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Parties Involved:
Francisco Guerra
Defendant
Rustic Canyon Fontis Partners
Defendant
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Plaintiff
Z Foods, Inc.
Defendant
Zoria Farms
Defendant

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

Petitioner,

vs.

Z FOODS, INC. dba ZORIA FARMS,

and RUSTIC CANYON FONTIS

PARTNERS and FRANCISCO GUERRA,

Respondents.

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1:09-cv-02127-OWW-SMS

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PETITIONER’S

APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY SUBPOENAS SHOULD NOT

BE ENFORCED

(Doc. 8)

This matter was set for a show cause hearing on February 19,

2010 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom No. 7 before the Honorable Sandra

M. Snyder, United States Magistrate Judge, regarding Petitioner

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s application for

order to show cause why subpoenas should not be enforced. On

February 18, 2010, the Court issued a minute order vacating the

hearing pursuant to Local Rule 230(g), and deeming the matter

submitted on the pleadings on file herein. No answer/response/

opposition was filed by Respondents, Z Foods, Inc., dba Zoria

Farms.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

A. Finding that Respondent, Z Foods, Inc., dba Zoria

Farm’s (“Zoria”), and its counsel’s conduct has impeded the

EEOC’s investigation by having a chilling effect on witnesses who

make or support a charge of discrimination and dissuade others

from cooperating ~ GRANTED.

B. Ordering Zoria and its counsel not to interfere with

EEOC’s investigation of the charges underlying the present action

and any claims related to the charges ~ GRANTED.

C. Ordering Zoria, Mr. Guerra and Zoria’s counsel not to

interfere, threaten or to cause harm of any witness who

cooperates with the EEOC ~ GRANTED.

D. Ordering Zoria and its counsel, Mr. Sagaser, not to be

present at any EEOC interviews of witnesses not represented by

Zoria ~ GRANTED.

E. Ordering Respondent Guerra to appear in the EEOC’s

Fresno office, cooperate with EEOC, and complete his subpoenaed

testimony ~ GRANTED.

F. That the EEOC be granted its costs of bringing the

present motion and be paid for Mr. Guerra to complete his

testimony at the EEOC’s Fresno office ~ DENIED.

G. That no relief be provided to EEOC as a result of the

Application and Order to Show Cause specifically and only as to

Respondents Rustic Canyon Fontis Partners, L.P. ~ GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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