed by Plaintiffs, Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Grimmway Farms and 

Naturipe Farms, LLC f/k/a Global Berry Farms, LLC, and Defendants, PIC 

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Fresh Global, Inc. and Jeffrey D. Case. Having considered the Stipulation and 

being otherwise fully advised in the premises, 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

A. Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Grimmway Farms and 

Naturipe Farms, LLC f/k/a Global Berry Farms, LLC are valid trust 

beneficiaries of PIC Fresh under Section 5(c) of the PACA, 7 U.S.C. §499e(c), in 

the aggregate amount of $48,179.60, inclusive of interest and attorneys’ fees as 

of the date of this Stipulation, for violation of PACA by failing to maintain 

PACA trust assets and pay Grimmway Farms and Naturipe Farms promptly 

under 7 U.S.C. §§499b(4) and (e)(c)(2). 

B. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. 

d/b/a Grimmway Farms and Naturipe Farms, LLC f/k/a Global Berry Farms, 

LLC and against Defendant, PIC Fresh Global, Inc., in the aggregate amount of 

$48,179.60, inclusive of interest and attorneys fees as of the date of this Order. 

C. The Plaintiffs’ claims against the Defendant, Jeffrey D. Case, are 

dismissed without prejudice. 

D. The Temporary Restraining Order entered on January 29, 2007 is 

dissolved and rendered ineffective as to all Defendants. 

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E. This case shall be administratively closed with the Court retaining 

complete jurisdiction to reopen this case and to enforce the terms of this Order 

upon application by the Plaintiffs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED in Chambers at Fresno, California this 2nd day of 

February, 2007. 

/s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

United States District Court Judge 

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