Case Law Index Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
January 1, 1984 – September 20, 2024
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
FCC v. NextWave Pers. Communs. Inc., 537 U.S. 293, 123 S. Ct. 832, 154 L. Ed. 2d 863 (2003)(PACA mentioned in the full text of 11 U.S.C. § 525(a) noted in the appendix to the opinion of Justice Breyer; “except as provided in the PACA …a governmental unit may not deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license.”) Text
Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1, 105 S. Ct. 3012, 87 L. Ed. 2d 1 (1985)(PACA cited regarding attorney’s fees) Text
Hannah v. Larche, 363 U.S. 420, 80 S. Ct. 1502, 4 L. Ed. 2d. 1307 (1960)(PACA cited regarding the scope of the Department of Agriculture’s investigative authority, extent of agency’s subpoena power in investigative proceedings, notice, and miscellaneous comments including subsequent adjudicative proceedings, private individuals filing complaints) Text
United States v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 226, 58 S. Ct. 601, 82 L. Ed. 764 (1938)(“It is true likewise of several statutes under which the determinations are to be made by other administrative tribunals.”) Text
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Illinois, 298 U.S. 155, 56 S. Ct. 685, 80 L. Ed. 1099 (1936)(The Court held that a state statute requiring a person selling farm produce on commission to procure a license, pay a fee, and procure a bond was not in conflict with PACA as there was “no inconsistency between the two acts and both may be given effect” and § 15 of PACA provides: “this Act shall not abrogate nor nullify any other statute, whether State or Federal, dealing with the same subjects as this Act.”) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Sun Commodities, Inc. v. Island Fresh de P.R., Inc, Civil. No. 20-cv-1236(GMM), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93650, 2024 WL 2296000 (D. P.R. May 21, 2024)(Court decides not to enter default against brokerage firm but institutes sanctions) Text
Kaloyanides v. B.C. Produce, Inc. (In re Kaloyanides), No. 21-10644-CJP, AP No. 21-01085-CJP, 2024 Bankr. LEXIS 913, 73 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 114 (Bankr. Ct. D. Mass. Apr. 15, 2024)(Granted summary judgement because debtor committed a defalcation while acting in fiduciary capacity for the purpose of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) by failing to pay amounts owed to plaintiff as to which a PACA Trust was established) Text
Sun Commodities, Inc. v. Island Fresh de P.R., Inc., No. 20-1731, No. 20-2075, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 30253, 2023 WL 7474486 (1st Cir. Aug. 14, 2023)(On appeal, court affirmed preliminary injunction)
Sun Commodities v. Island Fresh De P.R, Civ. Case No. 3:20-cv-01236, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222007, 2020 WL 6875225 (D. P.R. June 30, 2020)(Order extending preliminary injunction)
Get Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Lansal, Inc., No. 3:14-cv-30153-MGM, 2018 WL 1542673 (D. Mass. Mar. 9, 2018)(creditor settling debtor’s unpaid produce) Text
Boston Tomato & Packaging, LLC v. Bostonia Produce, Inc., No. CIV.A. 12-11865-DPW, 2015 WL 1539025 (D. Mass. Apr. 7, 2015)(sale of assets after breach of PACA Trust) Text
4M Fruit Distributors, Inc. v. Crescent Produce, Inc., No. CIV. 13-12808-FDS, 2014 WL 2547557 (D. Mass. June 4, 2014)(Contract Claims, Dissipation of Trust Assets, Recoupment of Trust Assets Claim, Chapter 93A claim) Text
B & R Produce Packing Co. v. A & H Farms, Inc., No. 13-CV-367-JD, 2014 WL 2196211 (D.N.H. May 27, 2014)(motion to strike default judgment) Text
B & R Produce Packing Co. v. A & H Farms, Inc., No. 13-CV-367-JD, 2014 WL 576210 (D.N.H. Feb. 11, 2014)(contract claim, Chapter 93A claim) Text
Alphas Co. of New York, Inc. v. 1068409 Ontario Ltd., CIV.A. 12-10399-DJC, 2013 WL 2355336 (D. Mass. May 30, 2013)(Defendant’s motion to dismiss was granted due to Plaintiff’s lack of standing to bring federal claims) Text
Alphas Co., Inc. v. Dean Tucker Farms Produce, Inc., CIV.A. 12-10049-MBB, 2013 WL 1759011 (D. Mass. Apr. 23, 2013)(Plaintiff did not file proper statutory bond pursuant to PACA. Defendant sought to recover unpaid invoice balances from Plaintiff. Plaintiff argued that court did not have discretion. Court may address motion to enforce settlement agreement by ordering specific performance if court expressly retained jurisdiction over settlement agreement. Since this is regarding a decision by the Secretary of Agriculture, PACA allows the district court to review de novo.) Text
Boston Tomato & Packaging, LLC v. Bostonia Produce, Inc., CIV.A. 12-11865-DPW, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62591, 2013 WL 1793858 (D. Mass. Apr. 8, 2013)(sale of assets after breach of PACA Trust)
Alphas Co., Inc. v. Empacadora, GAB, Inc., 519 F. App’x 692 (1st Cir. 2013)(Failure to render a bond meeting the requirements of 7 USC §499g(c) rendered appeal ineffective. Affirmed lower court decision.) Text
Alphas Co., Inc. v. William H. Kopke, Jr., Inc., 708 F.3d 33 (1st Cir. 2013)(The bond requirements of PACA are mandatory and jurisdictional, and the timely filing of a proper bond is a prerequisite for judicial review of a reparation order.) Text
Cent. Produce El Jibarito v. Luna Commercial Corp., 880 F. Supp. 2d 282 (D.P.R. 2012)(Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration denied due to: (1) failure to provide specific facts regarding defendants’ failure and refusal to pay, and (2) failure to provide evidence that plaintiff filed proper notice of intent with allotted period of time.) Text
Alphas Co., Inc. v. Empacadora Gab, Inc., CIV.A. 11-12076-JGD, 2012 WL 2862103 (D. Mass. July 10, 2012) aff’d, 519 F. App’x 692 (1st Cir. 2013)(Affirmed in case noted above) Text
Alphas Co., Inc. v. Dan Tudor & Sons Sales, Inc., 679 F.3d 35 (1st Cir. 2012)(The supplier here did not file the required bond under 7 USCS §499g and the appeal was ineffective; District court’s decision affirmed. cert. denied,) 133 S. Ct. 652, 184 L. Ed. 2d 460 (U.S. 2012) Text
In re Coop de Consumidores del Noroeste, No. 09-08645, 464 B.R. 525 (Bankr. D.P.R. Jan. 13, 2012)(differentiating PACA from PASA (Packers and Stockyards Act) Text
Corona Fruits & Veggies, Inc. v. Class Produce Group, LLC, No. RDB-09-967, 2010 WL 2132652 (D. Md. May 25, 2010)(appeal of an administrative reparation proceeding) Text
Movsovitz & Sons of Florida, Inc. v. Doral Bank, No. 08-1898, 2010 WL 1978958 (D. P. R. May 17, 2010)(separation of PACA trust assets from other assets) Text
J.J.R. Distrib. Corp. v. Sandler Bros., 645 F.Supp.2d 25 (D. Me. 2009)(failure to promptly pay; denying injunction) Text
Peter Condakes Co. v. Sandler Bros., No. 09-cv-168-P-S, 2009 WL 2148867 (D. Me. July 16, 2009)(failure to promptly pay and maintain sufficient trust assets) Text
B.C. Produce, Inc. v. Don’s Wholesale Produce, Inc., 550 F. Supp. 2d 124 (D. Me. 2008)(Plaintiff’s entitled to attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
In re Bartlett, 397 B.R. 610 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2008)(Debt to a creditor for produce sold to bankruptcy debtors’ business was not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4) based on fiduciary defalcation, since PACA created a statutory trust on the sale proceeds which imposed fiduciary duties on the debtors, and the debtors’ use of the proceeds to pay other obligations constituted defalcation.) Text
In re Bartlett, Bankr. No. 05-45130-HJB, Adv. No. 06-04045, 2007 WL 1111251 (Bankr. D.Mass. Apr. 12, 2007)(Bankruptcy case related to PACA) Text
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Dee Produce Corp., Civil No. 04-2043(HL), 2007 WL 120718 (D.P.R. Jan. 10, 2007)(PACA violations claim; motion to dismiss) Text
Tropical Banana Co. v. Juan’s Dominican Market, Inc., No. C.A. 05-342T, 2006 WL 2927320 (D.R.I. Sept. 18, 2006)(Complaint was brought as a federal question under the federal PACA statute, so subject matter jurisdiction is satisfied. Defendants were “responsibly connected persons” and personally served in their state of residence, so personal jurisdiction is also satisfied.)
Movsovitz & Sons of Fla., Inc. v. Scotiabank, 447 F.Supp. 2d 156 (D.P.R. 2006)(Where a borrower failed to pay for produce, suppliers were entitled to summary judgment as to their claim seeking to recover loan repayments made by the borrower to a lender because the lender received the property in breach of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust and failed to prove the bona fide purchaser defense. Reconsideration of case denied.) Text
Brigiotta’s Farmland Produce & Garden Ctr., Inc. v. Przykuta, Inc., No. 05-CV-273S, 2006 WL 3240729 (W.D.N.Y. July 13, 2006)($250 per hour is a reasonable fee for attorneys with substantial PACA experience. Individual shareholders, officers, and/or directors of a corporation that is subject to PACA can face individual liability for breach of fiduciary duty to PACA claimants. Case suggests that the better approach in PACA cases is to limit invoiced contractual fee-shifting agreements only to reasonable fees so as to avoid an invalid contract.) Text
Carnival Fruit Co. v. Grewal, No. 04-CV-252-SM, 2006 WL 276736 (D.N.H. Jan. 31, 2006)
Don Shapiro, Inc. v. Z Mkt. Place, Inc., No. 06-10417 NG, 2006 WL 8458399 (D. Mass. Mar. 23, 2006)(Injunction granted for PACA violations.)
Movsovitz & Sons of Fla., Inc. v. Axel Gonzalez, Inc., 367 F.Supp. 2d 207 (D.P.R. 2005)(Because the answer to a produce dealer’s complaint admitted that one of the buyer’s officials was an officer of the buyer, bald assertions in response to a summary judgment motion did not create a triable issue as to her status as an officer with Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act fiduciary duties or her breach by not preserving assets.) Text
Alphas Co. v. Pauly Product Co., No. Civ. 04-CV-61-JD, 2005 WL 1713407 (D.N.H. June 23, 2005)
Bernath v. Potato Serv. of Mich., 300 F.Supp. 2d 175 (D. Me. 2004)(Between the experienced parties, the limitation of damages provision protected the parties’ reasonable expectations, constituted at least minimum adequate remedies, fell within the realm of reasonable compensation, and, ultimately, was enforceable.) Text
B.C. Produce, Inc. v. G & G Lambert, Inc., No. Civ.A. 02-10875RWZ, 2003 WL 22113426 (D. Mass. Sept. 12, 2003)(Given the ambiguity of the amount the sellers sought, and the portion of that amount protected by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust, an evidentiary hearing was necessary on the sellers’ motion for entry of default.)
In re Ozcelik, 267 B.R. 485 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2001)(no superiority claim for seller) Text
Hiller Cranberry Prods., Inc. v. Koplovsky, 106 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D. Mass. 2000)(shareholder liability) Text
Hiller Cranberry Prods., Inc. v. Koplovsky, 165 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1999)(non-payment claims under PACA) Text
Johnson v. Koplovsky Foods, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D. Mass. 1998)(damages claims under PACA) Text
Hiller Cranberry Prods., Inc. v. Koplovsky Foods, Inc., 2 F. Supp. 2d 157 (D. Mass. 1998) aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom., Hiller Cranberry Prods., Inc. v. Koplovsky, 165 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1999)(PACA claims against buyer and shareholders) Text
In re Melon Produce, Inc., No. 88-10112, 1994 WL 163172 (Bankr. D. Mass. Mar. 31, 1994)(PACA claims) Text
Inn Foods, Inc. v. Olympic Int’l Bank & Trust Co., Civ. A. 89-2209-Y, 1994 WL 774505 (D. Mass. Dec. 14, 1993) aff’d sub nom., Inn Foods, Inc. v. Equitable Co-op. Bank, 45 F.3d 594 (1st Cir. 1995)(PACA and government procurement. Appellee’s act of allowing company president to deposit company check into personal account did not support conversion suit by appellant against appellee, because company resolution effectively ratified earlier transaction.) Text
In re John DeFrancesco & Sons, Inc., 114 B.R. 335 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1990)(Chapter 11 and PACA. Creditor’s motion for turnover that under certain conditions would have created a trust in certain proceeds under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act was denied because the creditor failed to prove that it complied with the statute.) Text
Lyng v. A. Pellegrino & Sons, Inc., 694 F. Supp. 976 (D. Mass. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
Blanchette v. Cataldo, 734 F.2d 869 (1st Cir. 1984)(Shipper failed to prove that claims agent’s filing of freight claims by the thousands was fraud under Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act where there was no proof that claims agent unreasonably believed the claims were valid.) Text
Maine Potato Growers, Inc. v. Butz, 540 F.2d 518 (1st Cir. 1976)(PACA license suspension procedure) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
PH Quality Produce, LLC v. Arye & Shamy Inc., 22-cv-246 (OEM) (JRC) 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138502, 2024 WL 3650627 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2024)(Plaintiff brings action seeking payment for shipments of perishable agricultural commodities; motion for partial summary judgment) Text
Solata Foods, LLC v. Farmers Direct Corp., 22-cv-07610 (DG) (JRC), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110829, 2024 WL 3106106 (E.D.N.Y. June 24, 2024)(Failure to pay for goods cover under PACA; motion to dismiss and amended complaint) Text
Bally Produce Corp. v. Long Deng, 23-cv-6580 (ENV)(RML), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148546, 2024 WL 3813382 (E.D.N.Y. June 11, 2024)(Enforcement of statutory trust rights under PACA; motion for default judgment) Text
S. Katzman Produce, Inc. v. Abraham Produce Corp. et al., 22-cv-10108(VSB)(KHP), 2024 U.S. Dist. Lexis 80407, 2024 WL 1932690 (S.D.N.Y. May 2, 2024)(Violation of the PACA; adoption of the report and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge concerning the damages awarded) Text
CJ Tropical Corp. v. Golden Produce LLC, 23 Civ. 4781 (AKH), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81883, 2024 WL 1908126 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 2024)(Plaintiff sued Defendants under the PACA for failure to pay for produce; order denying motion for default judgment) Text
S. Katzman Produce, Inc. v. Abraham Produce Corp. et al., 22-cv-10108(VSB)(KHP), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80658 (S.D.N.Y. February 12, 2024)(Report and recommendation concerning damages for a PACA violation case)
Carbonella & Desarbo Inc. v. C Liberatore LLC., No. 3:23-cv-1094 (SRU), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146047 (D. Conn. Oct. 6, 2023)(PACA trust claim; omnibus stipulation and consent injunction) Text
Carbonella & Desarbo Inc. v. C Liberatore LLC., No. 3:23-cv-1094 (SRU), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146047 (D. Conn. Aug. 21, 2023)(PACA trust claim; temporary restraining order and order to show cause) Text
Marchella of NY Inc. v. Mejia Tropical Products LLC, 22-CV-551 (JS)(ST), 2023 WL 2974231 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 17, 2023)(Violation of PACA trust provisions) Text
Farm Fresh First v. Cheribundi, Inc., 3:23-CV-281 (OAW), 2023 WL 2895901 (D. Conn. Mar. 6, 2023)(Plaintiff sought an order, without prior notice to Defendant, enforcing the statutory trust established by Section 5(c) of PACA by restraining the transfer of any and all assets of Defendant; TRO granted.) Text
S.E. Farms, Inc. v. Martens Fresh, LLC, 523CV00100LEKML, 2023 WL 1858084 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2023)(Defendants failed to appear for hearing; Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction granted; Plaintiffs have established entitlement to payment.) Text
S.E. Farms, Inc. v. Martens Fresh, LLC, 523CV00100LEKML, 2023 WL 2447752 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2023)(Failure to pay invoices; TRO granted; hearing set for preliminary injunction to enforce PACA by segregating all PACA Trust Assets of defendant) Text
In re Clinton Nurseries, Inc. v. Pirtle Nursery, Inc., 17-31897 (JJT), 2023 WL 2567942 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2023)(For purposes of a creditor’s argument that it had an agricultural lien and thus received no advantage under 11 U.S.C.S. § 547(b)(5) from an alleged preferential transfer, the debtor’s agreement to make monthly payments based on the number of trees planted on the creditor’s farm was a lease, although the creditor furnished some labor and materials.) Text
S. Katzman Produce Inc. v. Abraham Produce Corp., 22-CV-10108 (VSB), 2022 WL 17805592 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2022)(Preliminary injunction order and order establishing PACA trust claims procedure and granting related relief) Text
Difei Logistics Inc. v. Mo Mo Produce Corp., 22CV06871JMAST, 2022 WL 17413495 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2022)(Plaintiff satisfied standard for granting preliminary injunction to enjoin Defendants from taking any action to alienate PACA trust assets) Text
Marchella of NY Inc. v. Mejia Tropical Products LLC, 22-CV-551 (JS)(ST), 2022 WL 17039248 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 17, 2022)(Order granting motion to amend) Text
Agrosons LLC v. PHP Group LLC, 2:22-CV-06498 (WJM), 2022 WL 16967703 (D.N.J. Nov. 16, 2022)(Defendants were liquidating assets and producing insufficient payments; Plaintiff’s TRO granted) Text
Agri Exotic Trading, Inc. v. Patriot Fine Foods, LLC, 2:22-CV-4898 (WJM), 2022 WL 16570625 (D.N.J. Nov. 1, 2022)(Unpaid invoices and interest; plaintiff’s motion for default judgment granted) Text
In re Old Mkt. Group Holdings Corp., 20-10161 (JLG), 2022 WL 4371544 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21, 2022), reconsideration denied, 20-10161 (PB), 2022 WL 14169043 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2022)
Root Brothers Farms v. Big Big Produce, Inc., 21-CV-1962 (EK)(MMH), 2022 WL 4586185 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 2, 2022), report and recommendation adopted, 21-CV-1962(EK)(MMH), 2022 WL 4586350 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2022)(Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment granted in part and denied in part) Text
Marchella of NY Inc. v. Mejia Tropical Products LLC, 22-CV-551 (JS)(ST), 2022 WL 2274781 (E.D.N.Y. June 22, 2022)(Motion for contempt; PACA trust claims) Text
A&B Alt. Mktg. Inc. v. Intl. Quality Fruit Inc., 35 F.4th 913 (2d Cir. 2022)(In a claim under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act that stemmed from defendants’ failure to pay plaintiff for produce purchased on credit, defendants were dealers under 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a(b)(6) because they purchased perishable agricultural commodities worth more than $230,000 annually and/or weigh at least 2,000 lbs. on any one day.) Text
US FRESH CORP. v. BANANA KING DISTRIBUTOR LLC, No. 21 Civ. 10256 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 25, 2022)(Plaintiff has the right to recover against Defendants Banana King Distributor LLC and Eliecer Montoya, jointly and severally, pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. §499(e)(a-c)) Text
CF FRESH, LLC v. CARIOTO PRODUCE, INC., No. 1: 20-cv-00884-GTS-DJS (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 7, 2022)(Court authorizes non-party company (“SNB”) to turn over funds in the name of defendant, Carioto Produce, Inc., which is subject to the trust provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (“PACA”), as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 499e(c), pursuant to the terms of a stipulation) Text
FRESCO, LLC v. SUNSHINE FRESH FOODS, LLC, No. 20-CV-8733 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2022)(By not filing a responsive pleading, defendants have failed to defend, and the clerk has certified their default) Text
CF FRESH, LLC v. CARIOTO PRODUCE, INC., No. 1: 20-CV-0884 (GTS/DJS) (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 27, 2022)(Ordered that the plaintiffs’ motion for civil contempt is denied) Text
HORTI AMERICAS, LLC v. JACOB’S VILLAGE FARM CORP., No. 21-915-cv, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 285 (2d Cir. Jan. 5, 2022)(Court concludes that the district court incorrectly determined that res judicata bars Horti’s claims) Text
CF Fresh, LLC v. Carioto Produce, Inc., 120CV0884GTSDJS, 2022 WL 247743 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 27, 2022)(In a dispute over trust assets, the district court denied plaintiffs’ motion for civil contempt because they did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that the bank aided and abetted defendants in violation of the preliminary injunction during the six-week delay in restraining defendants’ account.) Text
Zhejiang Jinhua Jinli Mushroom Co. v. Xin Ao Int’l Grp. Corp., No. 21-CV-4234 (BMC), 2021 WL 5398617 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2021)(Jurisdiction under PACA) Text
CF Fresh, LLC v. Carioto Produce, Inc., No. 120CV0884GTSCFH, 2021 WL 4129161 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 10, 2021)(PACA claims) Text
PACA Tr. Creditors of Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc. v. Genecco Produce, Inc., 853 F. App’x 769 (2d Cir. 2021)(debts were assets of the PACA Trust established under PACA) Text
Brahm Foods, Inc. v. DR Asian Produce, Inc., No. 20-CV-63 (DLI)(VMS), 2021 WL 2953180 (E.D.N.Y. July 14, 2021)(attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
S. Katzman Produce Inc. v. Yadid, 999 F.3d 867 (2d Cir. 2021)(PACA claim; failure to pay) Text
Ryeco, LLC v. Legend Produce Inc., No. 20CV04044FBRER, 2021 WL 2742873 (E.D.N.Y. May 24, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, No. 1:20-CV-04044-FB-RER, 2021 WL 2741605 (E.D.N.Y. July 1, 2021)(elements of a violation of trust liability) Text
Dave’s Specialty Imports, Inc. v. Produce for Less, Inc., No. 119CV7136LDHPK, 2021 WL 1394509 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2021), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Dave’s Specialty Imports, Inc. v. Produce for Less, Inc., No. 19CV7136LDHPK, 2021 WL 1207121 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2021)(PACA claims) Text
D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York v. Met Food Basics, Inc., No. 19-CV-5474(KAM)(VMS), 2021 WL 781745 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2021)(PACA claim; failure to pay) Text
Mor USA, Inc. v. Adam Trading, Inc., No. 19CV07283AMDST, 2021 WL 799327 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 10, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, No. 19CV7283AMDST, 2021 WL 796061 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2021)(plaintiff is a valid trust beneficiary under PACA) Text
Gold Medal Produce, Inc. v. Duong, No. 19 CIV. 4043 (LGS), 2020 WL 8373387 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2020)(PACA claim; failure to pay) Text
HB Fresh Inc. v. Dahua Wholesale Inc., 502 F. Supp. 3d 700 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 23, 2020)(PACA claim; failure to pay trust funds, failure to make prompt payment, unlawful dissipation of trust assets) Text
CF Fresh, LLC v. Carioto Produce, Inc., No. 120CV0884GTSDJS, 2020 WL 6536472 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2020)(PACA claims) Text
Tropical Express Inc. v. New Direction Servs. Inc., No. 17 CIV. 6050 (PGG), 2020 WL 4288030 (S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2020)(motion to dismiss granted for Plaintiff’s PACA claims) Text
Tropical Fresh v. Mr. G Int’l Produce Inc., No. 20-CV-748 (JGK), 2020 WL 3440120 (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2020)(PACA claims) Text
Gold Medal Produce, Inc. v. KNJ Trading Inc., No. 19-CV-3023 (AJN), 2020 WL 2747312 (S.D.N.Y. May 27, 2020)(PACA claims; breach of trust) Text
Associated Produce, Inc. v. LaSejita Produce, Inc., No. 19CV5894ARRCLP, 2020 WL 2475620 (E.D.N.Y. May 13, 2020)(motion to dismiss granted for failure to state claims under PACA) Text
D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York v. KNJ Trading Inc., No. 19-CV-1129 (AJN), 2020 WL 2060355 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 29, 2020)(PACA claim; failure to pay) Text
Associated Produce, Inc. v. LaSejita Produce, Inc., No. 19CV5894ARRCLP, 2020 WL 2476036 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 19CV5894ARRCLP, 2020 WL 2475620 (E.D.N.Y. May 13, 2020) (PACA claim; failure to pay) Text
Santis Produce LLC v. Elite Farms, Inc., No. 18CV4018NGGSMG, 2020 WL 1643484 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2020)(appeal of an administrative reparation proceeding) Text
A&B Alternative Marketing, Inc. v. Page Food Distributors Corp., No. 19-CV-5679 (BMC), 2019 WL 7194431 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 26, 2019)(PACA claims; failure to pay) Text
Higueral Produce, Inc. v. CKF Produce Corp., No. 18-CV-6760 (NGG) (SJB), 2019 WL 5693798 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2019) (PACA claims) Text
Moza, LLC v. Tumi Produce Intl. Corp., No. 17-CV-1331, 2019 WL 4409435 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 16, 2019)(PACA Claims; Preserving PACA trust rights) Text
S. Katzman Produce, Inc. v. Orel Produce, Inc., No. 18-CV-6947 (PAC), 2019 WL 4303423 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2019)(PACA claims; Case subsequently dismissed without prejudice after parties reached settlement.) Text
Double Green Produce, Inc. v. Forum Supermarket Inc., No 18-CV-2660 (MKB) (SJB), 2019 WL 2162309 (E.D.N.Y. May 17, 2019)(interstate or foreign commerce transactions) Text
Henry Avocado Corp. v. Z.J.D. Bro., LLC, No. 17-CV-4559 (ARR) (RLM), 2019 WL 1586865 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 12, 2019)(individual liability) Text
Double Green Produce, Inc. v. Forum Supermarket Inc., No. 18-CV-2660-MKB-SJB, 2019 WL 1387538 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 29, 2019)(absence of subject matter jurisdiction)
PACA Tr. Creditors of Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc. v. Genecco Produce, Inc., No. 17-1949-cv, 17-2051-cv (W.D.N.Y. Jan 9, 2019)(Amounts that a barterer owed to a bankrupt produce dealer were subject to a trust under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 499 (PACA), and never became part of the bankruptcy estate; therefore, the barterer could not claim a setoff against the amounts due under 11 U.S.C.S. § 553(a).) Text
S. Katzman Produce, Inc. v. JAT Bev. Inc., No. 17-CV-7930-LTS, 2018 WL 6437058 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 7, 2018)(unlawful receipt and retention of trust assets) Text
In re Choez, 594 B.R. 142 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2018)(judgment entered in favor of debtor on nondischargeability claim) Text
C. Produce Corp. v. 32-18 M&M Corp., No. 17-CV-3841 (LDH), 2018 WL 4327923 (E.D.N.Y. July 9, 2018)(elements of a violation of trust liability) Text
Moza LLC v. Tumi Produce Intl. Corp., No. 17-CV-1331, 2018 WL 2192188 (S.D.N.Y. May 14, 2018)(statute of limitations) Text
Chiquita Fresh N.A., LLC v. Long Island Banana Corp., 14-982 (ADS) (AKT), 2018 WL 1786991 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2018)(meritorious defense) Text
Giumarra Agricom Intl., LLC v. Fresh Growers Direct, Inc., No. 17-CV-2222 (CBA)(PK), 2018 WL 1136037 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2018)(failure to pay promptly; enforcement of Trust) Text
Henry Avocado Corp. v. Z.J.D. Bro., LLC, No. 17-CV-4559 (ARR), 2017 WL 6501864 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2017)(lack of subject-matter jurisdiction claim failed) Text
In re Choez, No. 15-45404-ESS, 2017 WL 5604109 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2017)(embezzlement and false representations) Text
Horti Americas, LLC v. Steven Produce King, Inc., No. 16-CIV-889 (ILG) (RER), 2017 WL 3610519 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 22, 2017)(trust benefits; breach of contract; attorney’s fees and costs) Text
Coast-To-Coast Produce Co., LLC v. Mt. Fresh Farms, LLC, No. 116-CV-0830 (LEK) (CFH), 2017 WL 972112 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 13, 2017)(request for prejudgment interest denied) Text
E. Armata, LLC v. Brachs Five Towns, LLC, 16-CIV-2894 (GBD) (DCF), 2017 WL 213068 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 18, 2017)(default judgment granted for breach of contract) Text
In re Flour City Bagels, LLC, 557 B.R. 53 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2016)(debtor’s sale motion denied) Text
Dimare Ruskin, Inc. v. M & M Produce, Inc., 3:15-CV-00289 (AWT), 2016 WL 8115364 (D. Conn. Aug. 24, 2016)(summary judgment denied because plaintiffs created a genuine issue of material fact) Text
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Joseph Aiello & Sons, Inc., 1:15-CV-1321 (GTS/DJS), 2016 WL 4076964 (N.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2016)(default judgment granted with respect to liability; granted in part and denied in part with respect to damages) Text
Chiquita Fresh N. Am., LLC v. Fierman Produce Exch. Inc., 198 F. Supp. 3d 171 (E.D.N.Y. 2016)(PACA asset subject to Consent Injunction) Text
In re Choez, No. 15-45404-ESS, 2016 WL 3244861 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. June 3, 2016)(motion to dismiss granted) Text
E. Armata, Inc. v. E. End Produce, Inc., No. 15-CV-0044 (ADS) (ARL), 2016 WL 917935 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 9, 2016)(default judgment entered) Text
In re Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc., No. 09-10297 K, 2015 WL 9581383 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. Dec. 28, 2015)(judgment entered against corporate defendant and principal personally) Text
Jacob’s Vill. Farm Corp. v. Yusifov, No. 14-CV-4109 (PKC), 2015 WL 5693706 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2015)(defendants misappropriated and diverted funds and assets from plaintiffs’ PACA trust) Text
PACA Tr. Creditors of Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc. v. Genecco Produce, Inc., No. 15-mc-028S, 2015 WL 4761627 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 10, 2015)(remand recommended summary judgment for monetary judgment) Text
D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of N.Y., Inc. v. MLPP LLC, No. 15-cv-2041 (RJS), 2015 WL 3526999 (S.D.N.Y. June 3, 2015)(Motion for Preliminary Injunction; Motion to Dismiss) Text
New V & J Produce Corp. v. NYCCaterers Inc., No. 13 CIV. 4861 ER, 2014 WL 5026157 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2014)(Motion for Sanctions) Text
PACA Trust Creditors of Lenny Perry’s, Inc. v. Genecco Produce, Inc., No. 14-MC-036S, 2014 WL 4385436 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 4, 2014)(offset, setoff for PACA Trust) Text
GM Produce Sales LLC v. Sam Jin World Trading Inc., No. 12-CV-4192 ENV JO, 2014 WL 4385415 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2014) Text
GM Produce Sales LLC v. Sam Jin World Trading Inc., No. 12-CV-4192 ENV JO, 2014 WL 4364817 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 11, 2014) report and recommendation adopted, No. 12-CV-4192 ENV JO, 2014 WL 4385415 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2014) Text
Cut Rite Onions LLC v. Sardilli Produce & Dairy Co., No. 3:13CV-00300 JAM, 2014 WL 5285526 (D. Conn. Sept. 2, 2014)(failure to exhaust alternative dispute resolution) Text
Maspeth Trading Inc. v. New A & N Food Mkt., Inc., No. 13 CV 6454 RJD VVP, 2014 WL 3762965 (E.D.N.Y. July 30, 2014)(Adopted magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; Granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, because defendant violated PACA Section 5(c); Plaintiff awarded damages) Text
New Son Yeng Produce N.Y. LLC v. New A & N Food Mkt., Inc., No. 13 CV 5012 RJD VVP, 2014 WL 3725874 (E.D.N.Y. July 25, 2014)(default judgment, attorneys’ fees) Text
Maspeth Trading, Inc. v. Ou Jiang Supermarket, Inc., No. 12-CV-1997 NGG VMS, 2014 WL 3548507 (E.D.N.Y. July 17, 2014)(default judgment) Text
Tomato Mgmt., Corp. v. CM Produce LLC, No. 14-CV-3522 JPO, 2014 WL 2893368 (S.D.N.Y. June 26, 2014)(attorney’s fees, interest on principal) Text
JSO Associates, Inc. v. Awrey Bakeries, LLC, No. 13-CV-6035 JFB ARL, 2014 WL 2882896 (E.D.N.Y. June 25, 2014)(stay, severance) Text
Chiquita Fresh N. Am., LLC v. Long Island Banana Corp., 27 F.Supp.3d 340 (E.D.N.Y. June 23, 2014)(PACA statutory trust claims; motion to dismiss denied) Text
Maspeth Trading Inc. v. New A & N Food Mkt., Inc., No. CV 13-6454 RJD VVP, 2014 WL 3762694 (E.D.N.Y. June 10, 2014) report and recommendation adopted, No. 13 CV 6454 RJD VVP, 2014 WL 3762965 (E.D.N.Y. July 30, 2014)(calculation of awards, default judgment) Text
New Generation Produce Corp. v. New York Supermarket, Inc., No. 09 CIV. 5536 ENV VMS, 2014 WL 1271156 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2014)(jury trial requested) Text
Bounty Fresh, LLC v. J N.Y. Produce, Inc., No. 12-CV-2415 FB JO, 2014 WL 1010833 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 14, 2014)(prejudgment interest, post judgment interest, attorneys’ fees) Text
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Alphas Co. of New York, Inc., 12-1977-CV, 2013 WL 6570618 (2d Cir. Dec. 16, 2013)(The district court did not err in allowing a produce wholesaler to amend its complaint post-trial to add a quantum meruit claim without giving the purchaser an opportunity for additional discovery where the purchaser had not sought discovery below, thereby waiving the argument.) Text
GM Produce Sales LCC v. Sam Jin World Trading Inc., 12-CV-4192 ENV JO, 2013 WL 6116847 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2013)(PACA claims; motion for summary judgment) Text
Fresh Pick NY Inc. v. Dover Gourmet Corp., 12-CV-662 JFB ARL, 2013 WL 4777323 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2013)(PACA and state law claims for unpaid wholesale produce; Defendant was not subject to PACA because they didn’t purchase more than $230,000 of ag produce in a calendar year; Defendant’s motion for summary judgment granted; Court held no jurisdiction over the state law claims) Text
In re Quality Sales, LLC, 12-20008, 2013 WL 4482412 (Bankr. D. Conn. Aug. 19, 2013)(Bankruptcy trustee’s objection to allowance of the sellers’ claim as a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) trust claim was sustained because the sellers had not met even the less rigorous “substantial compliance” with PACA’s statutory notice requirements.) Text
Hop Hing Produces Inc. v. Lin Zhang Trading Co., Inc., 11-CV-03259 NGG RLM, 2013 WL 3990761 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2013)(Motion for default judgment granted in part) Text
Double Green Produce, Inc. v. Zhen Zhen Mkt. Inc., 12-CV-1685 MKB, 2013 WL 3893332 (E.D.N.Y. July 26, 2013)(Previous magistrate judge’s report and recommendation filed without objection and adopted in entirety; Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment granted; judgment amount for unpaid produce) Text
New Generation Produce Corp. v. New York Supermarket, Inc., 1:09-CV-5536 ENV VMS, 2013 WL 2382970 (E.D.N.Y. May 30, 2013)(Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment denied on one count of complaint seeking enforcement of a reparation order against the defendant by USDA for unpaid produce debt) Text
Lin Zhu, Inc. v. Shao Fei Weing, 12-CV-2872 ARR MDG, 2013 WL 2120405 (E.D.N.Y. May 15, 2013)
Lin Zhu, LLC v. Shao Fei Weng, CV 2012-2872 ARR MDG, 2013 WL 2120638 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 23, 2013) report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Lin Zhu, Inc. v. Shao Fei Weing, 12-CV-2872 ARR MDG, 2013 WL 2120405 (E.D.N.Y. May 15, 2013)
Hop Hing Produces Inc. v. X & L Supermarket, Inc., CV 2012-1401 ARR MDG, 2013 WL 1232948 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 26, 2013)(PACA claims; addition of coproate defendants) Text
Lester Altman Produce Co. Inc. v. Fruit Fresh Up, Inc., 13-CV-213, 2013 WL 888076 (W.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2013)(PACA claims; request for an ex parte temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction) Text
Hop Hing Produces Inc. v. X & L Supermarket, Inc., CV 2012-1401 ARR MDG, 2013 WL 1232919 (E.D.N.Y. 2013) report and recommendation adopted, 12-CV-1401 ARR, 2013 WL 1232483 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 27, 2013)(PACA claims; adding defendants) Text
In re Maxsun Produce Corp. PACA Litig., 12 CIV. 6771 KBF, 2013 WL 795973 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2013)(Unpaid deliveries of agricultural produce; Breach of contract; Violations of statutory trust under PACA) Text
Paganini v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric. Sec’y of Agric., 12 CV 4615 VB, 2012 WL 6822150 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2012)
John B. Ordille, Inc. v. Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc., 12-MC-54S, 2012 WL 5499652 (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 12, 2012)(PACA trust claims) Text
Nathel & Nathel, Inc. v. JAT Beverage, Inc., 11 CIV. 3525 ALC JLC, 2012 WL 4320590 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 19, 2012)
In re Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc., CIV. 09-MC-56S, 2012 WL 5503547 (W.D.N.Y. Aug. 17, 2012) report and recommendation adopted sub nom. John B. Ordille, Inc. v. Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc., 12-MC-54S, 2012 WL 5499652 (W.D.N.Y. Nov. 12, 2012)
In re Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc., 09-10297 K, 2012 WL 7767580 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. Aug. 14, 2012)(Claims of creditors under PACA) Text
Dell’s Maraschino Cherries Co., Inc. v. Shoreline Fruit Growers, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 2d 459 (E.D.N.Y. 2012)(Summary judgment was not warranted on plaintiff buyer’s breach of contract claim for the purchase of brine cherries because there were disputed facts as to whether the buyer stated that it did not intend to take the full balance of contract loads due, thus substantially impairing the contract and relieving the seller from its contract obligations.) Text
Mister Sprout, Inc. v. Williams Farms Produce Sales, Inc., 881 F. Supp. 2d 482 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)(Respondent, an out-of-state shipper, was awarded attorney travel time and costs; there was little reason why respondent should be compelled to rely solely upon New York counsel, and it was effective to have trial counsel who had already obtained summary judgment for respondent argue the case on appeal.) Text
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Alphas Co. of New York, 09 CIV. 6644 PKC, 2012 WL 2930072 (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2012)(PACA claims; “turnover” order under Rule 69(a), Fed. R. Civ. P.) Text
Belleza Fruit, Inc. v. Suffolk Banana Co., Inc., CV-12-3033 SJF WDW, 2012 WL 2675066 (E.D.N.Y. July 5, 2012)(Seller of produce was entitled to a preliminary injunction under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) to bar a buyer from using PACA trust funds for any purpose other than paying the seller, since the seller was likely to prevail in showing the existence of the trust and irreparable harm from the buyer’s dissipation of trust assets.) Text
Poppy’s Wholesale Produce Inc. v. S & S Grocery of N.Y. Corp., 11-CV-4337 NGG LB, 2012 WL 2373629 (E.D.N.Y. June 22, 2012)(PACA claims; liable for payment) Text
Weis-Buy Farms, Inc. v. Quality Sales LLC, 3:11CV02011 WIG, 2012 WL 2237166 (D. Conn. June 15, 2012)(Under PACA, sellers were not entitled to a preliminary injunction against an employee of a produce purchaser because sellers did not establish likelihood of success as to the secondary personal liability of the employee given that the employee did not have the ability to control payments that were made from the account that held PACA trust assets. Motion to dismiss denied.) Text
Poppy’s Wholesale Produce, Inc. v. S & S Grocery of N.Y. Corp., 11 CV 4337 NGG LB, 2012 WL 2374220 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 25, 2012) report and recommendation adopted in part, overruled in part, 11-CV-4337 NGG LB, 2012 WL 2373629 (E.D.N.Y. June 22, 2012)
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Alphas Co. of New York, Inc., 09 CIV. 6644 PKC, 2012 WL 1155133 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 5, 2012)(PACA violation; failure to pay for produce) Text aff’d, 12-1977-CV, 2013 WL 6570618 (2d Cir. Dec. 16, 2013) Text
A.J. Rinella & Co., Inc. v. Wohrle’s Foods, Inc., 1:10-CV-0700 GTS/RFT, 2012 WL 651860 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2012)(PACA claims; motion to dismiss) Text
Six L’s Packing, Inc. v. Alphas Co. of New York, 11 CIV. 2944 RMB FM, 2012 WL 505744 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 15, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Weis-Buy Farms, Inc. v. Quality Sales LLC., 3:11CV02011 MRK WIG, 2012 WL 280617 (D. Conn. Jan. 31, 2012)(Under PACA, sellers were not entitled to a preliminary injunction against an employee of a produce purchaser because sellers did not establish likelihood of success as to the secondary personal liability of the employee given that the employee did not have the ability to control payments that were made from the account that held PACA trust assets.) Text
A & J Produce Corp. v. City Produce Operating Corp., 10 CIV. 5610 PKC, 2011 WL 6780614 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2011)(Court denied plaintiff’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion seeking entitlement to payment under Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). Defendant came forward with evidence there was course of dealing by which plaintiff accepted payments beyond 30-day window. If so, plaintiff would not be entitled to “extraordinary protection” of PACA trust)
Taylor & Fulton Packing, LLC v. Marco Int’l Foods, LLC, 09-CV-2614, 2011 WL 6329194 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 16, 2011)(Breach of contract; Enforcement of statutory trust provisions under PACA) Text
Ne. Trading, Inc. v. Ven-Co Produce, Inc., 09 CIV. 7767 PGG, 2011 WL 4444511 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2011)(Plaintiff did not waive its Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 trust rights by agreeing, in connection with post-complaint settlement discussions, to extend defendant’s outstanding payment obligations because such actions were entirely consistent with Congressional intent that produce sellers promptly pursue judicial remedies.) Text
Ferlito Farms, Inc. v. Empire Fresh Cuts, LLC, 5:10-CV-1044 GTS/ATB, 2011 WL 4344032 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2011)(PACA claims; motion for default judgement) Text
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Alphas Co. of New York, 09 CIV. 6644 PKC, 2011 WL 2988629 (S.D.N.Y. July 22, 2011)(PACA claims; motion for summary judgement) Text
E. Potato Dealers, Inc. v. TNC Packing Corp., 08-CV-6280 CJS, 2011 WL 2669632 (W.D.N.Y. July 7, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
Avanti Enters. v. A&T Produce, No. 09-CV-1185, 2010 WL 3909243 (E.D. N.Y. Sept. 30, 2010)(PACA action for failure to pay for produce) Text
A. Ferlito Farms v. Empire Fresh Cuts, No. 5:10-CV_1044, 2010 WL 3909521 (N.D. N.Y. Sept. 30, 2010)(rights under a PACA trust) Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment granted A. Ferlito Farms, Inc. v. Empire Fresh Cuts, LLC, 5:10-CV-1044 GTS/ATB, 2011 WL 4344032 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2011). Text
Basciani Foods, Inc. v. Mid Island Wholesale Fruit and Produce, Inc., 09-CV-4585 JS WDW, 2011 WL 17524 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 3, 2011)(Union benefits funds could intervene to protect a judgment in a separate case by preventing assets from being included in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e et seq., as the assets were purchased before the trust existed and therefore should not be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of unpaid produce sellers.)
D.Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York v. Garden State Produce Co., No. 09 Civ. 4185(DLC)(KNF), 2010 WL 3448004 (S.D. N.Y. Aug. 18, 2010)(enforcement of statutory trust) Text
Gold Medal Produce Inc. v. Ricosu Tropical Products, Inc., No. 09 Civ. 9858(CM)(RLE), 2010 WL 2267728 (S.D. N.Y. May 28, 2010)(service of process)
Basciani Foods, Inc. v. Mid Island Wholesale Fruit & Produce, Inc., No. 09-CV-4585(JS)(WDW), 2009 WL 3756603 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 3, 2009)(enforcing payment out of PACA trust) Text
Nathel & Nathel, Inc. v. Carlos Produce, No. 08-CV-4880 (JS)(WDW), 2009 WL 3297799 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 9, 2009)(violations of PACA trust) Text
Felix Produce Corp. v. New Lots Food Corp., No. 05-CV-5116 (JS)(ARL), 2009 WL 2985444 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2009)(default judgment for failure to pay for produce) Text
In re Parra, 412 B.R. 99 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2009)(violation of PACA statutory trust) Text
S. Katzman Produce, Inc. v. Won, No. 08-CV-2403 (KAM)(VVP), 2009 WL 2448408 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2009)(default judgment for failure to pay for produce) Text
E. Armata, Inc. 27 Farmers Mkt., Inc., No. 08-5212 (KSH), 2009 WL 2386074 (D.N.J July 31, 2009)(entering a default judgment against violators of PACA) Text
Winez Int’l Inc. v. Genesis Imp. & Exp. Inc., No. 07-CV-1887 (FB)(CLP), 2009 WL 1833602 (E.D.N.Y. June 25, 2009)(upholding judgment awarding for breach of trust)
Costa Oro, LLC v. Evergreen Int’l, Inc., No. 08-cv-3714, 2009 WL 765226 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 23, 2009)(dealer under PACA; breach of fiduciary duties) Text
Dayoub Mktg., Inc. v. Seven Seas Trading Co., No. 04 Civ 01881 (GBD)(HBP), 2009 WL 890034 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 31, 2009)(damages for failure to pay for produce) Text
Morris Okun, Inc. v. Vince’s Farmers Market, No. 08 Civ. 7715(DLC), 2009 WL 562276 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 4, 2009)(guarantee of unpaid invoices) Text
Atl. Tropical Produce Corp. v. El Nene Meat & Food Corp., No. 06 Civ. 2413(DC), 2009 WL 436050 (S.D. N.Y. Feb. 23, 2009)(third-party liability under PACA; Former employee was not liable for a grocery store’s debt to a produce wholesaler because he was not in a position to control Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust assets; while he was the “manager” of the store and occasionally signed checks, he only paid bills that he had been authorized to pay, he could not decide what bills to pay.)
H.C. Schmieding Produce Co. v. Alfa Quality Produce, Inc., 597 F.Supp.2d 313 (E.D. N.Y. 2009)(PACA does not recognize claim of preferential payments to creditor) Text
Bonell Produce Co., Inc. v. Chloe Foods, Inc., No. 08-CV-4218 (FB)(CLP), 2008 WL 4951942 (E.D. N.Y. Nov. 19, 2008)(Plaintiff produce seller and defendant produce buyer had not entered into an agreement that would have constituted a waiver of PACA trust protection for the seller. There was no agreement to new payment terms for the existing debt, and the seller expected immediate payment on new deliveries. The seller was entitled preliminary injunctive relief.)
H.C. Schmieding Produce Co., Inc. v. Alfa Quality Produce, Inc., No. 08 Civ. 0367(BMC), 2008 WL 4443278 (E.D. N.Y. Sept. 26, 2008)(control of PACA trust assets) Text
A&J Produce Corp. v. Bronx Overall Econ. Dev. Corp., 542 F.3d 54 (2d Cir. 2008)(PACA trust assets; priority of trust creditors and secured creditors to trust assets) Text
“R” Best Produce, Inc. v. DiSapio, 540 F.3d 115 (2d Cir. 2008)(person subject to personal jurisdiction under PACA) Text
Ger-Nis Int’l, LLC v. FJB, Inc., No. 07 CV 898(CM), 2008 WL 2600074 (S.D. N.Y. June 25, 2008)(property subject to statutory trust)
Agri Exotic Trading, Inc. v. New Man Designed Sys., Ltd., No. 07-CV-0049 (NG)(MDG), 2008 WL 2397565 (E.D. N.Y. June 12, 2008)(entitlement to damages)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Randone, No. 06 Civ. 10199(WHP), 2008 WL 2156729 (S.D. N.Y. May 19, 2008)(person in control of PACA assets)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. U.S., No. 06-4838-ag, 2008 WL 686375 (2nd Cir. Mar. 12, 2008)(bribing a produce inspector)
RHA Trading Inc. v. LNM Tropical Imp., LLC, No. 06 CIV 7126(GEL), 2007 WL 4440929 (S.D. N.Y. Dec. 18, 2007)(enforcement of default reparation order)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Marine Park Farmer’s Mkt., Inc., No. 05-CV-4649 (FB)(JO), 2007 WL 4125105 (E.D. N.Y. Nov. 16, 2007)(pretrial interest, attorney’s fees, and other costs)
Sage Fruit Co., LLC v. Michail Nash Corp., No. 07-CV-4204(CPS), 2007 WL 3226639 (E.D. N.Y. Oct. 29, 2007)(preliminary injunction)
Root Bros. Farms v. Mak, No. 05 Civ. 10863(LBS)(HBP), 2007 WL 2789481 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 25, 2007)(notice under PACA)
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom’s Wholesale & Retail Center, Inc., No. 04 CV 2666(GBD), 2007 WL 2746810 (S.D. N.Y. Sept. 19, 2007)(Individual in control of PACA trust assets)
Watermelon Express, Inc. v. Marine Park Farmer’s Mkt., Inc., No. CV 05-4649(FB)(JO), 2007 WL 4125111 (E.D. N.Y. Sept. 14, 2007)(awarding of pre-judgment interest and attorney’s fees)
Coosemans Specialties, Inc. v. Gargiulo, 485 F.3d 701 (2nd Cir. 2007)(PACA personal liability claims) Text
Ger-Nis Int’l, L.L.C. v. FJB, Inc., No. 07-CV-898 (RCC), 2007 WL 656851 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 1, 2007)
Lee Loi Indus., Inc. v. Impact Brokerage Corp., 473 F.Supp. 2d 566 (S.D. N.Y. 2007)(Reparation order appeal) Text
Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Inn Foods, Inc., 206 Fed. App’x 34 (2nd Cir. 2006)
Hunts Point Tomato Co. v. USDA, 204 Fed. App’x 981 (2nd Cir. 2006)(As ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence and his conclusion that corporation’s violations were flagrant and repeated did not constitute abuse of discretion, petition for review was denied and court directed enforcement of USDA’s order for publication of its findings that corporation violated Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.)
G & T Terminal Packaging Co. v. USDA, 468 F.3d 86 (2nd Cir. 2006)(PACA implied duty of an licensee) Text
“R” Best Produce, Inc. v. Shulman-Rabin Mktg. Corp., 467 F.3d 238 (2nd Cir. 2006)(PACA payment default) Text
Hintz & Reiman, Inc. v. J&J Produce, No. 05 Civ. 5739 LTS/KNF, 2006 WL 709106 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 21, 2006)
Genecco Produce, Inc. v. Sol Group Mktg. Co., No. 04-CV-6282 CJS, 2006 WL 328385 (W.D. N.Y. Feb. 9, 2006)
D.M. Rothman & Co. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 411 F.3d 90 (2nd Cir. 2005)(Depository bank was not liable as third-party transferee of funds under Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., in breach of trust on basis of produce dealer’s withdrawal of PACA funds to pay non-PACA creditors; bank did not have notice of future breach when it received deposits into negatively balanced account.) Text
Consumers Produce Co. v. M & T Chirico, Inc., 385 F.Supp. 2d 354 (W.D. N.Y. Sept. 30, 2005)(Corporations involved in wholesaling perishable agricultural commodities were granted summary judgment in a suit to enforce the trust provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c), because they preserved their interests, and individual officers were personally liable under PACA for a corporation’s debts.)
Genecco Produce, Inc. v. Sandia Depot, Inc., 386 F.Supp. 2d 165 (W.D. N.Y. 2005)(PACA claims; Sec. of Agri’c ruled against plaintiff in administrative proceeding) Text
Cont’l Food Group, L.L.C. v. P.J. Produce, Inc., 372 F.Supp. 2d 750 (S.D. N.Y. 2005)(A claimant under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) was allowed to include its costs of collection in its claim for distribution on the same pro rata basis as all other PACA claims; if a contract to sell commodities provided for fees and costs, then those expenses were sums owing in connection with commodities transactions.) Text
A & J Produce Corp. v. Chang, 385 F.Supp. 2d 354 (S.D. N.Y. 2005)(Produce wholesaler’s claims under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., were dismissed on summary judgment because the produce delivery-man was not a “dealer” for purposes of PACA and the wholesaler failed to provide notice to the retailers as required under PACA in order to preserve its trust rights.) Text
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom’s Wholesale & Retail Ctr., Inc., No. 04 Civ.2666(GBD) (AJP), 2005 WL 1149774 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2005)(Magistrate judge recommended that an individual defendant be held liable for the corporation’s failure to pay the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., creditors regardless of his personal fault for the corporation’s PACA debts because he was the corporation’s sole shareholder, officer and director.) Text
Top Banana, L.L.C. v. Dom’s Wholesale & Retail Ctr., Inc., No. 04 CV 2666(GBD), 2005 WL 1529736 (S.D.N.Y. June 28, 2005)(The sole shareholder, officer, and director of a statutory trustee under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., was properly found liable by a magistrate judge for dissipating the trustee’s assets when he sold all accounts receivable, causing the trust assets to become unavailable to satisfy any PACA claims.) Text
Dayoub Mktg., Inc. v. S.K. Produce Corp., No. 04 Civ. 3125(WHP), 2005 WL 3006032 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2005)(Defendant wife was liable for a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (PACA) violation even though she did no work at defendant corporation because, by failing to exert her control over the corporation as present and sole shareholder to prevent the trust assets from dissipating, the wife breached her fiduciary duty as a PACA trustee.) Text
E. Armata, Inc. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 367 F.3d 123 (2nd Cir. 2004)(A district court erred in assuming that a bank was automatically liable for funds deposited by a trustee, under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), which were ultimately paid to non-PACA creditors.) Text
Am. Banana Co. v. Republic Nat. Bank of N.Y., 362 F.3d 33 (2nd Cir. 2004)(Judgment was reversed and remanded where commercial produce sellers effectively disqualified themselves from statutory trust protection by entering into a post-default agreement with their broker that extended the payment period beyond 30 days.) Text
B.T. Produce Co. v. Robert A. Johnson Sales, Inc., 354 F.Supp. 2d 284 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)(reparations award) Text
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Pac. Tomato Growers, Ltd., No. 02 Civ. 1615(DC), 2004 WL 2471492 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 1, 2004)(Where a seller did not require a general release or a provision prohibiting future litigation, and signed a stipulation for dismissal without objection, relief from dismissal was unavailable when the buyer later sued the seller in state court.)
Nobles-Collier, Inc. v. Hunts Point Tomato Co., No. 02 Civ. 4128(LMM), 02 Civ. 5287(LMM), 2004 WL 102756 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2004)(attorneys’ fees)
Spinale v. United States, No. 03Civ.1704KMWJCF, 2004 WL 50873 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 9, 2004)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. DiMare Homestead, Inc., 329 F.3d 123 (2nd Cir. 2003)(reparations award) Text
In re Delyser, 295 B.R. 430 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2003)(statutory trust) Text
Horizon Mktg. v. Kingdom Int’l Ltd., 244 F.Supp. 2d 131 (E.D.N.Y. 2003)(preliminary injunction; statutory trust) Text
Albee Tomato Co. v. Korea Commercial Bank of N.Y., 282 F.Supp. 2d 6 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)(liability of bank) Text
Am. Banana Co. v. PMD Produce Brokerage Corp., No. 96 Civ. 8127(RO), 2003 WL 22999204 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2003)
“R” Best Produce, Inc. v. Eastside Food Plaza, Inc., No. 02 Civ. 6925(DLC), 2003 WL 22231577 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2003)(Supplier’s abandoned formal complaint filed under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against the buyer and its president with the United States Department of Agriculture did not preclude filing the same claim for judicial determination.)
Eastside Food Plaza, Inc. v. “R” Best Produce, Inc., No. 03 Civ. 106(SAS), 2003 WL 21727788 (S.D.N.Y. July 23, 2003)(standing)
Talpa Sales, Inc. v. “R”‘ Best Produce Inc., No. 03 Civ. 106(DLC), 2003 WL 1845234 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 3, 2003)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. Dimare Homestead, Inc., 222 F.Supp. 2d 399 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)(attorneys’ fees) Text
Koam Produce, Inc. v. DiMare Homestead, Inc., 213 F.Supp. 2d 314 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)(reparations award) Text
E. Armata, Inc. v. David Lee’s Produce Serv. Corp., No. 99 Civ.2042(AGS), 2002 WL 31834451 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2002)(liability of bank)
“R” Best Prod., Inc. v. 646 Corp., No. 00 Civ. 8536(HB), 2002 WL 31453909 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 2002)
Regal Mktg. Inc. v. Sonny & Son Produce Corp., No. 01 Civ.1911(WK), 2002 WL 1788026 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2002)
Koam Produce, Inc. v. DiMare Homestead, Inc., No. 01 Civ. 2494 (LLS), 2001 WL 1590539 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2001)(reparation award appeal) Text
E. Armata, Inc. v. David Lee’s Produce Serv. Corp., No. 99 Civ. 2042, 2001 WL 1287006 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 24, 2001)(bank dissipation of PACA trust)
E. Armata, Inc. v. David Lee’s Produce Serv. Corp., No. 99 Civ. 2042 (AGS), 2001 WL 1132049 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2001) rev’d in part on reh’g, No. 99 Civ. 2042, 2001 WL 1287006 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 24, 2001)(non-payment of shipped produce)
Am. Banana Co., Inc. v. Republic Nat. Bank of N.Y., N.A., No. 99 Civ. 1330 (AGS), 2001 WL 1132045 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2001)(non-payment of produce)
Sunniland Fruit Co., Inc. v. PMI Produce Corp., Inc., No. 00 Civ. 8410 (SAS), 2001 WL 761174 (S.D.N.Y. July 6, 2001)(trust beneficiary)
Schulz v. Pataki, 137 F. Supp. 2d 80 (N.D.N.Y. 2001)(federal antitrust standing denied) Text
Six L’s Packing Co., Inc. v. Post & Taback, Inc., 132 F. Supp. 2d 306 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)(modified judgment prohibited installment payments by trustee) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Alanco Corp., 239 F.3d 483 (2d Cir. 2001)(PACA trust not subject to attorney’s lien) Text
Lincoln Diversified Sys., Inc. v. Manos Plus, Inc., No. 98 Civ. 5593 (RWS), 2000 WL 1880338 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 27, 2000)(FRCP 56 under PACA claim)
Frankie Boy Produce Corp. v. Sun Pac. Enters., 99 CIV. 10158 (DLC), 2000 WL 1532914 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2000)(reparation award appeal)
Lincoln Diversified, Inc. v. Mangos Plus, Inc., No. 98 Civ. 5593 RWS, 2000 WL 890198 (S.D.N.Y. July 5, 2000)(creditor claims under PACA)
Am. Banana Co., Inc. v. Republic Nat’l Bank of New York, N.A., No. 99 Civ. 1330 AGS, 2000 WL 521341 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 2000)(PACA claim applicability to a 3rd Party)
In re Clinton St. Food Corp., 254 B.R. 523 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000)(fraud claim of bid rigging) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Alanco Corp., No. 97 Civ. 6018 (AJP), 2000 WL 101238 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) aff’d, 239 F.3d 483 (2d Cir. Jan. 28, 2001)(superior rights to PACA proceeds involving attorney’s fees) Text
Schulz v. Pataki, No. 98 CV 150, 1999 WL 33290646 (N.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 1999)(statutory pre-requisites of a PACA claim) Text
D.M. Rothman Co., Inc. v. Cohen Mktg. Int’l, Inc., No. 98 Civ. 7905 (RO), 1999 WL 493419 (S.D.N.Y. July 9, 1999)(unsecured creditor claim under PACA)
Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Pataki, No. 80-CV-930, 1999 WL 224615 (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 15, 1999)(prejudgment interest award) Text
Fishgold v. OnBank & Trust Co., 43 F. Supp. 2d 346 (W.D.N.Y. 1999)(loan satisfaction claim under PACA) Text
Kanowitz Fruit & Produce Co., Inc. v. United States, 166 F.3d 1200 (2d Cir. 1998)(license revocation order review)
Albee Tomato, Inc. v. A.B. Shalom Produce Corp., 155 F.3d 612 (2d Cir. 1998)(disgorgement under PACA) Text
Hiller Cranberry Prods., Inc. v. Koplovsky, 5 F. Supp. 2d 89 (N.D.N.Y. 1998)(PACA claims) Text
Havana Potatoes of New York Corp. v. United States, 136 F.3d 89 (2d Cir. 1997)(license revocation order review) Text
N. Am. Produce Corp. v. Reddi-Salad Co., Inc., No. 91 CV 1242, 1997 WL 793103 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 28, 1997)(PACA claims)
In re Centennial Textiles, Inc., 209 B.R. 31 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1997)(trust beneficiary rights under judgment) Text
In re Fishgold, 206 B.R. 50 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 1997)(fiduciary fraud discharge exception under PACA) Text
County Produce, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 116 F.3d 1472 (2d Cir. 1997)(PACA and employment bar) Text
County Produce, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 103 F.3d 263 (2d Cir. 1997)(license revocation order review) Text
Loi Banana Corp. of Brooklyn v. Cent. Brooklyn Produce Wholesalers & Comm’n Merchs., Inc., No. CV 93-4102 (RJD), 1996 WL 391574 (E.D.N.Y. July 10, 1996)(PACA claims)
In re Kornblum & Co., Inc., 81 F.3d 280 (2d Cir. 1996)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Meyer Tomatoes, No. 90 Civ. 7688 (DLC), 1996 WL 54321 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 1996)(attorney’s fees and costs)
Albee Tomato, Inc. v. A. B. Shalom Produce Corp., No. 89 Civ. 01888 (MJL), 1995 WL 766306 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 28, 1995) aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom., Albee Tomato, Inc. v. A.B. Shalom Produce Corp., 155 F.3d 612 (2d Cir. 1998)(judgment under PACA) Text
In re Morabito Bros., Inc., 188 B.R. 114 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 1995)(supplier’s rights under trust) Text
Endico Potatoes, Inc. v. CIT Grp./Factoring, Inc., 67 F.3d 1063 (2d Cir. 1995)(definition of perishable agricultural commodities and PACA claims) Text
G. & T. Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Hawman, 122 F.3d 1056 (2d Cir. 1995)(reparation award)
E. Armata, Inc. v. Platinum Funding Corp., 887 F. Supp. 590 (S.D.N.Y. 1995)(PACA claims) Text
In re Casey, 181 B.R. 763 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1995)(Chapter 7, PACA, willful and malicious injury) Text
In re Kornblum & Co., Inc., 177 B.R. 187 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) vacated, 81 F.3d 280 (2d Cir. 1996)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Meyer, No. 90 Civ. 7688 (DLC), 1994 WL 710804 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) aff’d, 71 F.3d 404 (2d Cir. Dec. 20, 1995)(reparation award appeal)
G & T Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Hawman, No. 87 Civ. 7521 (MJL), 1994 WL 669546 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 1994)(attorney’s fees)
Post & Taback, Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Bus. Fin. Servs. Inc., 859 F. Supp. 757 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)(PACA claims) Text
Riccelli’s Produce, Inc. v. Horton Tomato Co., Inc., 155 F.R.D. 411 (N.D.N.Y. 1994)(PACA claims)
In re N. Merberg & Sons, Inc., 166 B.R. 567 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1994)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
In re Chipwich, Inc., 165 B.R. 135 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1994)(PACA claims) Text
Finest Fruits, Inc. v. Exportal Ltda., No. 93 Civ. 360 (RO), 1993 WL 541663 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 30, 1993)(reparation proceeding)
Mid-Valley Produce Corp. v. 4-XXX Produce Corp., 833 F. Supp. 193 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 23, 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Post & Taback, Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Bus. Fin. Servs., Inc., No. 91-CV-3927 (MJL), 1993 WL 13011573 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)(PACA trust interests notice)
A & J Produce Corp. v. CIT Grp. /Factoring, Inc., 829 F. Supp. 651 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) text aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom., Endico Potatoes, Inc. v. CIT Grp. /Factoring, Inc., 67 F.3d 1063 (2d Cir. 1995)(PACA liability application to President of distributor company) Text
Golub Corp. v. Andrew & Williamson Sales Co., No. 91-CV-366, 1993 WL 245582 (N.D.N.Y. July 2, 1993)(PACA and administrative appeal)
Mid-Valley Produce Corp. v. 4-XXX Produce Corp., 819 F. Supp. 209 (E.D.N.Y. 1993)(PACA liability) Text
Morris Okun, Inc. v. Harry Zimmerman, Inc., 814 F. Supp. 346 (S.D.N.Y. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Loi Banana Corp. v. Maddalone Meat & Food Warehouse, Inc., No. 93 CV 0494 (SJ), 1993 WL 50538 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 1993)(preliminary injunction)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Six L’s Packing Co., Inc., 984 F.2d 65 (2d Cir. 1993)(reparation proceeding and jury trial request) Text
Melmarkets, Inc. v. Victor Joseph & Son, Inc., No. 89 Civ. 6585 (PNL), 1992 WL 350794 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 19, 1992)(PACA claims)
Point Produce, Inc. v. Mt. Vernon Grocery Corp., No. 91 Civ. 6150 (JFK), 1992 WL 170680 (S.D.N.Y. July 7, 1992)(PACA claims and definition of PACA creditor)
Debruyn Produce Co. v. Sobiech, No. 91 Civ. 7995 (PKL), 1992 WL 168098 (S.D.N.Y. June 30, 1992)(PACA claims)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Six L’s Packing Co., Inc., No. 87 Civ. 6594 (CMM), 1992 WL 138312 (S.D.N.Y. June 1, 1992) rev’d, 984 F.2d 65 (2d Cir. 1993)(reparation award appeal)
D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of N.Y., Inc. v. N. Am. Produce Corp., No. 91 Civ. 7707(RLC), 1991 WL 274471 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 9, 1991)(PACA claims)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Meyer, No. 90 Civ. 7688 (CSH), 1991 WL 150234 (S.D.N.Y. July 26, 1991)(reparation award appeal)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Meyer, No. 90 Civ. 7688 (CSH), 1991 WL 107423 (S.D.N.Y. June 11, 1991) withdrawn, No. 90 Civ. 7688 (CSH), 1991 WL 120391 (S.D.N.Y. June 21, 1991)(reparation award appeal)
Tray-Wrap, Inc. v. Homestead Tomato Packing Co., Inc., 933 F.2d 1130 (2d Cir. 1991)(attorney’s fees) Text
Melmarkets, Inc. v. Victor Joseph & Son, Inc., No. 89 Civ. 6585 (PNL), 1990 WL 155594 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 11, 1990)(reparation award appeal)
McCracken v. Finest Fruits, Inc., No. 89 Civ. 819 (SWK), 1990 WL 144140 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 27, 1990)(attorney’s fees)
JSG Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc., 917 F.2d 75 (2d Cir. 1990)(preliminary injunction) Text
Matter of United Fruit & Produce Co., Inc., 119 B.R. 10 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1990)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
In re New York Produce Am. & Korean Auction Corp., No. 89 Civ. 8550 (MBM), 1990 WL 129197 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 31, 1990)(Chapter 7 and PACA)
In re Cerreta, 116 B.R. 402 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1990)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of New York, Inc. v. Freshville Produce Distribs., Inc., No. 87 Civ. 1091 (PNL), 1990 WL 310632 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 13, 1990)(PACA claims)
In re New York Produce Am. & Korean Auction Corp., 106 B.R. 42 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1989)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
JSG Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc., No. 89 Civ. 5724 (JFK), 1989 WL 116450 (S.D.N.Y. 1989) rev’d, 917 F.2d 75 (2d Cir. Sept. 25, 1990)(preliminary injunction under FRCP 65) Text
Finest Fruits, Inc. v. Bertuca, 714 F. Supp. 94 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)(breach of contract and fraud under PACA) Text
G. & T. Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Hawman, 870 F.2d 77 (2d Cir. 1989)(reparation award appeal) Text
A & J Produce Corp. v. Foodways, Inc., No. 88 Civ. 0754 (MBM), 1988 WL 120159 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 1988)(preliminary injunction under PACA)
Finest Fruits, Inc. v. Korean Produce Corp., No. 87 Civ. 6579 (SWK), 1988 WL 96028 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 6, 1988)(PACA claims)
G. & T. Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Hawman, No. 87 Civ. 7521 (MJL), 1988 WL 83422 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 1988) rev’d, 870 F.2d 77 (2d Cir. 1989)(USDA order appeal under PACA) Text
In re United Fruit & Produce Co., Inc., 86 B.R. 14 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
In re Al Nagelberg & Co., Inc., 84 B.R. 19 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
Harry Klein Produce Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 831 F.2d 403 (2d Cir. 1987)(accurate accounting and prompt payment under PACA) Text
Finest Fruits, Inc. v. Korean Produce Corp., No. 87 Civ. 6579 (SWK), 1987 WL 18454 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 2,1987)(PACA claims) Text
Dole Fresh Fruit Co. v. United Banana Co., Inc., 821 F.2d 106 (2d Cir. 1987)(PACA claims) Text
G & T Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Joe Phillips, Inc., 798 F.2d 579 (2d Cir. 1986)(reparation award appeal) Text
Al Finer Co. v. Premium Produce Corp., No. 86 Civ. 1485-CSH, 1986 WL 8318 (S.D.N.Y. July 18,1986)(damages under PACA)
G & T Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. Joe Phillips, Inc., 618 F. Supp. 127 (S.D.N.Y. 1985) amended sub nom., G & T Terminal Packaging, Inc. v. Joe Phillips, Inc., No. 83 Civ. 6351 (BN) SWK, 1985 WL 2894 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 1985) and rev’d, 798 F.2d 579 (2d Cir. 1986)(reparation award appeal) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
Producegpo LLC v. Proof Fresh Inc., Civ. No. 24-8915, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158478 (D. N.J. Sept. 4, 2024)(Action for non-payment of sale of produce in violation of PACA; motion for preliminary injunction with temporary restraints) Text
Farmlind Produce, LLC v. Sickles Mkt., LLC., Civ. No. 24-3746 (RK)(RLS), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129489, 2024 WL 3509488 (D.N.J. July 23, 2024)(Motion for default judgment; PACA trust enforcement case) Text
Frank M. Gargiulo & Son, Inc. v. Monchys Rahway NJ, LLC., Civ. No. 22-05743 (JXN)(MAH), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124824, 2024 WL 3430555 (D.N.J. July 16, 2024)(Motion granted to vacate default judgment; PACA violation) Text
Exp. Grp., LLC v. Fres Co., LLC, Civ. No. 23-3180, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78375, 2024 WL 1928448 (D.N.J. Apr. 29, 2024)(Arises from an appeal of a USDA Decision and Order ) Text
Hunter Bros., Inc. v. Delmonte Farms LLC, Civ. No. 12-6197(RMB-AMD), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75388, 2024 WL 1795359 (D.N.J. Apr. 25, 2024)(Motion to reopen case; motion to cancel record of judgment; court order to show cause; motion filed under PACA to recover damages for failure to pay) Text
Farmlind Produce, LLC v. Sickles Mkt., LLC, Civ. No. 24-3746(RK)(RLS), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49086, 2024 WL 1197770 (D.N.J. Mar. 20, 2024)(Application for a Temporary Restraining Order pursuant to claims filed under PACA) Text
In re Something Sweet Acquisition, Inc., No. 21-10992; Peterson Farm, Inc. v. Something Sweet Acquisition, Inc., et al., Adv. Proc. No. 23-50752, 2024 Bankr. LEXIS 557, 2024 WL 993806 (Bankr, D. Delaware Mar. 7, 2024)(Motion to server claims denied; motion for more definite statement of facts denied; plaintiffs sought to obtain a declaratory judgment that the funds held by the chapter 7 trustee are held in a statutory trust for their benefit under the PACA) Text
Exp. Grp., LLC v. Fres Co., LLC, Civ. No. 23-3180-EP-AME, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197659 (D.N.J. Nov. 3, 2023)(Motion for reconsideration of Courts order allowing discovery to proceed, denied; PACA claims) Text
Global Food & Fruit Grp., LLC v. Global Fresh Food Mkt., LLC, No. 23cv3844(EP)(JBC), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150411, 2023 WL 5499863 (D.N.J. Aug. 24, 2023)(Motion for temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction; PACA claim) Text
Frank M. Gargiulo & Son, Inc., d/b/a Gargiulo Produce v. Acai Café LLC d/b/a Acai Café & Joseph Rodriguez, Civ. No. 1:23-cv-04018, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133823, 2023 WL 4933187 (D.N.J. Aug. 2, 2023)(Application for an Order to Show Cause for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), filed ex parte, by Frank M. Gargiulo & Son, Inc., pursuant to the PACA; held that the “Plaintiff, as a produce supplier who has not been paid for its produce, is within the precise class PACA seeks to protect”; TRO issued for Defendant Acai Café LLC and denied to Defendant Joseph Rodriguez) Text
Frank M. Gargiulo & Son, Inc. v. Villa Pizza Enterprises Ltd., Inc., CV233094JXNJBC, 2023 WL 4145538 (D.N.J. June 22, 2023)(Plaintiff has not made the requisite showing of “immediate and irreparable injury” if an ex parte temporary restraining order does not issue to protect Plaintiff’s interests in PACA Trust assets.) Text
Agri Exotic Trading, Inc. v. Umami Burger 57th St., LLC, CV 23-799, 2023 WL 3614752 (D.N.J. May 24, 2023)(Default judgment with damages granted in part to one defendant, denied without prejudice to other three.) Text
AGRI EXOTIC TRADING, INC. v. D MART RUTHERFORD LLC, Civ. No. 21-17794 (KM)(JBC) (D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2022)(Court grants Agri’s motion for default judgment since defendants failed to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint) Text
Frank Gargiulo & Son, Inc. v. Brownstone House, Inc., No. CV 20-12433 (SRC), 2020 WL 5542779 (D.N.J. Sept.16, 2020)(emergency relief denied) Text
Consumer Fresh Produce, Inc. v. SPC Erie Cty. Farms, Inc., No. 1:19-CV-109, 2020 WL 2615580 (W.D. Pa. May 22, 2020)(judgment in favor for Plaintiff for PACA claims) Text
US Foods, Inc. v. Skyline Health Care, LLC, No. CV 18-15414, 2020 WL 2507774 (D.N.J. May 14, 2020)(PACA claims) Text
Consumer Fresh Produce, Inc. v. SPC Erie Cty. Farms, Inc., No. 1:19-CV-00109, 2020 WL 2615768 (W.D. Pa. May 4, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 1:19-CV-109, 2020 WL 2615580 (W.D. Pa. May 22, 2020) Text
Consumer Fresh Produce, Inc. v. SPC Erie County Farms, Inc., No. 1:19-CV-109, 2020 WL 64186 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 7, 2020)(PACA Claims; Appropriate Payment Period) Text
Aozora New Zealand, Ltd. v. Fru-Ve Marketing, Inc., No. 17-2594, 2019 WL 6347572 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 27, 2019)(PACA Claims; Breach of contract; Deceptive practices) Text
Eagle Fruit Traders, LLC v. Ultra Fresh, LLC, No. 18-14541 (ES) (SCM), 2019 WL 5704503 (D.N.J. Nov. 5, 2019) (PACA Claims; Default Judgment Factors; Standard for finding of “flagrant bad faith”) Text
Exhibition on Screen, Ltd. v. Pew, 360 F. Supp. 3d 281 (E.D. Pa. 2018)(defendant’s motion to dismiss granted) Text
In re Guarracino, 575 B.R. 298 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2017)(creation of trust; assignments) Text
Circus Fruits Wholesale Corp. v. Farmer Joen Produce Corp., CV 17-1812, 2017 WL 1397950 (D.N.J. Apr. 18, 2017)(elements for preliminary injunction) Text
Fresh Direct, Inc. v. Harvin Foods, Inc., CV 10-040-GMS, 2017 WL 1197674 (D. Del. Mar. 30, 2017)(unpaid interest and attorneys’ fees) Text
Coface N.A. Ins. Co. v. Reed Saul, Inc., CV 14-1044, 2016 WL 3406068 (W.D. Pa. June 21, 2016)(unlawful dissipation of trust assets by corporate official) Text
Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. v. Van Bennett Food Co., Inc., 5:15-CV-0738, 2015 WL 6103637 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 16, 2015)(default judgment entered; interest on judgment denied) Text
Spring Valley Produce, Inc. v. Stea Bros., Inc., CIV.A. 15-193, 2015 WL 2365573 (E.D. Pa. May 18, 2015)(default judgment; calculation of damages) Text
JE Corcoran Co. v. Reed Saul, Inc., No. CIV.A. 14-1044, 2015 WL 2137495 (W.D. Pa. May 7, 2015)(assignee, dismissal) Text
Custom Pak Brokerage, LLC v. Dandrea Produce, Inc., No. CIV. 13-5592 NLH/AMD, 2015 WL 926390 (D.N.J. Mar. 4, 2015)(summary judgment) Text
Custom Pak Brokerage, LLC v. Dandrea Produce, Inc., No. CIV. 13-5592 NLH/AMD, 2014 WL 988829 (D.N.J. Feb. 27, 2014)(motion to dismiss claims) Text
Consumers Produce Co. of Pittsburgh v. Fredericktown Produce Co., No. CIV.A. 14-314, 2015 WL 728488 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 19, 2015)(Whether Life Insurance Policy was subject PACA, bonafide purchaser) Text
Food Team Int’l, Ltd. v. Unilink, LLC, 595 F. App’x 146 (3d Cir. 2014)(Challenge finding that Defendants are liable under PACA to Food Team) Text
Food Team Int’l, Ltd. v. Unilink, LLC, 10-CV-03584, 2013 WL 5476582 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 30, 2013)(PACA dispute over froxen produce) Text
In re Paxson, BR 13-10817, 2013 WL 2180144 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. May 17, 2013)(Statement of Reasons in Support of Order; PACA claims) Text
Coast Distrib., Inc. v. Preferred Produce & Food Serv., Inc., 3:CV-09-1323, 2013 WL 1080541 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 13, 2013)
In re Reinert, BR 11-22840, 2012 WL 6719569 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Dec. 26, 2012)(Motion for summary judgement; PACA trust claims) Text
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Klayman Produce Co., Inc., CIV.A. 12-2577, 2012 WL 5354597 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 31, 2012)(PACA claims from produce sellers) Text
Spectrum Produce Distrib., Inc. v. Fresh Mktg., Inc., CIV. 11-06368 JBS, 2012 WL 2369367 (D.N.J. June 20, 2012)(Motion for attorney’s fees) Text
Food Team Int’l, Ltd. v. Unilink, LLC, 872 F. Supp. 2d 405 (E.D. Pa. 2012)(Motion for summary judgment) Text
Katzman Produce, Inc. v. Depiero’s Farm, Inc., CIV.A. 12-1384 ES, 2012 WL 764235 (D.N.J. Mar. 7, 2012)(Application for a Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause) Text
Consumers Produce Co., Inc. v. Georgiana Produce, Inc., CIV.A. 10-1068, 2011 WL 5859512 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 22, 2011)(Motion for summary judgment; failure to pay for wholesale quantities of agricultural commodities) Text
Coast Distrib., Inc. v. Preferred Produce & Food Serv., Inc., 3:09CV1323, 2010 WL 2635831 (M.D. Pa. June 29, 2010)(commingling of PACA assets)
Fresh Direct, Inc. v. Harvin Foods, Inc., No. 10-040-GMS, 2010 WL 2541925 (D. Del. June 22, 2010)(agent binds the wholesale produce dealer)
Frank Gargiulo & Son v. Riverdell Mkt. Corp., No. 08-5102 (JAG), 2009 WL 2151908 (D.N.J. July 14, 2009)(failure to complete payment for produce) Text
In re Zach, Bankr. No. 1-08-bk-04160 RNO, Adv. No. 1-08-ap-00160 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. June 29, 2009)(exemption from discharge of PACA debts) Text
Bear Mountain Orchards, Inc. v. Mich-Kim, Inc., Nos. 07-853, 07-892, 2008 WL 4710920 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 22, 2008)(fraudulent transfer of PACA trust assets) Text
Pac. Int’l Mktg. v. A & B Produce, Inc., Nos. 03-3564, 03-5556, 2007 WL 2253521 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 2, 2007)(individual officer liability) Text
Baiardi Food Chain v. United States, 482 F.3d 238 (3rd Cir. 2007)(PACA claims; post-default agreements) Text
Pac. Int’l Mktg., Inc. v. A & B Produce, Inc., 462 F.3d 279 (3rd Cir. 2006)(PACA statutpry trsut claims) Text
In re Fleming Co., No. 03-10945(MFW), 03-56207(MFW), Civ. 03-1049-SLR, 04-54600(MFW), Civ. 04-1284-SLR, 2006 WL 2793176 (D.Del. Sept. 28, 2006)(Ch. 11, Motion for leave to amend its complaint) Text
In re Zagara’s Fresh Markets, L.L.C., No. 03-43017 (GMB), 2006 WL 4452980 (Bankr. D.N.J. Apr. 13, 2006)
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Paglia, 411 F.3d 415 (3rd Cir. 2005)(individual liability) Text
J. Ambrogi Food Distrib. Inc. v. Top Dog America’s Bar & Grille of PA, Inc., No. Civ.A.05-337, 2005 WL 1655891 (E.D. Pa. July 14, 2005)(PACA claims; lack of subject matter jurisdiction) Text
Botman Int’l, B.V. v. Int’l Produce Imp., Inc., No. Civ.A.99-5088, 2005 WL 1532533 (E.D. Pa. June 29, 2005)(Motion for Final Judgment; PACA claims) Text
In re Fleming Co., 316 B.R. 809 (D.Del. 2004)(definition of “perishable agricultural commodities” and attorney’s fees) Text
Chiquita Brands Co. N. Am. v. J & J Foods, Inc., No. Civ.A. 03CV05283, 2004 WL 2536860 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2004)(PACA constructive trust) Text
Botman Int’l, B.V. v. Int’l Produce Imp., Inc., No. Civ.A. 99 CV 5088, 2004 WL 1686948 (E.D. Pa. July 28, 2004)(Renewed Motion for Partical Summary Judgment; PACA claims) Text
Pac. Int’l Mktg., Inc. v. A & B Produce, Inc., No. Civ.A.03-3564, Civ.A.03-5556, 2004 WL 1638133 (E.D. Pa. July 20, 2004)
Phillips Mushroom Farms, L.P. v. Gold Star Mushroom Co., No. Civ.A. 00-CV-6397, 2004 WL 620166 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 29, 2004)(Motion for Reconsideration to Vacate Judgment and for Summary Judgment) Text
In re Masdea, 307 B.R. 466 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2004)(Motion for Summary Judgement; PACA dealer definition) Text
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Paglia, 307 F.Supp. 2d 682 (W.D. Pa. 2004)(PACA claims; breach of fiduciary duty) Text
Bandwagon Brokerage, Inc. v. Mafolie Foods Co., Inc., 168 F. Supp. 2d 506 (D.V.I. 2001)(buyer not a PACA dealer) Text
In re Ameriserve Food Distrib., Inc., 267 B.R. 668 (D. Del. 2001)(collateral estoppel prohibited) Text
Tanimura & Antle, Inc. v. Packed Fresh Produce, Inc., 222 F.3d 132 (3d Cir. 2000)(injunction to prevent dissipation of PACA trust assets) Text
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Storey’s Fruit & Produce, Inc., Civ. A. 98-6078, 2000 WL 1038122 (E.D. Pa. July 13, 2000)(attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
Cavendish Farms v. Ameriserve Food Distrib., Inc., No. A-00-615, 2000 WL 33682393 (Bankr. D. Del. June 22, 2000)(PACA claim a non-core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(3))
In re Magic Rests., Inc., 205 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2000)(Rest. as a dealer under PACA) Text
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Storey’s Fruit & Produce, Inc., Civ. A. 98-6078, 2000 WL 10445 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 6, 2000)(attorney’s costs and fees)
In re United Fruit & Produce Co., Inc., 242 B.R. 295 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 1999)(PACA assets and estate Prop.) Text
Botman Int’l, B.V. v. Int’l Produce Imports, Inc., Civ. A. 99-5088, 1999 WL 997752 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 4, 1999)(PACA applicability)
In re Long John Silver’s Rests., Inc., 230 B.R. 29 (Bankr. D. Del. 1999)(perishable agricultural commodity definition) Text
Idahoan Fresh v. Advantage Produce, Inc., 157 F.3d 197 (3d Cir. 1998)(PACA claims) Text
ZAS Int’l Agric. v. ZAS USA, Inc., Civ. A. 98-4073, 1998 WL 469958 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 7, 1998)(Foreign corporation failed to show that trust assets were actually threatened with dissipation, and the court refused to enter an order effectively closing the importers’ businesses and endangering existing trust assets without any notice to them.)
Carpenter v. Cmty. Bank of Homestead, 710 So. 2d 65 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)(fiduciary relationship between bank and customers) Text
In re Magic Rests., Inc., No. 95-376, 1997 WL 33100710 (D. Del. Oct. 8, 1997)(recovery of alleged trust assets)
In re Italian Oven, Inc., 207 B.R. 839 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 1997)(dealer under PACA) Text
Matter of Magic Rests., Inc., 204 B.R. 862 (Bankr. D. Del. 1997) aff’d sub nom., In re Magic Rests., Inc., 205 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2000)(PACA claims precluded judgment) Text
Matter of Magic Rests., Inc., 202 B.R. 24 (D. Del. 1996)(interlocutory appeal and PACA) Text
In re L. Natural Foods Corp., 199 B.R. 882 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1996)(dried fruit not perishable agricultural commodity) Text
Matter of Magic Rests., Inc., 197 B.R. 455 (Bankr. D. Del. 1996) aff’d sub nom., In re Magic Rests., Inc., 205 F.3d 108 (3d Cir. 2000)(dealer under PACA) Text
Shepard v. K.B. Fruit & Vegetable, Inc., 868 F. Supp. 703 (E.D. Pa. 1994)(PACA claims and judgment) Text
Consumers Produce Co., Inc. v. Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc., 16 F.3d 1374 (3d Cir. 1994) (loan payments recovery under PACA) Text
Consumers Produce Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh v. Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc., Civ. A. 90-1551, 1994 WL 69347 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 11, 1994)(PACA claims)
In re Columbia Gas Sys. Inc., 997 F.2d 1039 (3d Cir. 1993)(Chapter 11) Text
In re Peter J. Schmidt Co., Inc., No. 92-695, 1993 WL 157721 (Bankr. D. Del. Mar. 29, 1993)(PACA claims)
In re H.R. Hindle & Co., Inc., 149 B.R. 775 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Sheppard v. KB Fruit & Vegetable, Inc., Civ. A. 91-6624, 1993 WL 21008 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 12, 1993)(competing PACA claims)
Consumers Produce Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh v. Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc., Civ. A. 90-1551, 1992 WL 565282 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 31, 1992) supplemented, Civ. A. 90-1551, 1994 WL 69347 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 11,1994) and aff’d sub nom., Consumers Produce Co., Inc. v. Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc., 16 F.3d 1374 (3d Cir. 1994)(damages under PACA) Text
Sheppard v. KB Fruit & Vegetable, Inc., Civ. A. 91-6624, 1992 WL 191142 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 12, 1992) vacated, Civ. A. 91-6624, 1993 WL 21008 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 4, 1993)(PACA claims)
Atl. Produce Co. v. Frank Tambone, Inc., Civ. A. 91-6778, 1991 WL 238153 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 6, 1991)(PACA trustee responsibilities)
Gullo Produce Co. v. A.C. Jordan Produce Co., Inc., Civ. A. 90-652, 1991 WL 330837 (W.D. Pa. Oct. 29, 1991)(PACA claims)
Driscoll Potatoes, Inc. v. N.A. Produce Co., Inc., 765 F. Supp. 174 (D.N.J. 1991) abrogated by Tanimura & Antle, Inc. v. Packed Fresh Produce, Inc., 222 F.3d 132 (3d Cir. 2000)(PACA trust asset segregation request) Text
In re Cinmar, Inc., Civ. A. 90-4853, 1991 WL 5893 (D.N.J. Jan. 16, 1991)(PACA claims)
Six L’s Packing Co., Inc. v. Arter, Civ. A. 88-1998, 1991 WL 4400 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 6, 1991)(PACA claims and Bankruptcy)
Williamsport Purveyors Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 916 F.2d 82 (3d Cir. 1990)(license denial order review) Text
Gullo Produce Co., Inc. v. A.C. Jordan Produce Co., Inc., 751 F. Supp. 64 (W.D. Pa. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
Six L’s Packing Co. v. Arter, Civ. A. 88-1998, 1990 WL 9467 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 2, 1990)(PACA claims)
In re W.L. Bradley Co., Inc., 78 B.R. 92 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1987)(prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
In re W.L. Bradley Co., Inc., 75 B.R. 505 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1987)(PACA claims) Text
In re Anthony Tammaro, Inc., 56 B.R. 999 (D.N.J. 1986)(PACA claims) Text
Frupac Int’l Corp. v. Lesco Distrib. Int’l Co., Civ. A. 82-4875, 1985 WL 11180 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 30, 1985)(attorney’s fees and costs under PACA)
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Tony Vitrano Co. v. Lanasa Produce, Inc., Civ. No. 21-00148-BAH, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123279, 2024 WL 3535026 (D.Md. July 12, 2024)(PACA claims for unpaid costs for produce; Motion for Default Judgment against Lanasa Produce approved; Motion for Disbursement of Funds approved; Motion to Enforce a Lien denied) Text
Hardie’s Fruit and Vegetable Co.-Houston, LP v. Black Titan Fran. Sys. LLC, 323CV00013FDWDCK, 2023 WL 349794 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 20, 2023)(Plaintiffs are likely to suffer irreparable harm if injunctive relief is not granted because it appears that Defendants have dissipated and/or are dissipating PACA trust assets; the public interest would be furthered by the granting of injunctive relief, as PACA states that its trust provisions were promulgated to benefit the public interest that suffers due to non-payment for produce. Plaintiff’s preliminary injunction granted.) Text
L&M Companies, Inc. v. Unique Food Co., Inc., No. 5:19-CV-27-D, 2020 WL 211401 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 13, 2020)(PACA claims; Preserving PACA rights through notice; dispute about payment period under PACA) Text
L&M Companies, Inc. v. Unique Food Co., Inc., No. 5:19-CV-27-D, 2019 WL 6770522 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 13, 2020)(PACA claims; Interim Distribution Motion) Text
L&M Companies, Inc. v. Unique Food Co., Inc., No. 5:19-CV-27-D, 2019 WL 6770522 (E.D.N.C. Dec. 11, 2019)(PACA claims; Interim Distribution Motion) Text
Turkey Knob Growers, Inc. v. East Coast Impex LLC, 118-CV-01295 (TSE) (IDD), 2019 WL 3729002 (E.D. Va. July 22, 2019)(conversion; unlawful retention of trust) Text
L&M Cos. v. Unique Food Co., No. 5:19-CV-00027-D, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26613 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 19, 2019)(establish trust account) Text
In re Wayne Bailey, Inc., 592 B.R. 79 (Bankr. E.D. N.C. 2018)(post-default agreement) Text
Coastal Sunbelt Produce, LLC v. Saldivar and Associates, Inc., 1:16CV449, 2016 WL 5661558 (E.D. Va. Sept. 1, 2016), report and recommendation adopted, 116CV00449GBLTCB, 2016 WL 5662019 (E.D. Va. Sept. 29, 2016)(violations; damages) Text
W.R. Vernon Produce, Co. v. Backyard Produce, LLC, 1:15CV911, 2015 WL 12564215 (M.D. N.C. Nov. 2, 2015)(temporary restraining order)
In re Bissett Produce, Inc., 512 B.R. 528 (Bankr. E.D. N.C. 2014)(Growers had to give appropriate written notice to preserve their statutory lien rights.) aff’d, No. 5:14-CV-451-FL, 2015 WL 868029 (E.D.N.C. 2015)(written notice) Text
In re Bissett Produce, Inc., No. 5:14-CV-451-FL, 2015 WL 868029 (E.D. N.C. Feb. 2, 2015)(Affirm bankruptcy court’s order of dismissal) Text
Cefalu & Bro., Inc. v. Angus, Inc., No. CIV.A. PWG-14-309, 2014 WL 2452724 (D. Md. May 30, 2014)(notice, calculating damages) Text
In re Panache Cuisine, LLC, 13-17027-JS, 2013 WL 5350613 (Bankr. D. Md. Sept. 23, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Carter v. Michael Cutler Co., 1:12CV95, 2013 WL 4788283 (M.D. N.C. Sept. 6, 2013)
P.L.U.S. Brokerage, Inc. v. Jong Eun Kim, 908 F. Supp. 2d 711 (D. Md. 2012)(Corporate produce buyer’s principal was personally liable under PACA for trust assets held by buyer.) Text
Class Produce Grp., LLC v. Evergreen Supermarket, Inc., WDQ-12-2191, 2012 WL 5995243 (D. Md. Nov. 28, 2012)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Belair Produce Co., Inc., v. Mixt Greens, Inc., CIV.A. ELH-12-299, 2012 WL 5199421 (D. Md. Oct. 18, 2012)(Plaintiff had not preserved its PACA trust protection. Parties agreed in writing, before the transaction, to a payment term other than the default 10-days-after-acceptance term promulgated by Secretary of Agriculture. So plaintiff was required to state amended term on its invoices. Since plaintiff failed to do so, it lost protection of PACA trust.) Text
Produce Alliance v. Let-Us Produce, 2:10CV198, 2011 WL 3664740 (E.D. Va. Aug. 19, 2011)(Trust claim under PACA) Text
Produce Alliance v. Let-Us Produce, 2:10CV198, 2011 WL 2634238 (E.D. Va. July 1, 2011) on reconsideration, 2:10CV198, 2011 WL 3664740 (E.D. Va. Aug. 19, 2011) Text
Produce Alliance v. Let-Us Produce, 776 F. Supp. 2d 197 (E.D. Va. 2011)(PACA Trust Claims Procedure) Text
Basciani Foods v. Roy Enterprises, No. 3:09-cv-01182, 2010 WL 3702615 (S.D. W.Va. Sept. 16, 2010)(PACA liability for failure to pay for produce) Text
Nickey Gregory Co., LLC v. AgriCap, LLC, C.A.6:07-3605-HMH, 2010 WL 2347005 (D. S.C. June 8, 2010)(unreasonable attorney fees under PACA) Text
Nickey Gregory Co. v. AgriCap, LLC, 597 F.3d 591, 2010 WL 743590 (4th Cir. 2010)(accounts receivables subject to PACA trust) Text
Nickey Gregory Co., LLC v. AgriCap, LLC, 592 F.Supp.2d 862 (D. S.C. 2008)(beneficiaries of PACA trust) Text
Nickey Gregory Co., LLC v. AgriCap, LLC, C.A. No. 6:07-3605-HMH, 2008 WL 4224613 (D. S.C. Sept. 2, 2008)(violation of statutory trust assets) Text
In re Watford, 374 B.R. 184 (Bankr. M.D. N.C. 2007)(defalcation of PACA trust) Text
Nickey Gregory Co. v. Robison Farms, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 6:06-02070-HMH, 2006 WL 2161961 (D. S.C. July 28, 2006)
Sudano v. USDA, 131 Fed. Appx. 404 (4th Cir. 2005)
Nickey Gregory Co. v. Capital Produce Distrib., Inc., No. 3:04-CV-248, 2005 WL 2445905 (W.D. N.C. Oct. 4, 2005)(PACA trust claims) Text
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2005 WL 1785134 (W.D. Va. July 21, 2005)(Corporations and individuals that sold agricultural commodities to a Virginia corporation were beneficiaries of a trust created under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and the district court found that they were entitled to receive compensation from the corporation, its officers, and two LLCs that received assets from the corporation.)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2005 WL 1785137 (W.D. Va. July 21, 2005)(Where seller’s bill of lading (BOL) contained statutory language required to give notice of a preservation of rights under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), found at 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c), and the BOL was delivered to the buyer and signed as proof of receipt of seller’s goods, seller satisfied its notice obligation under PACA.)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A 5:04 CV 00015, 2004 WL 1381165 (W.D. Va. June 17, 2004)(Plaintiffs were entitled to a preliminary injunction in a case involving Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust funds since all four elements used by a court to determine if a preliminary injunction should be issued weighed in their favor.) Text (Text June 18, 2004)
Atl. Coast Produce, Inc. v. McDonald Farms, Inc., No. Civ.A.5:04 CV 00015, 2004 WL 943900 (W.D. Va. Apr. 30, 2004)(Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction was granted because, by enjoining defendants from dissipating trust assets, defendants were only required to fulfill their statutory duties under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930.)
In re McGee, 258 B.R. 139 (Bankr. D. Md. 2001)(state construction trust statute and PACA) Text
In re Heilman, 241 B.R. 137 (Bankr. D. Md. 1999)(fiduciary capacity) Text
Stowe Potato Sales, Inc. v. Terry’s, Inc., 224 B.R. 329 (W.D. Va. 1998)(PACA trust preservation notice) Text
In re Lady H Coal Co., Inc., 199 B.R. 595 (S.D.W. Va. 1996) aff’d sub nom., In re Leckie Smokeless Coal Co., 99 F.3d 573 (4th Cir. 1996)(breach of collective bargaining under PACA) Text
In re Snyder, 184 B.R. 473 (D. Md. 1995)(fiduciary fraud) Text
In re Snyder, 171 B.R. 532 (Bankr. D. Md. 1994) rev’d sub nom., Matter of Snyder, 184 B.R. 473 (D. Md. 1995)(fiduciary fraud) Text
Tipco, Inc. v. Yeutter, 953 F.2d 639 (4th Cir. 1992)(The United States Department of Agriculture’s decision revoking the produce wholesaler’s license based on violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act was based on substantial evidence; thus, it was not subject to reversal on appeal.)
Sid Goodman & Co., Inc. v. United States, 945 F.2d 398 (4th Cir. 1991)(PACA claim and fraud)
Capital Produce Co., Inc. v. United States, 930 F.2d 1077 (4th Cir. 1991)(license suspension order review) Text
In re Carolina Produce Distribs., Inc., 110 B.R. 207 (W.D. N.C. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
In re Asinelli, Inc., 93 B.R. 433 (M.D. N.C. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
In re Davis Distribs., Inc., 861 F.2d 416 (4th Cir. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
United States v. Bailey Feed Mill, Inc., 592 F. Supp. 844 (E.D. N.C. 1984)(state claim for payment of soybeans) Text
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Mirasoles Produce USA, LLC v. Sanchez Farms, No. 3:22-cv-1240-E, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136463, 2024 WL 362670 (N.D. Tex., July 16, 2024)(Motion for attorneys’ fees and costs granted in part and denied in part; trust enforcement action under PACA) Text
A & A Concepts, LLC v. Fernandez, 107 F.4th 478 (5th Cir. 2024)(PACA liability claim; held that “individuals may be held secondarily liable when the facts demonstrate that the individual maintains some control over the PACA trust assets”) Text
Mirasoles Produce USA, LLC v. Sanchez Farms, No. 3:22-cv-1240-E, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216169, 2023 WL 841805 (N.D. Tex., Nov. 16, 2023)(PACA claim for unpaid quantities of perishable agricultural commodities; grant Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Default Judgment) Text
A & A Concepts, LLC v. Lonestar Produce Express, LLC, Civ. No. 5:19-CV-01223-OLG, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192787, 2023 WL 6975763 (W.D. Tex., Sept. 25, 2023) aff’d by A & A Concepts, LLC v. Fernandez, 107 F.4th 478 (5th Cir. 2024)
Ben E. Keith Co. v. Bos. Mkt. Corp., Civ. No. 4:22-cv-00868-O, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171761, 2023 WL 621939 (N.D. Tex., Sept. 8, 2023)(Motion for partial summary judgment on PACA Trust Claims and for Order Directing the Release of PACA Funds in the Registry of the Court, Amended Brief, and Appendix; lack of payment on multiple contracts to sell perishable produce) Text
Great Union Mktg., LLC v. Twin Bros. Produce, LLC, Civ. No. 7:23-CV-00043, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157875, 2023 WL 5687034 (S.D. Tex., July 25, 2023)(PACA claims; motion for preliminary injunction granted and motion to dismiss denied)
Euler Hermes N.A. Ins. Co. v. Mestizos Group LLC, 3:22-CV-01127-E, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31206, 2023 WL 2230852 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 24, 2023)(Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment granted; PACA violations for breach of contract, breach of guaranty agreement, interference with receipt of trust assets, and for breach of fiduciary duty.) Text
Ben E. Keith Co. v. Boston Mkt. Corp., 4:22-CV-00868-O, 2022 WL 20209920 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 1, 2022)(Defendant was segregating assets while maintaining unpaid invoices; Plaintiff’s TRO granted)
PRODUCE PAY, INC. v. FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLE, INC., Civil Action No. 7: 21-cv-00402 (S.D. Tex. May 3, 2022)(Court holds that plaintiff is entitled to judgment in the amount of $352,620.36, plus interest under 28 U.S.C. § 1961, against defendants) Text
MIRASOLES PRODUCE USA, LLC v. TALYGAP PRODUCE, INC., Civil Action No. 7: 22-cv-00055 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 20, 2022)(the Court grants plaintiff’s motion and awards judgment in favor of plaintiff) Text
Produce Pay, Inc. v. Amore Produce, LLC, No. 7:20-CV-00293, 2021 WL 5155715 (S.D. Tex. July 21, 2021)(attorney’s fees awarded)
Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. v. Vantage Bank Texas, No. 7:21-CV-00112, 2021 WL 4146965 (S.D. Tex. May 24, 2021)(motion to intervene)
Produce Pay, Inc. v. Amore Produce, LLC, No. 7:20-CV-00293, 2021 WL 5155712 (S.D. Tex. May 14, 2021)(PACA claims)
Yang Wu Int’l, Inc. v. LS & CX, LLC, No. 4:20-CV-00312, 2021 WL 134101 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 14, 2021)(motion to dismiss denied) Text
Capitol City Produce Co. v. Sammy’s Holdings, L.L.C., No. CV 20-00030-BAJ-SDJ, 2020 WL 6938814 (M.D. La. Nov. 25, 2020)(default judgment granted) Text
Rio Vista Ventures, LLC v. Valvilla Produce, LLC, No. 7:20-CV-00325, 2020 WL 8300522 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2020)(PACA claims)
Yang Wu Int’l, Inc. v. LS & CX, LLC, No. 4:20-CV-00312, 2020 WL 6385549 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 30, 2020)(failure to pay) Text
Aguacates Seleccionados JBR USA, LLC v. Bucks Fresh Produce, LLC, No. 7:19-CV-338, 2020 WL 4883898 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 20, 2020)(failure to pay) Text
Superior Sales W., Inc. v. Gonzalez, 335 F.R.D. 98 (W.D. Tex. 2020)(motion for ruling of sufficiency of responses to requests for admission and to compel supplemental response to interrogatory denied)
Yang Wu Int’l, Inc. v. LS & CX, LLC, No. 4:20-CV-312, 2020 WL 2395937 (E.D. Tex. May 12, 2020)(preliminary injunction granted) Text
Paisano Cap. SA de CV v. Velazquez, No. 7:19-CV-78, 2020 WL 1890702 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 16, 2020)(attorney’s fees awarded) Text
Iscavo Avocados USA, L.L.C. v. Pryor, 953 F.3d 316 (5th Cir. 2020)(District court did not err in holding that defendant buyer was individually liable under PACA, as he was an officer and 80 percent owner of a company, he was listed as its principal on its PACA license, and he had access to its assets, including its bank account.) Text
Superior Sales W., Inc. v. Gonzalez, No. EP-19-CV-329-KC, 2020 WL 10895556 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 2, 2020)(motion for protective order denied)
Comako Int’l, Inc. v. Delorme, No. 7:19-CV-00385, 2020 WL 3525477 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2020)(motion to set aside default granted)
Superior Sales W., Inc. v. Gonzalez, No. EP-19-CV-329-KC, 2020 WL 520968 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 9, 2020)(motion for reconsideration denied)
Paisano Capital SA de CV v. Velazquez, No. 7:19-CV-078, 2019 WL 6649294 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 6, 2019)(PACA claims) Text
Superior Sales West, Inc. v. Gonzalez, No. EP-19-CV-329-KC, 2019 WL 7759099 (W.D. Tex. Dec 6, 2019)(PACA Claims; Preserving the right to PACA trust)
Sunterra Distribution, LLC v. Castros Distribution, LLC, No. 3:18-CV-2783-S, 2019 WL 4418320 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 22, 2019)(PACA claims, default judgment) Text
Paisano Capital SA de CV v. 23 Texas Produce, Inc., 3:19-CV-0852-B, 2019 WL 3239152 (N.D. Tex. July 18, 2019)(sufficient basis of judgment on pleadings) Text
Hardie’s Fruit & Vegetable Co., LP v. BIMC, LP, 3:18-CV-1454-D, 2018 WL 3302733 (N.D. Tex. July 5, 2018)(preliminary injunction; motion to modify relief) Text
Matter of Delta Produce, L.P., 845 F.3d 609 (5th Cir. 2016)(congressional limits; fees) Text
In re Divine Ripe, L.L.C., 554 B.R. 395 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2016)(disclosure statement not containing adequate information) Text
Flavor-Pic Tomato Co., Inc. v. Gambino, CV 15-5826, 2016 WL 1268359 (E.D. La. Mar. 31, 2016)(motion to dismiss denied) Text
In re Alco Stores, Inc., 536 B.R. 383 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2015)(tracing trust funds for bankruptcy) Text
In re Sears Methodist Ret. Sys., Inc., No. 14-32821-11, 2015 WL 1066882 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Mar. 6, 2015)(Chapter 11 of Bankruptcy Code) Text
Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Delta Produce, LP, 528 B.R. 289 (W.D. Tex. 2015)(surprise, mistake of fact, co-mingling funds) Text
Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Delta Produce, LP, No. 5:14-MC-899-DAE, 2015 WL 869240 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 27, 2015)(motion to withdraw, forum shopping) Text
In re Delta Produce, LP, 521 B.R. 576 (W.D. Tex. 2014)(Attorney’s Fees) Text
In re Delta Produce, LP, No. 5:12-CV-1127-DAE, 2014 WL 4443414 (W.D. Tex. Sept. 9, 2014)(Attorney’s Fees) Text
In re Delta Produce, LP, 498 B.R. 731 (W.D. Tex. 2013)(Attorney’s Fees) Text
In re Delta Produce, SA-12-MC-1164-DAE, 2013 WL 3305537 (W.D. Tex. June 28, 2013)(Order granting motion for leave to appeal) Text
Meza Sierra Enterprises, Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., 531 F. App’x 460 (5th Cir. 2013)(Failure to pay for produce; revocation of merchant license) Text
In re Superior Tomato-Avocado, Ltd., 481 B.R. 866 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2012)(strict compliance) Text
Eddy Produce LLC v. Sutton Fruit & Vegetable Co., 3:12-CV-00316-N, 2012 WL 487050 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 14, 2012)
Eddy Produce LLC v. Sutton Fruit & Vegetable Co., 3:12-CV-00316-N, 2012 WL 398940 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 7, 2012)(One produce company owner was granted a TRO pending consideration of his preliminary injunction motion where, inter alia, his affidavit stating that the dealer acknowledged being unable to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a, suppliers established a substantial threat of irreparable injury.) Text
Rio Bravo Produce, Ltd. v. Superior Tomato-Avocado, Ltd., Inc., CIV.A. SA-11-CA-1126, 2011 WL 6938450 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 30, 2011)
Ruby Robinson Co., Inc. v. Herr, 453 F. App’x 463 (5th Cir. 2011)(Although produce dealer’s shareholders asserted, they never assumed responsibility for a grower’s 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c)(2) PACA trust funds, the shareholders could not avoid liability by failing to assume the responsibilities they were entitled to under their stock purchase agreement; summary judgment to the grower was proper.) Text
Foodsource v. Metro Produce, Inc., 3:11-CV-0714-L, 2011 WL 2441260 (N.D. Tex. June 17, 2011)(Motion for Default Judgment) Text
Baker Packing Co. v. Produce Fresh, Inc., SA-10-CV-663-XR, 2011 WL 1327627 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 6, 2011)(Motion for Default Judgement) Text
West Coast Distrib., Inc. v. Pearce, No. 3:07-CV-1869-O, 2010 WL 145283 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 14, 2010)(enforcement of statutory trust) Text
May Produce Co. v. E. W. Imports, Inc., No. 3:09-CV-1383-L, 2009 WL 4884154 (N.D. Tex. Dec. 15, 2009)(attorneys fees under PACA) Text
Eagle Eye Distributing, Inc. v. Ben Parker, Inc., No. 3:09-CV-0095-L, 2009 WL 4251105 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 25, 2009)(PACA trust claims) Text
Ruby Robinson Co. v. Kalil Fresh Mktg., Inc., No. H-08-199, 2009 WL 3378419 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 16, 2009)(preservation of PACA trust; attorney’s fees) Text
Benny’s Farm Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Vine Ripe Tex., Inc., No. H-08-2669, 2009 WL 1856056 (S.D. Tex. June 29, 2009)(breach of duty to pay) Text
Sazone Brokerage, Inc. v. J & M Produce Sales, Inc., No. 4:08-CV-177-Y, 2008 WL 731975 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 19, 2008)(Temporary Restraining Order) Text
Bocchi Am. Assoc. Inc. v. Commerce Fresh Marketing Inc., 515 F.3d 383 (5th Cir. 2008)(qualifying for statutory trust protection) Text
Partner’s Produce, Inc. v. Transpecos Foods, L.P., Nos. SA-07-CA-220-WWJ, P-07-CV-11-WWJ, 2007 WL 3118283 (W.D. TX. Aug. 23, 2007)(who is a trustee)
In re Dixie Produce & Packaging, L.L.C., Bankr. No. 05-13410, Adv. No. 05-01098, 2007 WL 1239205 (Bankr. E.D. La. Apr. 27, 2007)(PACA claims) Text
Ideal Sales, Inc. v. Taylor Farms Texas, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:06-CV-1512-G, 2007 WL 1599143 (N.D. Tex. June 4, 2007)
William E. McBryde, Inc. v. Rodriguez, Civil Action No. SA-07-CA-143-X, 2007 WL 628793 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 13, 2007)(In a PACA case, a seller’s motion for an ex parte TRO was denied because, while he had shown a likelihood of success on the merits, he had not sufficiently established the other three elements for a TRO, and the court’s expedited scheduling of the hearing on the preliminary injunction militated against awarding ex parte injunctive relief.)
Fleming Cos. v. Dept. of Agric., 164 Fed. App’x 528 (5th Cir. 2006)
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., Civil Action No. H-04-02411, 2006 WL 2882721 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 6, 2006)(PACA claims) Text
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., Civil Action No. H-04-02411, 2006 WL 2882728 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 6, 2006)(PACA claims) Text
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 393 F.Supp. 2d 411 (N.D. Tex. 2005)(PACA claims) Text
In re Hermes, No. Civ. A. SA05CV187XR, 2005 WL 1593441 (W.D. Tex. July 7, 2005)(PACA claims; fiduciary duty) Text
Bocchi Americas Assoc. v. Commerce Fresh Mktg., Inc., No. Civ.A. H0402411, 2005 WL 3164240 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 28, 2005)(PACA claims) Text
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3:03-CV-1299-M, 2004 WL 1490077 (N.D. Tex. June 30, 2004)(PACA claims) Text
Fresh Am. Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. Civ.A. 3:03-CV-1299, 2004 WL 983615 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 29, 2004)
Fleming Co. v. USDA, 322 F.Supp. 2d 744 (E.D. Tex. 2004)(PACA claims) Text
Reaves Brokerage Co. v. Sunbelt Fruit & Vegetable Co., 336 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2003)(Summary judgment was affirmed in favor of a perishables broker for the amount owed by a defunct purchaser, where defendant lender who received trust assets through enforcement of a de facto security agreement was not a bona fide purchaser for value.) Text
In re Cafeteria Operators, L.P., 299 B.R. 411 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2003)(PACA claims) Text
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Fresh Am. Corp., No. Civ.A.3:03-CV-0152-G, 2003 WL 21554513 (N.D. Tex. July 8, 2003)(Movant demonstrated excusable neglect in failing to timely intervene in Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act claim where a company manager had filed away notice of the suit without first confirming that the company’s attorney had received a copy.)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Fresh Am. Corp., No. 3:03-CV-0152-P, 2003 WL 21448390 (N.D. Tex. June 16, 2003)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Potato Specialty Co., No. Civ.A.5-03CV0138-C, 2003 WL 21518018 (N.D. Tex. June 11, 2003)
Reaves Brokerage Co. v. Fidelity Factors, L.L.C., No. CIV.A.3:99-CV-2848M, 2002 WL 32125950 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 8, 2002)
Reaves Brokerage Co., Inc. v. Fid. Factors, L.L.C., Civ. A.3:99-CV-2848M, 2001 WL 34111601 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 17, 2001) adopted, Civ. A.3:99-CV-2848M, 2002 WL 32125950 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 8, 2002) aff’d sub nom., Reaves Brokerage Co., Inc. v. Sunbelt Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc., 336 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2003)(PACA trust)
Golman-Hayden Co., Inc. v. Fresh Source Produce Inc., 217 F.3d 348 (5th Cir. 2000)(personal liability under PACA) Text
In re Flying Boat, Inc., 245 B.R. 241 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1999) aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom., United States v. McConnell, 258 B.R. 869 (N.D. Tex. 2001)(USDA user fees held as part of trust) Text
Allred’s Produce v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 178 F.3d 743 (5th Cir. 1999)(license revocation order review) Text
Hereford Haven, Inc. v. Stevens, Civ. A.3:98-CV-0575-P, 1999 WL 155707 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 1999)(PACA claims; The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act did not provide that the prevailing party was entitled to recoup its attorney fees from the unsuccessful party.)
Golman-Hayden Co., Inc. v. Fresh Source Produce, Inc., 27 F. Supp. 2d 723 (N.D. Tex. 1998) aff’d in part, rev’d in part sub nom., Golman-Hayden Co., Inc. v. Fresh Source Produce Inc., 217 F.3d 348 (5th Cir. 2000)(PACA claims and shareholder liability) Text
S & V Distribs., Inc. v. Tomato Man, Civ. A.3:98-CV-0745-P, 1998 WL 485683 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 7, 1998)(reparation order appeal)
Hereford Haven, Inc. v. Stevens, Civ. A.3:98-CV-0575-P, 1998 WL 241254 (N.D. Tex. May 6, 1998)(transfer of venue)
R.C.F. Produce, Inc. v. Cesar’s Produce, Inc., Civ. A.SA-98-CA0183HG, 1998 WL 1784215 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 1998)(preliminary injunction)
Ideal Sales, Inc. v. McGriff, No. 3:95-CV-0991-R, 1997 WL 560779 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 2, 1997)(PACA claims)
Dole Ocean Liner Exp. v. Georgia Vegetable Co., 949 F. Supp. 467 (S.D. Miss. 1996) vacated sub nom., Dole Ocean Liner Express v. Georgia Vegetable Co., 136 F.3d 136 (5th Cir. 1998)(damages, arbitration award, and PACA) Text
Stelly v. Galley Supply, Inc., Civ. A. 86-5662, 1996 WL 5742 (E.D. La. Jan. 5, 1996)(In action for tracing of proceeds under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, where the FDIC was appointed receiver for a state depository institution, claims were paid by the receiver in accordance with the applicable provisions of state law.)
Brookside Farms v. Mama Rizzo’s, Inc., 873 F. Supp. 1029 (S.D. Tex. 1995)(PACA claims; In an action where a seller claimed that a purchaser breached the executory portion of a contract, the court found that a valid oral modification of the contract occurred on both estoppel and statutory grounds and that the parties’ behavior clearly brought them within the estoppel theory adopted by the Texas Supreme Court.) Text
Baker v. Dep’t of Agric., 32 F.3d 565 (5th Cir. 1994)(injunctive relief and PACA employment restriction)
Stelly v. Galley Supply, Inc., Civ. A. 86-5662, 1994 WL 34050 (E.D. La. Jan. 31, 1994)(PACA claims)
Hawkins v. Agric. Mktg. Serv., Dep’t of Agric., U.S., 10 F.3d 1125 (5th Cir. 1993)(license revocation; responsibly connected; willful, repeated, and flagrant violations) Text
Faour v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 985 F.2d 217 (5th Cir. 1993)(responsibly connected) Text
Sterling v. First Intermark, Inc., 979 F.2d 1534 (5th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims)
Lyng v. JDC Enters., 117 B.R. 268 (S.D. Tex. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
In re Search Warrant Issued July 14, 1987, 684 F. Supp. 1417 (N.D. Tex. 1988) dismissed sub nom., In re Search Warrant Issued, 857 F.2d 790 (5th Cir. 1988)(recordkeeping under PACA) Text
Stelly v. Galley Supply, Inc., Civ. A. 86-5662, 1987 WL 26987 (E.D. La. Dec. 4, 1987)(PACA claims)
In re Monterey House, Inc., 71 B.R. 244 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 1986)(Statutory trust beneficiaries were entitled to claim funds that had been segregated from the debtor’s estate and placed into a trust under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and its amendments. The trust corpus was not part of the estate.) Text
In re Fresh Approach, Inc., 51 B.R. 412 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1985)(PACA claims) Text
In re Fresh Approach, Inc., 49 B.R. 494 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1985)(enjoinment claim against USDA) Text
In re Fresh Approach, Inc., 48 B.R. 926 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1985)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Wayne Cusimano, Inc. v. Block, 692 F.2d 1025 (5th Cir. 1982)(Provision of PACA permitting unannounced, warrantless searches and examination of a dealer’s records did not violate the Fourth Amendment) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Coast-To-Coast Produce, LLC v. Lakeside Produce USA, Inc., No. 23-10408 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157957 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 3, 2024)(order of dismissal with prejudice) Text
Coast-To-Coast Produce, LLC v. Lakeside Produce USA, Inc., No. 23-10408, 2023 U.S. Dist. 231108, 2023 WL 9018375 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 29, 2023)(PACA claims; motion to dismiss denied, dissolved stay of discovery, granted in part motion for judicial notice) Text
Butch’s Best, LLC v. Dan Schantz Farm & Greenhouses, LLC, 2:23-CV-13045-TGB-EAS, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216155, 2023 WL 8437613 (E.D. Mich., Dec. 5, 2023)(PACA claim; motion for temporary restraining order) Text
PHS Enters., Inc. v. Guardados, LLC, No. 3:23-cv-00492, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181262 (D. Tenn. Aug. 1, 2023)(Motion for preliminary injunction ; PACA claims; alleged statutory trust violation)
Great Lakes Packers, Inc. v. P.K. Produce, Inc., No. 1:18CV2754, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118122, 2022 WL 2439605 (N.D. Ohio, July 5, 2022)(Motion to modify preliminary injunction denied; motion for Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) Determination and Entry of Final Judgment denied; PACA claims) Text
Great Lakes Packers, Inc. v. P.K. Produce, Inc., No. 1:18CV2754, 2021 WL 2227381 (N.D. Ohio, June 2, 2021)(summary judgment granted in part and denied in part) Text
In re Spiech Farms, LLC, 840 F. App’x 861 (6th Cir. 2021)(affirming bankruptcy court’s denial of PACA claim) Text
Lighthouse Transportation Servs., LLC v. US Melon, LLC, No. 2:20CV149 (WOB-EBA), 2021 WL 208731 (E.D. Ky. Jan. 20, 2021)(motion to transfer granted) Text
Advance Bus. Cap., LLC v. Postal Fleet Servs., Inc., No. 220CV02859MSNTMP, 2020 WL 8267589 (W.D. Tenn. Dec. 23, 2020)(injunction denied)
Great Lakes Packers, Inc. v. P.K. Produce, Inc., No. 1:18CV2754, 2020 WL 5909807 (N.D. Ohio Oct. 6, 2020)(motion for entry of an order determining validity and extent of PACA trust claims granted) Text
Great Lakes Packers, Inc. v. P.K. Produce, Inc., No. 1:18CV2754, 2020 WL 3129748 (N.D. Ohio June 12, 2020)(motion to liquidate assets granted) Text
In re Skefos, No. 19-29718-L, 2020 WL 2893413 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. June 2, 2020)(SBA violated the APA and Bankruptcy Code) Text
In re Spiech Farms, LLC, 1:18-CV-1366, 2019 WL 6872874 (W.D. Mich. Dec. 17 2019)(Clarifying that PACA does not preempt state law regarding transfer of title to produce and accounts receivable; Clarifying which lenders are protected under PACA) Text
In re Spiech Farms, LLC, GK 17-05398-JTG, 2019 WL 2913270 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. July 3, 2019)(misleading statements; breach of good faith and fair dealing) Text
Gen. Produce LLC v. Farm Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, LLC, 118CV00246HSMSKL, 2019 WL 2537655 (E.D. Tenn. Apr. 30, 2019), report and recommendation adopted, 1:18-CV-246, 2019 WL 2537654 (E.D. Tenn. May 28, 2019)(trust non-dischargeable in bankruptcy)
In re Spiech Farms, LLC, 592 B.R. 152 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2018)(obtaining title to produce delivered) Text
Topashaw Farms Processing, LLC v. Forest City-Weingart Produce Co., Inc., 1:17CV00552, 2017 WL 6374063 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 13, 2017)(creditor failing to timely file PACA proof of claim) Text
In re Cherry Growers, Inc., 576 B.R. 569 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2017)(burden of proof; tracing trust property) Text
Combs v. Spring Creek Produce, LLC, 3:17-CV-121-HBG, 2017 WL 3687323 (E.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2017)(preemption; artful pleading doctrine) Text
Heeren, LLC v. Cherry Growers, Inc., 1:15-CV-47, 2016 WL 3027194 (W.D. Mich. May 27, 2016)(parties’ contractual relationship) Text
Heeren, LLC v. Cherry Growers, Inc., 1:15-CV-47, 2015 WL 9450851 (W.D. Mich. Dec. 23, 2015)(pre-transaction, non-written agreement permitting payment outside 30 days) Text
Brinager v. Jao Distributors, Inc., 1:14-CV-252, 2015 WL 4910970 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 10, 2015)(preservation of trust rights; equitable estoppel) Text
In re Cipriano, 14-14826, 2015 WL 3441212 (E.D. Mich. May 28, 2015)(application of statute of limitations) Text
Six L’s Packing Co., Inc. v. James Eric Beale, 3:10-CV-01132, 2014 WL 12577348, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. May 28, 2014)(reasonable hourly rate; rates requested for attorneys)
Fries Bros., Inc. v. Baker Produce, LLC, 1:14CV00067, 2014 WL 288887 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 24, 2014)
Bearden v. Great Lakes Produce & Mktg. LLC, 1:12-CV-700, 2013 WL 2318857 (W.D. Mich. May 28, 2013)(PACA violation claim) Text
Six L’s Packing Co., Inc. v. Beale, 524 F. App’x 148 (6th Cir. 2013)(Buyer gained ownership and control over tomatoes, and thus seller was entitled to protection of PACA as applied to them.)
Ben B. Schwartz & Sons, Inc. v. Produce Buyers Co., Inc., 13-10032, 2013 WL 183994 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 17, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Arava USA, Inc. v. Karni Family Farm, LLC, 474 F. App’x 452, 454 (6th Cir. 2012)(President of a buyer of produce could be held personally liable under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act for failing to maintain the assets of a 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e trust. Payments made by the buyer to a bank were not subject to disgorgement because they were made before the buyer became a “dealer” under 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a(b)(6).) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co. v. Locavore Food Distributors, Inc., 10-14070, 2012 WL 579730 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 22, 2012)(PACA claims; unpaid balance) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co. v. Locavore Food Distributors, Inc., 10-14070, 2011 WL 6945730 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 6, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co. v. Locavore Food Distributors, Inc., 10-14070, 2011 WL 4373976 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 20, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
La Grasso Bros. Inc. v. Am. Foodservice, L.L.C., CIV. 10-10711, 2011 WL 891221 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 11, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
In re N. Michigan Fruit Co., Inc., 433 B.R. 671 (W.D. Mich. 2010)(written notice of intention to preserve PACA trust benefits) Text
Heeren Bros., Inc. v. New Era Canning Co., No. 1:09-cv-70, 2010 WL 2010997 (W.D. Mich. May 18, 2010)(consent decree regarding PACA trust) Text
Sweet Ones, Inc. v. Mercantile Bank of Mich., No. 1:09-CV-1092, 2010 WL 1658205 (W.D. Mich. April 23, 2010)(secured claim against a dealer subject to PACA) Text
Shipper Serv. Co. v. Fresh Louie’s Produce Co., No. 10-CV-10528, 2010 WL 726242 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 24, 2010) (injunction; statutory trust)
Sanson Co. v. Araca Foods, Inc., No. 1:09CV791, 2009 WL 2461440 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 10, 2009)(failure to pay for produce delivered) Text
Consumers Produce, Inc. v. R. Family Mkt., No. 4:08CV70, 2009 WL 2351642 (N.D. Ohio July 28, 2009)(attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
J.A. Besteman Co. v. Carter’s Inc., No. 1:07-CV-931, 2008 WL 2037289 (W.D. Mich. May 12, 2008)(extent of statutory trust) Text
Joe Randazzo’s Fruit & Vegetable, Inc. v. W-W Produce, Inc., No. 04-75045, 2007 WL 925795 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 26, 2007)
J.A. Besteman Co. v. Carter’s, Inc., 439 F.Supp. 2d 774 (W.D. Mich. 2006)(Civil action under PACA) Text
Paradise Farms, S.A. v. Chiquita Frupac, Inc., No. 1:02CV714, 2006 WL 640501 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 10, 2006)
Davis Melon Sales, Inc. v. Great Lakes Produce, Inc., No. 105CV2092, 2005 WL 2233533 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 31, 2005)
In re Phoenix Restaurant Group, Inc., No. 301-12036, 303-0568A, 2004 WL 3113719 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. Dec. 16, 2004)
Chiquita Fresh, N.A. v. Specialty Produce Co., Nos. 1:02-CV-269, 1:02-CV-272, 1:02-CV-276, 2004 WL 1873746 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 12, 2004)
H.C. MacClaren, Inc. v. USDA, 342 F.3d 584 (6th Cir. 2003)(revocation of PACA license) Text
Overton Distrib., Inc. v. Heritage Bank, 340 F.3d 361 (6th Cir. 2003)(statutory trust) Text
Chiquita Fresh, N.A. v. Specialty Produce Co., No. 1:02-CV-00269, 1:02CV272, 1:02CV276, 2003 WL 24272404 (E.D. Tenn. May 2, 2003)
Overton Distrib., Inc. v. Heritage Bank, 179 F.Supp. 2d 818 (M.D. Tenn. 2002)(parties’ agreement violates PACA) Text
Chao v. Hosp. Staffing Servs., Inc., 270 F.3d 374 (6th Cir. 2001)(“hot goods” not exempt from stay) Text
Crown Foodservice Grp., Inc. v. Hughes, No. C-3-98-063, 1999 WL 33117269 (S.D. Ohio July 12, 1999)(Purchaser of agricultural goods was required to pay the seller the amount orally agreed upon, pre- and post-judgment interest on the unpaid amount, and attorney fees, as specified in purchase orders sent by plaintiff after the deal was made.)
Farm-Wey Produce, Inc. v. Wayne L. Bowman Co., Inc., 973 F. Supp. 778 (E.D. Tenn. 1997)(personal liability under PACA) Text
Battle v. Fresh Preps Distrib., Inc., 873 F. Supp. 1062 (E.D. Mich. 1995)(PACA claims) Text
Sanzone-Palmisano Co. v. M. Seaman Enters., Inc., 986 F.2d 1010 (6th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
In re Harper, 150 B.R. 416 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Chiquita Brands, Inc. v. Micbruce, Inc., 800 F. Supp. 1521 (N.D. Ohio 1992)(transportation of commodities payment claim and PACA) Text
Caruso-Ciresi, Inc. v. Strano, 812 F. Supp. 112 (S.D. Ohio 1992)(reparation action and judgment) Text
Val-Land Farms, Inc. v. Third Nat. Bank in Knoxville, 937 F.2d 1110 (6th Cir. 1991)(damages under PACA) Text
Advantage Produce Mktg. Co., Inc. v. Caito Produce, No. C2-89-095, 1991 WL 424983 (S.D. Ohio May 10, 1991)(Recipients of funds from the produce retail recipient did not owe the produce broker those funds because the recipients did not have actual or constructive notice that the broker had imposed a trust on those funds.)
Mahoning Nat. Bank of Youngstown v. Frydman, No. 89 C.A. 91, 1990 WL 125484 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 29, 1990)(PACA claims)
Matter of Spaulding, 116 B.R. 567 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 1990)(Chapter 13 and PACA) Text
In re Norton, 867 F.2d 313 (6th Cir. 1989)(Chapter 13 and PACA) Text
In re Oberlies, 94 B.R. 916 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1988)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Lyng v. Frydman, No. C86-1210Y, 1988 WL 168632 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 23, 1988)(PACA claims)
United States v. Gilardi Truck & Transp., Inc., 815 F.2d 706 (6th Cir. 1987)(The government was able to collect civil penalties from the merchant and enjoin the merchant from operating until reparation orders were satisfied pursuant to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.)
In re Prange Foods, Corp., 63 B.R. 211 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1986)(creditor superiority claim in competition with PACA trust) Text
Melvin Beene Produce Co. v. Agric. Mktg. Serv., 728 F.2d 347 (6th Cir. 1984)(license revocation appeal) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Tom Lange Co. Int’l Inc., 109 F.4th 925, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 18423, 2024 WL 3532278 (7th Cir. 2024)(PACA claims; appeal of summary judgment) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co., LLC v. F2F, LLC, No. 1:23-cv-01155-MPB-MG, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 232176 (S.D. Ind. 2023)(Grants motion for temporary restraining order; PACA violation claim)
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Tom Lange Co. Int’l, Inc., No. 20-3147, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174024, 2023 WL 6317800 (C.D. Ill. 2023)(PACA claims; seeking attorney’s fees) Text
US Foods, Inc. v. Turkey Leg Hut & Co., LLC, No. 22 C 6759, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73785, 2023 WL 3123051 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 27, 2023)(PACA and non-PACA foods; motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue denied) Text
F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Tom Lange Co. Intl., Inc., 20-3147, 2022 WL 17155760 (C.D. Ill. Nov. 22, 2022)(There was no evidence that purchase orders, which required seller of onions to secure phytosanitary certificates before shipping onions to buyer, were delivered to seller before onions were shipped or before seller initiated reparation proceedings with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pursuant to Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), regarding buyer’s failure to pay, and thus buyer could not prevail on challenge to USDA’s ruling that buyer failed to establish seller breached contract by not obtaining certificates, absence of which caused onion shipment to be rejected at Honduran port when buyer tried shipping it to customer. 7 U.S.C.A. § 499g.) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co. LLC v. Green Bean Delivery, LLC, 1:22-CV-02196-TWP-MG, 2022 WL 17082834 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 18, 2022)(Defendants were liquidating assets and ceasing operations; Plaintiff felt that the PACA trust assets in Defendants’ possession had been dissipated and/or were threatened with dissipation and that Defendants lacked the ability to make prompt payment to Plaintiff as required by PACA. Order granting Plaintiff’s TRO) Text
In re Sanchez, No. 19BK32364, 2021 WL 5893993 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2021)(concluding that a PACA trust does not establish fiduciary duties for purposes of the non-dischargeability analysis under the Bankruptcy code) Text
In re Hughes, No. 18 B 11700, 2020 WL 7388075 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Dec. 16, 2020)(objections overruled)
Summertime Produce, LLC v. Atl. Produce Exch., LLC, No. 219CV00213JPHDLP, 2020 WL 5366492 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 8, 2020)(failure to market under PACA) Text
Summertime Produce, LLC v. Atl. Produce Exch., LLC, No. 219CV00213JPHDLP, 2020 WL 2489708 (S.D. Ind. May 14, 2020)(motion to dismiss denied) Text
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. v. B & B Organics, Inc., No. 3:19-CV-261-JD, 2020 WL 1443782 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 25, 2020)(motion for default judgment grant in part and denied in part) Text
In re Hughes, 609 B.R. 789 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2019)(Chapter 7 and PACA)
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. v. B & B Organics, Inc., 3:19-CV-261-JD, 2019 WL 2712547 (N.D. Ind. Apr. 25, 2019)(motion for preliminary injunction)
Epic Fresh Produce, LLC v. Olympic Wholesale Produce, Inc., 1:17-CV-08381, 2018 WL 1311994 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 7, 2018)(contractual and statutory interest)
Epic Fresh Produce, LLC v. Olympic Wholesale Produce, Inc., 17-CV-8381, 2017 WL 6059971 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 7, 2017)(beneficiary of floating, non-segregated trust is entitled to protection of PACA Trust) Text
Castellini Co., LLC v. Haag Food Serv., Inc., 16-CV-110-NJR-RJD, 2017 WL 168899 (S.D. Ill. Jan. 17, 2017)(rights as beneficiaries to statutory trust) Text
Castellini Co., LLC v. Haag Food Serv., Inc., 16-CV-110-NJR-PMF, 2016 WL 9348944 (S.D. Ill. May 11, 2016)(motion to intervene)
Uesugi Farms, Inc. v. Michael J. Navilio & Son, Inc., 15-CV-1724, 2015 WL 3962007 (N.D. Ill. June 25, 2015)(motion to intervene as an intervenor-plaintiff) Text
Anthony Marano Co. v. J & S Produce Corp., No. 12 C 1906, 2014 WL 4922324, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 30, 2014)(disgorge PACA funds, bona fide purchaser defense) Text
In re Yerges, 512 B.R. 916 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2014)(PACA debt dischargeability) Text
In re Yerges, No. 13-10813-7, 2014 WL 1803395 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. May 6, 2014)(summary judgment) Text
VLM Food Trading Int’l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Co., 748 F.3d 780 (7th Cir. 2014)(CISG, scope of hearing) Text
Midwest Mktg. Co., Inc. v. Quality Produce Suppliers, Inc., 11 CV 7786, 2013 WL 6691213 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 19, 2013)(Factual disputes as to whether bookkeeper had, and violated, PACA fiduciary duty barred summary judgment as to her liability.) Text
In re Yerges, 13-10813-7, 2013 WL 6665729 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. Dec. 17, 2013)(PACA trust; dischargeability of debt) Text
In re Lundgren, 503 B.R. 717 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2013)(PACA trust; dischargeability of debt) Text
Brooks & Co., LLC v. Red Onion, LLC, 12-CV-455-WMC, 2013 WL 4776503 (W.D. Wis. Sept. 5, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
VLM Food Trading Int’l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Co., 12 C 8154, 2013 WL 3506392 (N.D. Ill. July 11, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Auster Acquisitions, LLC, 11 C 105, 2013 WL 2897411 (N.D. Ill. June 13, 2013)(Motion for summary judgment) Text
Newland N. Am. Foods, Inc. v. Zentis N. Am. Operating, LLC, 2:13-CV-74-PPS-PRC, 2013 WL 2470273 (N.D. Ind. June 6, 2013)(Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses) Text
Newland N. Am. Foods, Inc. v. Zentis N. Am. Operating, LLC, 2:13-CV-074, 2013 WL 1870652 (N.D. Ind. May 3, 2013)
Harris N.A. v. Bacchus Fresh Int’l, Inc., 11 C 1647, 2013 WL 1200609 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 25, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
VLM Food Trading Int’l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Co., 12 C 8154, 2013 WL 816103 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 5, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Superior Sales, Inc. v. Bakker Produce, Inc., 2:13-CV-26, 2013 WL 214251 (N.D. Ind. Jan. 18, 2013)(Application for Temporary Restraining Order) Text
C.H. Robinson Worldwide v. Auster Acquisitions LLC, 11 C 105, 2012 WL 3987559 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2012)(Motions for summary judgement) Text
In re Bolanos, 475 B.R. 641 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2012); reversed and remanded Quality Food Products, Inc. v. Bolanos, 12 CV 7654, 2013 WL 7502569 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 16, 2013)(PACA trust) Text
Baginski Potato Co. Ltd. v. Custom Cuts Fresh LLC, 11-C-439, 2012 WL 2370437 (E.D. Wis. June 21, 2012)(PACA trust) Text
Sato & Co., LLC v. S & M Produce, Inc., 859 F. Supp. 2d 923 (N.D. Ill. 2012)(President of corporation could not be held personally liable for Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) trust claims.) Text
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Auster Acquisitions, LLC, 11 C 105, 2011 WL 4808174 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 11, 2011)(Attorney’s fees petition) Text
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Auster Acquisitions, LLC, 11 C 105, 2011 WL 3159155 (N.D. Ill. July 26, 2011)(PACA trust enforcement) Text
Kaiser Int’l, LLC v. Custom Cuts Fresh, LLC, 11-C-0647, 2011 WL 2671297 (E.D. Wis. July 7, 2011)
Anthony Marano Co. v. MS-Grand Bridgeview, Inc., 08 C 4244, 2011 WL 2637223 (N.D. Ill. July 6, 2011)(Enforcement action to recover trust assets under PACA) Text
Indianapolis Fruit Co. Inc v. Oney’s Inc., 10-3223, 2011 WL 2516674 (C.D. Ill. June 23, 2011)(Motion for Default Judgment) Text
In re Ebro Foods, Inc., 449 B.R. 759 (N.D. Ill. 2011)(Because thirty-day term agreed to by food manufacturer and a supplier was not disclosed on supplier’s invoices and was different from ten-day term established by Secretary of Agriculture, supplier failed to comply with 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c)(4) and thus did not preserve Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., trust rights.) Text
Baginski Potato Co., Ltd. v. Custom Cuts Fresh, LLC, 11-C-0439, 2011 WL 1807332 (E.D. Wis. May 10, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
Sunrise Orchards, Inc. v. Pets Calvert Co., No. 08-cv-6684, 2010 WL 1194203 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 23, 2010)(breach of PACA trust) Text
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce, Inc. v. Farmer’s Fresh Mkt. Inc., Nos. 08 C 5197, 08 C 6494, 2010 WL 583950 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 17, 2010)(statutory trust) Text
In re Ebro Foods, Inc., 424 B.R. 420, 2010 WL 347997 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2010)(lien under PACA) Text
Anthony Marano Co. v. Springbrook Mkt. No. 3, LLC, No. 08CV5665, 2009 WL 4065704 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 20, 2009)(attorneys’ fees) Text
Anthony Marano Co. v. MS-Grand Bridgeview, Inc., No. 08 C 4244, 2009 WL 1904403 (N.D. Ill. July 1, 2009)(civil contempt for violation of injunction to not violate trust) Text
Costa Oro, LLC v. Evergreen Int’l, Inc., No. 08-cv-3714, 2009 WL 765226 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 23, 2009)(dealer under PACA; breach of fiduciary duties) Text
Agri-Sales, Inc. v. United Potato Co., 436 F.Supp. 2d 967 (N.D. Ill. 2006)(Under binding caselaw, even if the parties might be viewed as having entered into an oral agreement or as establishing an unwritten course of dealing that permitted purchaser to pay beyond 30 days, seller was still entitled to assert its Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e, trust rights.) Text
Fruit Belt Canning Co. v. Heinemann’s Inc., No. 05 C 4359, 2006 WL 1430801 (N.D. Ill. May 17, 2006)
In re Sage Enter., Bankr. No. 04 B 05548, Adv. No. 04 A 03014, 2006 WL 1722582 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Apr. 28, 2006)
Brutyn, N.V. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., No. 04-C-527, 2006 WL 3354578 (E.D. Wis. Nov. 17, 2006)
Brutyn, N.V. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., No. 04 CV 0527, 2005 WL 3811423 (E.D. Wis. Nov. 29, 2005)
Potato King, Inc. v. Benson’s Wholesale Fruit, Inc., No. 03-C-552-C, 2004 WL 1946397 (W.D. Wis. Aug. 27, 2004)(Partial summary judgment was entered in favor of sellers against owners of produce purchasers for breach of fiduciary duty because the owners were required to maintain funds in a trust to pay for the produce and failed to do so.) Text
Agrexco USA, Ltd. v. Benny’s Farm Fresh Distrib. Co., No. 01 C 9478, 2003 WL 722232 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 3, 2003)(Summary judgment was denied both the distributor of peppers and the purchaser; the distributor could not show it fully complied with its contractual duties, and the purchaser failed to show the payment withheld was an accurate measure of damages.)
Calavo Growers, Inc. v. Anthony Gagliano Co., 294 F.Supp. 2d 1021 (E.D. Wis. 2003)(PACA applicability) Text
Patterson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. Crown Foods Int’l, Inc., 307 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2002)(statutory trust rights nullified) Text
King v. Hartford Packing Co., 189 F.Supp. 2d 917 (N.D. Ind. 2002)(rights to statutory trust denied) Text
Anthony Marano Co. v. A. Stallone, Inc., No. 00 C 8019, 2002 WL 31875471 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 24, 2002)
Finer Foods, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 274 F.3d 1137 (7th Cir. 2001)(license suspension appealable) Text
In re Resevoir Dogs, Inc., No. 00 C 7264, 2001 WL 1846860 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 27, 2001) vacated sub nom., Sysco Food Servs. Chicago, Inc. v. Reservior Dogs, Inc., No. 00 C 7264, 2002 WL 663870 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 22, 2002) and appeal dismissed and remanded sub nom., Sysco Food Serv., Chicago, Inc. v. Reservoir Dogs, Inc., No. 01-3823, 2002 WL 32963984 (7th Cir. Apr. 15, 2002)(Rest. as dealer)
In re Reservoir Dogs, Inc., 253 B.R. 422 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2000) vacated sub nom., Sysco Food Servs. Chicago, Inc. v. Reservior Dogs, Inc., No. 00 C 7264, 2002 WL 663870 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 22, 2002) and aff’d sub nom., In re Resevoir Dogs, Inc., No. 00 C 7264, 2001 WL 1846860 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 27, 2001) vacated sub nom., Sysco Food Servs. Chicago, Inc. v. Reservior Dogs, Inc., No. 00 C 7264, 2002 WL 663870 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 22, 2002) and appeal dismissed and remanded sub nom., Sysco Food Serv., Chicago, Inc. v. Reservoir Dogs, Inc., No. 01-3823, 2002 WL 32963984 (7th Cir. Apr. 15, 2002)(claims and lien rights under PACA)
Greg Orchards & Produce, Inc. v. Roncone, 180 F.3d 888 (7th Cir. 1999)(PACA claims; Where trust regulations required that payment be submitted within 30 days, agreement that extended the time for payment beyond maximum time was void.) Text
United Potato Co., Inc. v. Burghard & Sons, Inc., 18 F. Supp. 2d 894 (N.D. Ill. 1998)(reparation order) Text
Andershock’s Fruitland, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 151 F.3d 735 (7th Cir. 1998)(license revocation order review) Text
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Roncone, No. 95 C 6602, 1998 WL 30702 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 26, 1998) rev’d sub nom., Greg Orchards & Produce, Inc. v. Roncone, 180 F.3d 888 (7th Cir. 1999)(PACA claim and prejudgment interest)
Weis-Buy Servs., Inc. v. Roncone, No. 95 C 6602, 1997 WL 323523 (N.D. Ill. June 9, 1997) opinion clarified, No. 95 C 6602, 1998 WL 30702 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 26, 1998) rev’d sub nom., Greg Orchards & Produce, Inc. v. Roncone, 180 F.3d 888 (7th Cir. 1999)(PACA trust asset determination)
In re Kelly Food Prods., Inc., 204 B.R. 18 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 1997)(trust res under PACA) Text
Heartland Produce Co. v. Kazmer, Inc., No. 96 C 5183, 1996 WL 680009 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 21, 1996)(preliminary injunction)
Heartland Produce Co. v. Kazmer, Inc., No. 96 C 5183, 1996 WL 680014 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 21, 1996)(PACA claims)
In re Zois, 201 B.R. 501 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1996)(fiduciary fraud and defalcation exception under PACA) Text
In re Zois, 95 B 20193,1996 WL 595279 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 1996)(PACA and Chapter 11)
Tom Lange Co., Inc. v. A. Gagliano Co., Inc., 61 F.3d 1305 (7th Cir. 1995)(reparation decision review) Text
In re Jack-Rich, Inc., 176 B.R. 476 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 1994)(PACA as compared to PSA) Text
Tom Lange Co., Inc. v. A. Gagliano Co., Inc., 859 F. Supp. 356 (E.D. Wis. 1994) rev’d, 61 F.3d 1305 (7th Cir. 1995)(reparation award review) Text
In re Ostrom-Martin, Inc., 161 B.R. 800 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 1993)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Robinson Farms Co. v. D’Acquisto, 962 F.2d 680 (7th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims) Text
Cont’l Fruit Co. v. Thomas J. Gatziolis & Co., Inc., 774 F. Supp. 449 (N.D. Ill. 1991)(dissipation of assets enjoining order) Text
Wroblewski v. City of Washburn, No. 90-C-0356-C, 1990 WL 377767 (W.D. Wis. Dec. 28, 1990) aff’d, 965 F.2d 452 (7th Cir. 1992)(responsibly connected) Text
McQueen Bros. Produce Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 916 F.2d 715 (7th Cir. 1990)(In an action against a produce company for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, an ALJ properly considered hearsay evidence of the company’s invoices and a bankruptcy petition because the evidence was reliable and probative.)
Strube Celery & Vegetable Co. v. Mike Shapiro Frozen Foods, Inc., No. 88 C 5977, 1989 WL 106644 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 12, 1989)(Where the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, a federal act, created a trust in favor of sellers of produce, a subsequent purchaser could not claim that it was a bona fide purchaser. It was charged with constructive notice of the trust.)
In re Annde Foods, Inc., 110 B.R. 346 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1989)(PACA claims) Text
Monterey Agric. Prods., Inc. v. August Battaglia Processing Co., Inc., No. 85 C 04541, 1988 WL 92698 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 25, 1988)(reparation order appeal)
In re Madison Madison Int’l of Ill., P.C., 77 B.R. 678 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 1987)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Swanee Bee Acres, Inc. v. Fruit Hill, Inc., 597 F. Supp. 322 (N.D. Ill. 1984) (reparation order enforcement) Text
United States v. S. Water Mkt. Credit Ass’n, Civ. A. 84 C 1896, 1984 WL 514 (N.D. Ill. May 30, 1984)(determination of payment requirements under PACA)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
JMR Farms, Inc. v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 20-CV-0879 (PJS/ECW), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161309 (D. Minn. Sept. 9, 2024)(PACA violations claim and breach of fiduciary duty; putative class action) Text
JMR Farms, Inc. v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 20-CV-0879 (PJS/ECW), 2023 WL 2308374 (D. Minn. Mar. 1, 2023)(Class action regarding freight topping) Text
Pitman Farms v. Kuehl Poultry, LLC, 48 F.4th 866 (8th Cir. 2022)(District court erred holding Growers were not sellers under Minn. Stat. § 17.93 and Minn. R. 1572.0040 because reading the term seller to include producer in the Producer Protection Act, the Growers were undisputedly sellers.) Text
Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Co. v. Idaho-Frank Associates, Inc., 2:18-CV-2072, 2018 WL 3594995 (W.D. Ark. July 26, 2018)(defendant’s motion to dismiss denied) Text
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 5:13-BK-73597, 2015 WL 13776224 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. Oct. 9, 2015)(motion to enforce sale order denied)
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 5:13-BK-73597, 2015 WL 13776226 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. Sept. 15, 2015)(motion to dismiss denied)
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 5:13-BK-73597, 2015 WL 13776225 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. June 18, 2015)(fraudulent transfer claim)
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 5:13-BK-73597, 2015 WL 13776204 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. Feb. 2, 2015)(grounds for objecting proof of claim)
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 516 B.R. 555 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. 2014)(PACA & state usury provisions, freight charges not subject to PACA) Text
In re Veg Liquidation, Inc., 516 B.R. 545 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. 2014)(USDA regulation on amount claimable is arbitrary capricious) Text
Adolph & Ceresia Produce Co. v. Pelligrini Produce, LLC, No. 4:12-CV-2334 CAS, 2014 WL 753615, (E.D. Mo. Feb. 25, 2014)(attorney fees, prejudgment interest) Text
Wescott Agri-Products, Inc. v. Sterling State Bank, Inc., 682 F.3d 1091 (8th Cir. 2012)(District court did not abuse its substantial discretion by refusing to award plaintiff attorney fees and costs in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 action; the fees were excessive and unreasonable (nearly tripling the original claim), and plaintiff’s unprofessional conduct in the case did not warrant an award of fees.) Text
In re Yarnell’s Ice Cream Co., Inc., 469 B.R. 823 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2012)(Corporation failed to comply with 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c)(4) and did not qualify for a PACA trust because corporation failed to include § 499e(c)(4)’s required language in their notice, and plain language of the statute required notice to contain all of the quoted language in order to receive PACA protection and must have been strictly complied with.) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. H & H Distrib. Co., No. 09-CV-2025-LRR, 2010 WL 468477 (N.D. Iowa Feb. 4, 2010)(attorney’s fees for claims arising under PACA) Text
Cimino Bros. Produce v. Fu Weng Foods, Inc., 4:08CV00157 JLH, 2009 WL 3261960 (E.D. Ark. Oct. 8, 2009)(awarding attorney’s fees) Text
Affinity Production Co. v. CSS Farms, Inc., No. 8:08CV449, 2009 WL 3063041 (D. Neb. Sept. 21, 2009)(failure to pay on delivery of potatoes) Text
In re Meyer’s Bakeries, Inc., 402 B.R. 314 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. 2009)(PACA coverage does not extend to sale of dried cranberries) Text
H.R. Bushman & Sons v. Spud Packer, Inc., No. 4:06CV1638, 2008 WL 199548 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 22, 2008)(effect of injunction and amendment to injunction) Text
H.R. Bushman & Son, Corp. v. Spud Packers, Inc., No. 4:06 CV 1638 CDP, 2007 WL 522353 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 14, 2007)
H.R. Bushman & Son, Corp. v. Spud Packers, Inc., No. 4:06 CV 1638 CDP, 2006 WL 3511490 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 5, 2006)(PACA claims) Text
Bix Produce Co. v. Bilimbi Bay Minn., L.L.C., Civil No. 05-1914 (DWF/SRN), 2006 WL 2067837 (D.Minn. July 24, 2006)
W. Onion Sales, Inc. v. Kidco Farms Processing, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-66, 2006 WL 2604821 (D.N.D. Sept. 8, 2006)
In re White, 260 B.R. 870 (B.A.P. 8th Cir. 2001)(trustee to authorize set off) Text
In re Old Fashioned Enters., Inc., 236 F.3d 422 (8th Cir. 2001)(Rest. chain a dealer under PACA) Text
In re Old Fashioned Enters., Inc., 245 B.R. 639 (D. Neb. 2000) rev’d, 236 F.3d 422 (8th Cir. 2001)(dealer definition under PACA) Text
Midland Banana & Tomato Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 104 F.3d 139 (8th Cir. 1997)(individual liability under PACA) Text
Conforti v. United States, 74 F.3d 838 (8th Cir. 1996)(employment restrictions in PACA) Text
Conforti v. United States, 69 F.3d 897 (8th Cir. 1995) amended by denial of reh’g, 74 F.3d 838 (8th Cir. 1996)(license suspension and employment restrictions) Text
In re Nat’l Cattle Cong., Inc., 179 B.R. 588 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 1995)(Chapter 11 and PACA claims) Text
In re Country Club Mkt., Inc., 175 B.R. 1011 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1994)(PACA and state law interaction) Text
In re Country Club Mkt., Inc., 175 B.R. 1005 (D. Minn. 1994)(PACA trust priority) Text
ABL Produce, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 25 F.3d 641 (8th Cir. 1994)(employment restrictions under PACA and license revocation) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 12 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 1993)(creditor priority under PACA) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 12 F.3d 110 (8th Cir. 1993)(security interest perfection and PACA) Text
Moore v. Madigan, 990 F.2d 375 (8th Cir. 1993)(willfulness finding under PACA) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 150 B.R. 941 (E.D. Mo. 1993) aff’d, 12 F.3d 110 (8th Cir. 1993) and aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 12 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Six L’s Packing Co. v. W. Des Moines State Bank, 967 F.2d 256 (8th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims) Text
Six L’s Packing Co., Inc. v. W. Des Moines State Bank, CIV. 90-282-E, 1991 WL 338216 (S.D. Iowa Sept. 12, 1991) aff’d sub nom., Six L’s Packing Co. v. W. Des Moines State Bank, 967 F.2d 256 (8th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims)
In re So Good Potato Chip Co., 124 B.R. 298 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
Hull Co. v. Hauser’s Foods, Inc., 924 F.2d 777 (8th Cir. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 107 B.R. 952 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 1989) aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 150 B.R. 941 (E.D. Mo. 1993) aff’d, 12 F.3d 110 (8th Cir. 1993) and aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 12 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 107 B.R. 654 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 1989) aff’d, 150 B.R. 941 (E.D. Mo. 1993) aff’d, 12 F.3d 110 (8th Cir. 1993) and aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 12 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce, 106 B.R. 593 (Bankr. E.D. Mo. 1989) aff’d sub nom., In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co., 150 B.R. 941 (E.D. Mo. 1993) aff’d, 12 F.3d 110 (8th Cir. 1993) and aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 12 F.3d 806 (8th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
Hull Co. v. Hauser Foods, Inc., 721 F. Supp. 224 (D. Minn. 1989) aff’d sub nom., Hull Co. v. Hauser’s Foods, Inc., 924 F.2d 777 (8th Cir. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
DeBruyn Produce Co. v. Victor Foods, Inc., 674 F. Supp. 1405 (E.D. Mo. 1987)(PACA claims) Text
Pupillo v. United States, 755 F.2d 638 (8th Cir. 1985)(appeal of employment bar under PACA; “responsibly connected”) Text
In re Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Auction, Inc., 46 B.R. 781 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 1984)(license revocation enjoinment) Text
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Fruit v. James Corrado Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00377-KES-SKO, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153645 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2024)(PACA claims) Text
Cascadia Produce, LLC v. Restoration Cmty. Impact, No. 2:24-cv-00202-RAJ, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149840 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 21, 2024)(PACA claims) Text
Gen. Produce Distrib. Co., LLC v. Nat. Provisions, LLC, No. 24-cv-00448-JST (DMR), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144104, 2024 WL 3740144 (N.D. Cal. July 25, 2024)(PACA claims)
Fruit v. James Corrado Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00377-KES-SKO, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101026, 2024 WL 3292593 (E.D. Cal. June 5, 2024)(PACA claims) Text
Greenvic, S.A. v. Berry People LLC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91094, 2024 WL 2284681 (N.D. Cal. May 21, 2024)(PACA claims) Text
Fruit v. James Corrado Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00377-KES-SKO, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83428 (E.D. Cal. May 7, 2024)(PACA claims) Text
Best Buy Produce Int’l, Inc. v. Produceland & Trading, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-03207-SPG-MAR, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73163 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2024)(Ex parte application for temporary restraining order denied; PACA claims)
Lawrence Distrib. Co. v. Parmiar, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-02307-MEMF-SSC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56983, 2024 WL 1358356 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2024)(Ex parte application for temporary restraining order; PACA claims)
Bridges Produce Inc. v. Fresh Pick Produce LLC, No. CV-23-00464-TUC-JCH (MAA), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44018, 2024 WL 1092548 (D. Ariz. Mar. 13, 2024)(PACA claims for failure to pay) Text
Picazo v. Aptos Berry Farms, Inc., No. 23-cv-02735-SVK, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42781, 2024 WL 1057471 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 11, 2024)(PACA federal law claims) Text
C.H. Belt & Associs., Inc. v. Passport Foods SVC, LLC, No. 8:23-cv-00410-ODW (JDEx), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28724, 2024 WL 692929 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2024)(PACA trust claims) Text
Bridges Produce Inc. v. Fresh Pick Produce LLC, No. CV 23-00464-TUC-JCH (MAA), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24165, 2024 WL 1097413 (D. Ariz. Feb. 12, 2024)(PACA claims; motion for default judgment) Text
Rodriguez v. Old West Exp., Inc., No. 1:20-CV-00052-JLT-BAM, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5351 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2024)(PACA claims; motion for summary judgment)
Cal Fresco, LLC v. Nutrition Corp., Inc., No. SACV 23-00970-CJC (JDEx), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42094, 2024 WL 989547 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2024)(PACA violation claims; breach of contract)
Picazo v. Aptos Berry Farms, Inc., No. 23-cv-02735-SVK, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197211, 2023 WL 7251466 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2023)(PACA claims; motion to dismiss) Text
Fresh Start Advantage, Inc. v. Aggrigator, Inc., No. 23-cv-02285-VC, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183099, 2023 WL 7389293 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 11, 2023)(PACA violation of statutory trust; motion for default judgment) Text
Western Repacking LLLP v. Nutrition Corp., No. 8:23-cv-00749-JVS(DFMx), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188077, 2023 WL 8351520 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2023)(PACA claims)
Sun Hong Foods, Inc. v. Future Best Trading Inc., CV 23-5835 PA (SSCx), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177359 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2023)(Motion to dismiss; producer and seller of produce brought claims for breach of contract, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, among others)
DRR Fruit Prods. Co. v. Caer, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-03312-SPG-AFM, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 229153 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2023)(Motion for default judgment denied; PACA claims)
Gen. Produce Distrib. Co., LLC v. Geiger’s Long Valley Mkt., LLC, No. 23-cv-01794-VC, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146507 (N.D. Cal Aug. 21, 2023)(Motion to dismiss denied; PACA claims) Text
Tripleh Produce, LLC v. Cabanillas, No. 2:22-cv-2185 TLN DB, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130145, 2023 WL 4788163 (E.D. Cal. July 26, 2023)(PACA claims; motion for default judgment) Text
Veg Ex, LLC v. W. Cental Produce, Inc., 222CV01587MEMFJCX, 2023 WL 4291805 (C.D. Cal. June 6, 2023)(Unpaid produce balance; defendant’s motion to dismiss denied)
Morales-Garcia v. Better Produce, Inc., 70 F.4th 532 (9th Cir. 2023)(Even though marketers’ personnel conducted monitoring activities at strawberry farms, farms were not their worksites; Workers did work of growers, who were solely responsible for directing planting, cultivating, and harvesting fruit; Marketers’ quality control inspections did not enable them to oversee growers’ compliance with labor laws; Marketers’ business as licensed “commission merchants” under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) was separate in nature as well as location from growers’ business.) Text
Produce Intl., LLC v. Fresh is Best, Inc., LACV1905935JAKAS, 2023 WL 3311113 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2023)(Violation and enforcement of PACA statutory trust) Text
Seoul Trading Inc. v. Golden Glob. USA Inc., 222CV00086RFBBNW, 2023 WL 2636328 (D. Nev. Mar. 9, 2023), report and recommendation adopted, 222CV00086RFBBNW, 2023 WL 2633362 (D. Nev. Mar. 24, 2023) (Lack of jurisdiction; Defendant failed to retain counsel; case closed)
Premier Produce Co., Inc. v. Martinez, 23CV0362 DMS(AGS), 2023 WL 3568068 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2023)(TRO granted; awaiting payment for PACA assets)
Sun Valley Farms, LLC v. W. Veg Produce, Inc., 1:20-CV-1665 AWI JLT, 2022 WL 15523626 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2022)(Viewing the evidence and the PACA Decision’s findings, the Court concluded that a reasonable jury could reject the finding of the Secretary that the agreement was a straight consignment agreement, and that no other money was due to plaintiff. Evidence is not so clear that the Court can hold that all of the relevant PACA Decision’s findings remain valid and established, nor is the evidence so clear that the only reasonable inferences that can be drawn all support defendant. Under such circumstances, summary judgment must be denied.) Text
Val-Pro, Inc. v. Midtown Mart, Inc., 221CV09667CASJEMX, 2022 WL 11964298 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2022)(Enforcement of PACA statutory trust; entry of default judgment against defendant with respect to plaintiff’s PACA trust claim is appropriate.)
Best Fresh LLC v. Vantaggio Farming Corp., 321CV00131BENWVG, 2022 WL 4112231 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2022)(Defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim denied) Text
DMB Packing Corp. v. Ramirez, 220CV09013ODWAGRX, 2022 WL 2916076 (C.D. Cal. July 25, 2022)(Failure to pay invoices and preserve trust assets; default judgment granted in part and denied in part) Text
Produce Pay, Inc. v. Izguerra Produce, Inc., 39 F.4th 1158 (9th Cir. 2022)(Company that bought and sold wholesale produce through an online platform stated a claim under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against a distributor for nonpayment under 7 U.S.C.S. § 499b(4) because it alleged all required elements and plausibly pleaded it was an unpaid seller under 7 U.S.C.S. § 499e(c)(2) in a consignment transaction.) Text
Chucho Produce LLC v. Tonys Fresh Produce Inc., CV-21-00372-TUC-RM, 2022 WL 2304529 (D. Ariz. June 27, 2022)(Hearing unnecessary; default judgment entered in favor of plaintiff) Text
BMO HARRIS BANK, NA v. BILLAN-PAHAL CORPORATION, No. 1: 19-cv-00140-DAD-EPG (E.D. Cal. May 24, 2022)(Plaintiff is entitled to judgment in its favor in this action, the Court also concludes that the terms of the agreements contractually provide for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs to plaintiff) Text
PRODUCE PAY, INC. v. FVF DISTRIBUTORS INC., No. 20-cv-517-MMA (BGS) (S.D. Cal. May 3, 2022)(The Court directs the clerk to enter judgment against FVF in the amount of $45,017.50 pursuant to the settlement agreement and this order and close this case) Text
PRODUCE ALLIANCE, LLC v. WEST CENTRAL PRODUCE, INC., No. 20-56230 (9th Cir. Apr. 29, 2022)(Because West Central violated the consent order, the district court properly exercised its authority to void the transaction between West Central and ProCap) Text
Rocha v. JW PRODUCE, INC., No. 21-cv-09194-VKD (N.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 2022)(The Court directs the Clerk to reassign this action to a district judge, with the following report and recommendation that Mr. Rocha’s motion for default judgment be granted) Text
JEM D INTERNATIONAL (MICHIGAN), INC. v. JJD PRODUCE, LLC, No. 22CV383-GPC (JLB) (S.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2022) (the Court grants plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction) Text
ONION BOY, INC. v. MIKE’S BULK DIST. INC., Case No: 8: 21-cv-01118-JVS-KES (C.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2022)(Plaintiff, Onion Boy, Inc. is a valid trust beneficiary of Defendant, Mike’s Bulk Dist. Inc. under Section 5(c) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended, 7 U.S.C §.499e(c)) Text
JEM D INTERNATIONAL (MICHIGAN), INC. v. JJD PRODUCE, LLC, No. 22CV383-GPC (JLB) (S.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2022)(Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is granted) Text
PHILLIPS MUSHROOM FARMS, LP v. VIP MARKETING, INC., No. CV-21-7949-JFW (Ex) (C.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2022)(Judgment is hereby entered in favor of plaintiff on all counts in the complaint against defendants, jointly and severally, consisting of principal, accrued interest and attorney fees) Text
LA SPECIALTY PRODUCE CO. v. SOUTH COUNTY CONCEPTS, INC., No. 8: 20-cv-02371-JVS-KES (C.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2022)(Judgment in favor of Plaintiff, L.A. SPECIALTY PRODUCE CO., dba VESTA FOODSERVICE and against defendants, jointly and severally, in the total amount of $25,697.59, all of which qualifies for trust protection under the trust provision of Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act) Text
NZG SPECIALTIES, INC. v. NEW WATER CO., No. EDCV 21-1933-GW-SPx (C.D. Cal. Feb. 17, 2022)(Default judgment entered in favor of NZG Specialties, Inc. pursuant to the trust provision of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499e(c)) Text
PRODUCE PAY, INC. v. FVF DISTRIBUTORS INC., No. 20-cv-517-MMA (RBM) (S.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2022)(the Court grants plaintiff’s motion to substitute Defendant, Avila, for Ms. Estella Medellin Barraza) Text
CHUCHO PRODUCE LLC v. TONYS FRESH PRODUCE INCORPORATED, No. CV-21-00372-TUC-RM (D. Ariz. Feb. 11, 2022)(The Court finds in favor of the issuance of preliminary injunctive relief, and will convert its previously issued temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction) Text
SEOUL TRADING, INC. v. GOLDEN GLOBAL USA INC., No. 2: 22-cv-00086-RFB-BNW (D. Nev. Feb. 7, 2022)(It is ordered that Golden Global USA Inc. must retain counsel and have counsel file an appearance by February 25, 2022) Text
A AND A PRODUCE, INC. v. FELIPES MARKET, INC., No. 5: 21-cv-09985-EJD (N.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2022)(Court finds that issuance of a TRO without notice is not justified, and therefore A and A Produce’s application for an ex parte TRO is denied) Text
SALAS AVOCADO SPR DE RL v. SA&E ENTERPRISES LLC, No. CV-20-00046-TUC-DTF (D. Ariz. Jan. 4, 2022)(Court finds that summary judgment on plaintiff’s PACA claim is to be granted in favor of plaintiff) Text
RATTO BROS., INC., Plaintiff, v. NAM D LAM, Defendant., No. 20-CV-04178-PJH, 2021 WL 5818403 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2021)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations) Text
DP Enterprises, LP v. James Corrado Inc., No. 121CV01655AWISKO, 2021 WL 5417659 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 19, 2021)(denying restraining order and injunction) Text
Elliott v. Elliott, No. 1:21-CV-00897-SAB, 2021 WL 5360091 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2021)(denying motion to disqualify counsel) Text
Taylor Farms California, Inc. v. Cooper’s Cold Foods, Inc., No. 19CV8924DDPGJSX, 2021 WL 5178475 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 8, 2021)(attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
Chucho Produce LLC v. Tonys Fresh Produce Inc., No. CV-21-00372-TUC-RM, 2021 WL 4282580 (D. Ariz. Sept. 21, 2021)(hearing for restraining order and injunction scheduled) Text
Best Fresh LLC v. Vantaggio Farming Corp., No. 321CV00131BENWVG, 2021 WL 5444755 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 20, 2021)(PACA suit dismissed)
S. Mill Mushroom, LLC v. V.I.P. Mktg., Inc., No. 221CV07200ODWEX, 2021 WL 4134052 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 10, 2021)(denying restraining order and injunction) Text
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2021 WL 4033176 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2021)(granting attorney’s fees under PACA) Text
Taylor Farms California, Inc. v. Cooper’s Cold Foods, Inc., No. 19CV8924DDPGJSX, 2021 WL 3501526 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2021)(failure to pay; summary judgment granted) Text
DMB Packing Corp. v. Ramirez, No. 220CV09013ODWAGRX, 2021 WL 4459061 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 3, 2021)(granting stay)
Laury v. Lobue, No. 120CV01463DADSKO, 2021 WL 2778525 (E.D. Cal. July 2, 2021)(PACA suit dismissed) Text
Produce Pay, Inc. v. FVF Distributors Inc., No. 20-CV-517-MMA (RBM), 2021 WL 2366078 (S.D. Cal. June 9, 2021)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation) Text
FFM Mushrooms Inc. v. Rain Forest Produce Inc., No. 20-CV-08201-VKD, 2021 WL 2942773 (N.D. Cal. June 3, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, No. 20-CV-08201-BLF, 2021 WL 2940916 (N.D. Cal. July 13, 2021)(case reassignment) Text
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2021 WL 1946524 (E.D. Cal. May 14, 2021)(default judgment granted) Text
Greengate Fresh, LLLP v. Trinity Fresh Procurement, LLC, No. 218CV03161JAMJDP, 2021 WL 1784925 (E.D. Cal. May 5, 2021), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. GreenGate Fresh, LLP v. Trinity Fresh Procurement, LLC, No. 2:18-CV-3161-JAM-JDP, 2021 WL 2853802 (E.D. Cal. July 8, 2021)(intervenor’s motion for default judgment granted) Text
Sun Valley Farms, LLC v. W. Veg Produce, Inc., No. 1:20-CV-1665 AWI JLT, 2021 WL 1667076 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2021)(motion to dismiss PACA suit denied) Text
AYCO FARMS, INC., Petitioner-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, Respondent-Appellee., No. CV2102082CJCJEMX, 2021 WL 4353252 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 2021)(motion to dismiss PACA suit denied)
Produce All., LLC v. W. Cent. Produce, Inc., No. CV202921PSGAGRX, 2021 WL 3557672 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 2021)(PACA suit dismissed)
Trinity Fruit Co., Inc. v. La Rosa & Sons Distrib. LLC, No. 119CV00095DADEPG, 2021 WL 677929 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 22, 2021)(granting judgment against for defendant for failure to pay) Text
Laury v. LoBue, No. 120CV01463DADSKO, 2021 WL 168317 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 19, 2021)(denying injunctive relief under PACA) Text
Trinity Fruit Co., Inc. v. La Rosa & Sons Distrib. LLC, No. 119CV00095DADEPG, 2021 WL 557715 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2021)(ordering plaintiff to file supplemental brief for PACA claims) Text
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 7186177 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2020)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations) Text
Produce All., LLC v. W. Cent. Produce, Inc., No. 20-2921 PSG (AGRX), 2020 WL 8254864 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2020)(PACA objection sustained)
Freshpoint Atlanta, Inc. v. Haywood, No. 20-CV-1065-MMA (BGS), 2020 WL 6361875 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2020)(PACA suit dismissed) Text
Produce All., LLC v. W. Cent. Produce, Inc., No. CV202921PSGAGRX, 2020 WL 8254865 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 22, 2020)(PACA suit dismissed)
Corona Fruits & Veggies, Inc. v. MLC Berries, Inc., No. 2:20-CV-02525-SB-JPR, 2020 WL 9422353 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 20, 2020)(default judgment granted; reparation damages and attorney’s fees awarded)
Produce All., LLC v. W. Cent. Produce, Inc., No. CV202921PSGAGRX, 2020 WL 8028846 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 14, 2020)(allowing late filing)
Produce Pay, Inc. v. Izguerra Produce, Inc., No. 219CV10165CBMGJSX, 2020 WL 6588741 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2020)(PACA suit dismissed)
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 7213112 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 7186177 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2020)(denying default judgment) Text
Prime Time Sales, LLC v. Glob. Fresh Produce, LLC, No. 120CV00229DADJLT, 2020 WL 4607284 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2020)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations) Text
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 4194019 (E.D. Cal. July 21, 2020)(application to serve defendant through the Secretary of State granted) Text
Sun Hong Foods, Inc. v. Outstanding Foods, Inc., No. 219CV10121PSGMAA, 2020 WL 6136864 (C.D. Cal. July 9, 2020)(PACA claims fail)
Prime Time Sales, LLC v. Glob. Fresh Produce, LLC, No. 120CV0229DADJLT, 2020 WL 3605617 (E.D. Cal. July 2, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 120CV00229DADJLT, 2020 WL 4607284 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2020)(default judgment granted) Text
Persevere Produce LLC v. Bella Fresh LLC, No. CV-19-05717-PHX-SPL, 2020 WL 3545566 (D. Ariz. June 30, 2020)(default judgment granted) Text
Kern Vineyards, Inc. v. AM Grp., Inc., No. 120CV0199NONEJLT, 2020 WL 3491034 (E.D. Cal. June 26, 2020)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations) Text
Produce Pay, Inc. v. FVF Distributors Inc., 468 F. Supp. 3d 1304 (S.D. Cal. 2020)(motion to dismiss PACA suit denied) Text
Wileman Bros. & Elliott v. Y Farms, LLC, No. 119CV00909NONEBAM, 2020 WL 3127934 (E.D. Cal. June 12, 2020)(request for leave to serve Defendants by publication denied) Text
Kern Vineyards, Inc. v. AM Grp., Inc., No. 120CV00199NONEJLT, 2020 WL 3056436 (E.D. Cal. June 9, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 120CV0199NONEJLT, 2020 WL 3491034 (E.D. Cal. June 26, 2020)(default judgment granted) Text
Citro Fresh, LLC v. Fresh Am. Produce, Inc., No. SACV2000230DOCKESX, 2020 WL 3841050 (C.D. Cal. June 2, 2020)(default judgment granted)
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 2039049 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2020)(application to serve defendant through the Secretary of State denied) Text
Freska Produce Int’l, LLC v. I5 Fresh Produce, Inc., No. 19-CV-03172-RS, 2020 WL 4458912 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 15, 2020)(summary judgment denied)
Sun Hong Foods, Inc. v. Outstanding Foods, Inc., No. CV1910121PSGMAAX, 2020 WL 2527048 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 26, 2020)(granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss)
Freshko Produce Servs., Inc. v. ILA Prod., Inc., No. 119CV00017DADBAM, 2020 WL 883394 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2020)(denying the parties’ proposed stipulations) Text
Kern Vineyards, Inc. v. AM Grp., Inc., No. 120CV00199NONEJLT, 2020 WL 869126 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2020)(preliminary injunction granted) Text
Kern Vineyards, Inc. v. AM Grp., Inc., No. 120CV00199NONEJLT, 2020 WL 704779 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2020)(restraining order granted) Text
Mastronardi Int’l Ltd. v. SunSelect Produce (California), Inc., 437 F. Supp. 3d 772 (E.D. Cal. 2020)(anti-arbitration injunction denied) Text
Greengate Fresh, LLLP v. Trinity Fresh Procurement, LLC, No. 2:18-CV-03161-JAM-EFB, 2020 WL 58047 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 6, 2020)(PACA claims; Contract violation)
Mastronardi International Ltd., v. Sunselect Produce (California), Inc., No. 1:18-cv-00737-AWI-JLT, 2019 WL 3996608 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 23, 2019)(PACA claims; trade secret misappropriation; attorney’s fees under PACA trust provisions; declaratory judgment) Text
Freshko Produce Services, Inc. v. Write On Marketing, Inc., No. 1:18-CV-01703-DAD-BAM, 2019 3798491 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2019)(PACA Claims; Recovery of prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, and costs based on contract) Text
Amerifresh Inc., Pl., v. So Ono Food Products LLC, et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Fresh Foods Hawaii Inc., Mibo Fresh Foods LLC, Paul A. Janiak, Richard C. Wheeler, Uzor U. Nwoko, CV-19-01331-PHX-DJH, 2019 WL 3532156 (D. Ariz. Aug. 2, 2019)(factors favoring default judgment) Text
Salinas Valley Produce, Inc. v. Golden R. Produce, Inc., 19-CV-02692-BLF, 2019 WL 2548712 (N.D. Cal. June 20, 2019)(irreparable harm on claimant)
FreshPoint Denver, Inc. v. Trinity Fresh Distrib., LLC, 218CV03183JAMEFB, 2019 WL 201519 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2019)(preliminary injunction preventing defendant from dissipating trust assets) Text
Mastronardi Intl. Ltd. v. Sunselect Produce (California), Inc., 118CV00737AWIJLT, 2018 WL 5262599 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2018)(arbitration agreement) Text
Nathel International, Inc. v. Vincent B. Zaninovich & Sons, Inc., No. 1:18-CV-00729-LJO-SAB, 2018 WL 4510717 (E.D. Cal. Sep. 18, 2019)(PACA claims; Motion to dismiss; Subject matter jurisdiction under PACA; Definition of commission merchant, dealer, and broker) Text
W. Veg-Produce, Inc. v. Lexy Group, 218CV00180ODWAGRX, 2018 WL 1804689 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2018)(default judgment; declaratory relief) Text
In re Alvarado, 2:16-AP-01425-ER, 2018 WL 1354512 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. Mar. 14, 2018)(principal of a produce buyer liability) Text
S & H Packing & Sales Co., Inc. v. Tanimura Distribg., Inc., 883 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2018)(secured credit lenders; trust beneficiaries) Text
CP Produce, LLC v. Quality Fresh Farms, Inc., 118CV00077DADEPG, 2018 WL 1980749 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 19, 2018)(temporary restraining order to prevent defendants from dissipating assets in trust) Text
Golden W. Veg, Inc. v. Bartley, 16-CV-03718-LHK, 2017 WL 2335602 (N.D. Cal. May 30, 2017)(elements of a PACA cause of action) Text
In re Gold Digger Apples, Inc., 16-01783-FPC7, 2017 WL 508209 (Bankr. E.D. Wash. Feb. 7, 2017)(allowing purchase money security interest claims in certain amounts) Text
Golden W. Veg, Inc. v. Bartley, 16-CV-03718-LHK, 2017 WL 386254 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2017)(whether default judgment is proper) Text
Chula Brand CA, Corp. v. Martinez, 17CV37-JLS (KSC), 2017 WL 107672 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2017)(temporary restraining order standard) Text
Fortune Farm, Inc. v. S. California Produce, Inc., CV16-3027 PSG (JEMX), 2016 WL 9185317 (C.D. Cal. May 6, 2016)(temporary restraining order from defendants from removing, withdrawing, or transferring of alleged trust assets) Text
Fresh Packing Corp. v. Guicho, 15-CV-01551-LHK, 2016 WL 1365947 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 6, 2016)(default judgment granted) Text
Mission Produce, Inc. v. Organic All., Inc., 15-CV-01951-LHK, 2016 WL 1161988 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 24, 2016)(Eitel Factors for default judgment) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Da Vinci Carriers, Inc., No. SACV 15-1452 AG (JCGx), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25602 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 29, 2016)(pre-judgment and post-judgment interest)
TQM Food Services, Inc. v. Freedom Mkt., Inc., 3:15-CV-1600-H-DHB, 2015 WL 7455567 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 23, 2015)(order granting motion to modify temporary restraining order) Text
Tom Ver LLC v. Organic All., Inc, 13-CV-03506-LHK, 2015 WL 6957483 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 11, 2015)(default judgment; jurisdiction factors) Text
In re Roberts, 538 B.R. 1 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2015), aff’d, 1:12-AP-01371-MT, 2017 WL 5352672 (Bankr. App. 9th Cir. Nov. 13, 2017), aff’d, 770 Fed. Appx. 360 (9th Cir. 2019)(unpublished)(creditors’ claim was not dischargeable) Text
Spada Properties, Inc. v. Unified Grocers, Inc., 121 F. Supp. 3d 1070 (D. Or. 2015)(cooperative’s motion for summary judgment granted) Text
Giumarra Bros. Fruit Co. v. United Distribs., No. CV 11-05438 SJO (RZx), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85065 (C.D. Cal. June 30, 2015)(validation of trust; enforcement of payment)
Gen. Produce Co. v. Warehouse Mkts., Ltd. Liab. Co., No. 2:13-cv-00750-MCE-DAD, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71347 (E.D. Cal. June 1, 2015)(plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment granted) Text
Tom Ver LLC v. Organic All., Inc, 13-CV-03506-LHK, 2015 WL 2412381 (N.D. Cal. May 20, 2015)(defendant’s motion for summary judgment granted) Text
Cordova v. R & R Fresh Fruits & Vegetables of California, Inc., No. 15-CV-00155-WQH MDD, 2015 WL 1757890 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2015)(notice) Text
Gen. Produce Co. v. Warehouse Markets, LLC, No. 2:13-CV-0750 MCE DAD, 2015 WL 1509187 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 1, 2015)(default judgment) Text
Jacobs Silver K Farms, Inc v. Taylor Produce, LLC, No. 4:13-CV-535-EJL-CWD, 2015 WL 1467258 (D. Idaho Mar. 30, 2015)(private right of action, leave to amend) Text
Conecciones Agricolas S. De R.L. De C.V. v. Organic Alliance, Inc., No. 13CV2619-WQH-JMA, 2014 WL 1954269 (S.D. Cal. May 14, 2014)(default judgment) Text
Tomatoes Extraordinaire, Inc. v. Berkley, No. D065768, 2015 WL 1306577 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 20, 2015)(personal liability, Attorney’s fees) Text
Greenfield Fresh, Inc. v. Berti Produce-Oakland, Inc., No. 14-CV-1096 YGR, 2015 WL 1160584 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2015)(Default Judgment, attorney’s fees) Text
Flores v. DDJ, Inc., No. 1:99-CV-5878 AWI, 2015 WL 738029 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2015)(intervention, stay) Text
Kern Ridge Growers, LLC v. Seacoast Distrib., Inc., No. 8:14-CV-00820-ODW, 2014 WL 6630153 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2014)(default judgment) Text
Greenfield Fresh, Inc. v. Berti Produce-Oakland, Inc., No. 14-CV-01096-JSC, 2014 WL 5700695 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2014)(damages and prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees) Text
Spada Properties, Inc. v. Unified Grocers, Inc., No. 3:13-CV-01760-SI, 2014 WL 4058967 (D. Or. Aug. 15, 2014), as amended (Sept. 22, 2014)(post-default payment agreement, constructive knowledge of breach, statute of limitations)(not subject to CISG, breach of consignment, untimely breach of contract claim) Text
Martini E Ricci Iamino S.P.A.–Consortile Societa Agricola v. Trinity Fruit Sales Co., No. 1:13-CV-276 AWI SAB, 2014 WL 3341973 (E.D. Cal. July 2, 2014) Text
Healthy Harvest Berries, Inc. v. Rodriguez, No. 1:14-CV-0218 LJO SKO, 2014 WL 1794549 (E.D. Cal. May 6, 2014)(Unjust enrichment, fraudulent inducement, constructive trust)(TRO) Text
Healthy Harvest Berries, Inc. v. Rodriguez, No. 1:14-CV-218-LJO-SKO, 2014 WL 670189 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2014)(Ex parte applicaiotn for temporary restraining order) Text
California Splendor, Inc. v. V.J. Catalano, Inc., No. 14CV893-GPC RBB, 2014 WL 1664283 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2014)(ex parte application for writ of attachment) Text
Sun Pac. Mktg. Co-op., Inc. v. DiMare Fresh, Inc., 1:06-CV-1404 AWI GSA, 2013 WL 6633988 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Family Tree Produce, Inc. v. Bautista, SA CV 13-00364-DOC, 2013 WL 6733576 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 13, 2013)
Sierra Kiwi, Inc. v. Rui Wen, Inc., 2:13-CV-1334-LKK, 2013 WL 5955066 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
H & C Global Supplies SA DE CV v. Pandol Associates Mktg., Inc., 1:13-CV-0827 AWI, 2013 WL 5954812 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 6, 2013)(Granting motion for judgment on the pleadings; violation of the PACA) Text
Sol Grp. Mktg. Co. v. Producers Choice, LLC, CV 13-2898 DSF PLAX, 2013 WL 5502798 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2013)
Onions Etc., Inc. v. Z & S Fresh, Inc., 1:09-CV-00906-AWI, 2013 WL 3357642 (E.D. Cal. July 3, 2013)(PACA trust) Text
Progressive Produce Corp. v. Wild W. Produce, LLC, CV 13-00665 RSWL, 2013 WL 1935921 (C.D. Cal. May 9, 2013)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Pandol Associates Mktg., Inc. v. Robinson Co., 1:11-CV-01829-LJO, 2013 WL 1903555 (E.D. Cal. May 7, 2013)(Motion for summary judgment) Text
AFCM, Inc. v. Elite Global Farming & Logistics, Inc., C 11-4677 CW, 2013 WL 1333787 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 2013)(Defendant’s motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) to set aside a default judgment in favor of a produce grower in its action for enforcement of Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act trust provisions and disgorgement was denied because defendant’s various sworn representations materially contradicted each other and suggested bad faith conduct.) Text
Andrews v. Triple R Distrib. LLC, CV 12-346-TUC-RCC, 2013 WL 1177700 (D. Ariz. Mar. 21, 2013)(Motion for Default Judgment) Text
Citrus Plus, Inc. v. Freshco Foodservice, Inc., EDCV 11-00231 VAP, 2013 WL 1090387 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 14, 2013)
Weeks v. Fresh-Pic Produce Co., Inc., 08CV02058 BTM WVG, 2013 WL 990827 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Newland N. Am. Foods, Inc. v. H.P. Skolnick, Inc., 5:13-CV-00934 EJD, 2013 WL 792672 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 4, 2013)(PACA claims) Text
Andrews v. Triple R Distrib., LLC, CV 4:12-00346-TUC, 2013 WL 1177834 (D. Ariz. Feb. 28, 2013) report and recommendation adopted Text CV 12-346-TUC-RCC, 2013 WL 1177700 (D. Ariz. Mar. 21, 2013) Text
Oregon Potato Co. v. Seven Stars Fruit Co., LLC, C12-0931JLR, 2013 WL 230984 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 22, 2013)(PACA claims; motion for summary judgement) Text
Produce Alliance, LLC v. Lombardo Imports, Inc., 2:12-CV-00433-MMD, 2013 WL 129428 (D. Nev. Jan. 9, 2013)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Full Circle Sales, Inc. v. Organic Alliance, Inc., 11-CV-03402-LHK, 2012 WL 5949104 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 28, 2012)(Motion to dismiss granted; PACA claims) Text
Pac. Tomato Growers, Ltd. v. Tanimura Distrib., Inc., CV 08-5100-GW FFMX, 2012 WL 5899417 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 13, 2012)(The wholesale tomato suppliers were granted summary judgment on their PACA claim against the purchaser’s officers where, inter alia, the suppliers’ custom of sending invoices within 40 days of shipment, although in some cases after the expiration of the stated payment terms, did not constitute an implied waiver of the suppliers’ PACA trust rights.); vacated and remanded S & H Packing & Sales Co., Inc. v. Tanimura Distribg., Inc., 883 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2018)
Andrews v. Triple R. Distrib., LLC, CV 12-346-TUC-HCE, 2012 WL 3779932 (D. Ariz. Aug. 31, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Perfectly Fresh Farms, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 692 F.3d 960 (9th Cir. 2012)(Substantial evidence supported determination that subsidiaries purchased produce from suppliers under PACA because, inter alia, business records contained numerous invoices submitted by suppliers for purchase orders of produce; substantial evidence supported conclusion that two individuals were “responsibly connected” to subsidiaries.) Text
Herb Fresh, LLC v. GR Products, LLC, 5:12-CV-03669 EJD, 2012 WL 2906592 (N.D. Cal. July 16, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
AFCM, Inc. v. Elite Global Farming & Logistics, Inc., C-11-04677 CW EDL, 2012 WL 2917486 (N.D. Cal. July 10, 2012) report and recommendation adopted, Text C 11-4677 CW, 2012 WL 3257795 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 7, 2012) Text
Baker Packing Co. v. Savory Sweet, L.L.C., 1:12-CV-00309-EJL, 2012 WL 2860784 (D. Idaho July 2, 2012)(PACA trust payment enforcement) Text
Abbate Family Farms Ltd. P’ship v. G D Fresh Distribution, Inc., 1:12-CV-0303 LJO-BAM, 2012 WL 2160959 (E.D. Cal. June 13, 2012) report and recommendation adopted, Text 1:12-CV-0303 LJO-BAM, 2012 WL 2934565 (E.D. Cal. July 18, 2012) Text
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Sheppard Produce, Inc., 1:CV 11-243-BLW, 2012 WL 2120860 (D. Idaho June 11, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Weeks v. Fresh-Pic Produce Co., Inc., 08CV02058 BTM WVG, 2012 WL 1815648 (S.D. Cal. May 17, 2012) amended in part, 08CV02058 BTM WVG, 2013 WL 990827 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2013) Text
Wahluke Produce, Inc. v. Guerra Mktg. Int’l Inc., 1:11-CV-1981 LJO-BAM, 2012 WL 1601876 (E.D. Cal. May 7, 2012) report and recommendation adopted, 1:11-CV-1981 LJO-BAM, 2012 WL 2116279 (E.D. Cal. June 11, 2012) Text
George Chiala Farms, Inc. v. U.S. AG Solutions, LLC, 5:11-CV-00884 EJD, 2012 WL 1600445 (N.D. Cal. May 7, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Four Rivers Packing Co. v. G.D. Fresh Distribution, Inc., 3:12-CV-89-ST, 2012 WL 2049320 (D. Or. Apr. 20, 2012) report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Four Rivers Packing Co., Inc. v. G.D. Fresh Distribution, Inc., 3:12-CV-00089-ST, 2012 WL 2049318 (D. Or. June 6, 2012) Text
AFCM, Inc. v. Elite Global Farming & Logistics, Inc, C 11-4677 CW, 2012 WL 1309168 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2012)(Motion to dismiss; PACA claims) Text
Church Bros., LLC v. Garden of Eden Produce, LLC, 5:11-CV-04114 EJD, 2012 WL 1155656 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Lompa Farms, Inc. v. Anchor Warehouse Servs. LLC, 5:11-CV-00062 EJD, 2012 WL 967977 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 21, 2012)
Pittman v. Aswan Rest. Grp., LLC, 11-CV-2259-BEN JMA, 2012 WL 505920 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2012)
Produce v. California Harvest Healthy Foods Ranch Mkt., C-11-04814 DMR, 2012 WL 259575 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2012)(PACA claims) Text
Lompa Farms, Inc. v. Anchor Warehouse Servs. LLC, 5:11-CV-00062 EJD, 2012 WL 243340 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 25, 2012)
Harmon v. RAR Enterprises Inc., CV 10-01813-PHX-FJM, 2011 WL 5978483 (D. Ariz. Nov. 30, 2011)(Contradictory inferences could be drawn as to whether defendant corporate officer intended to defraud plaintiff when signing corporate checks. Question of whether officer knew there were insufficient funds and intended to defraud plaintiff under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-671 hinged on officer’s credibility and was thus an issue best left for trial.) Text
Abbate Family Farms Ltd. P’ship v. P.Y. Produce LLC, C-11-00319 EDL, 2011 WL 7081569 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 22, 2011) report and recommendation adopted, C 11-0319 PJH, 2012 WL 177541 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2012) Text
Batth v. Mkt. 52, Inc., 1:11-CV-1806 AWI SKO, 2011 WL 5825716 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2011)
Am. Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc. v. Ithaca Produce, Inc., 848 F. Supp. 2d 375 (W.D.N.Y. 2011)(Fruit supplier’s rights as PACA trust beneficiary to produce supplier’s property were superior to those of other creditors.) Text
Batth v. Mkt. 52, Inc., 1:11-CV-1806 AWI SKO, 2011 WL 5240439 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 1, 2011)
Nickey Gregory Co., LLC v. Agricap, LLC, 3:10-MC-80297 JSW NC, 2011 WL 4403355 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 1, 2011) report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Nickey Gregory Co., Inc. v. AgriCap, LLC, C 10-80297 JSW MISC, 2011 WL 4402961 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 20, 2011) Text
Sun Pac. Mktg. Co-op., Inc. v. DiMare Fresh, Inc., CIV-F-06-1404 AWI, 2011 WL 3568539 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2011) amended, CIV-F-06-1404 AWI, 2012 WL 4482013 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2012) Text
Onions Etc. v. Z & S Fresh Inc., 1:09-CV-00906 OWW, 2011 WL 3348039 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
Sequoia Sales, Inc. v. P.Y. Produce, LLC, CV 10-5757 CW NJV, 2011 WL 3607242 (N.D. Cal. July 29, 2011) report and recommendation adopted, C 10-5757 CW, 2011 WL 3585943 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2011) Text
Fresh & Best Produce, Inc. v. Michael F. Wallau Enterprises, Inc., 5:11-CV-03325 EJD, 2011 WL 2669641 (N.D. Cal. July 7, 2011)
Lompa Farms, Inc. v. Anchor Warehouse Servs. LLC, 5:11-CV-00062 EJD, 2011 WL 2433814 (N.D. Cal. June 13, 2011)
Harmon v. RAR Enterprises, Inc., CV-10-01813-PHX-FJM, 2011 WL 2175063 (D. Ariz. June 3, 2011)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Sheppard Produce, Inc., 1:CV 11-243-BLW, 2011 WL 2134372 (D. Idaho May 26, 2011)(ex parte motion for temporary restraining order) Text
Nickey Gregory Co., LLC v. AgriCap, LLC, C 10-80297 MISC JSW, 2011 WL 1793328 (N.D. Cal. May 11, 2011)(third party claim) Text
Herrera v. ADD Mktg. & Consolidation, Inc., CV 09-0174-TUC-JM, 2011 WL 4014348 (D. Ariz. May 11, 2011)(Defendant was entitled to summary judgment against plaintiff on the ground that any debt owed by the alleged produce buyers was not subject to a statutory trust created by the PACA. Applying the Boulder Fruit standards to the dispute between plaintiff and defendant established that the factoring agreement at issue was commercially reasonable.)
Braga Ranch, Inc. v. Salyer Am. Fresh Foods, 5:09-CV-04207-JF/PVT, 2011 WL 1743687 (N.D. Cal. May 4, 2011)
Gen. Produce Co., Ltd. v. Phoenix Farmers Mkt., LLC, CIV. 10-3047-CL, 2011 WL 1897799 (D. Or. Apr. 8, 2011) report and recommendation adopted, CIV. 10-3047-CL, 2011 WL 1897727 (D. Or. May 18, 2011) Text
Rohrer Bros., Inc. v. Super Fresh Wholesale Foods Inc., CIV S-10-3390 GEB, 2011 WL 1233127 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2011)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Kingsburg Apple Packers, Inc. v. Ballantine Produce Co., Inc., 1:09-CV-901-AWI-JLT, 2011 WL 1134651 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2011)
In re Tanimura Distrib., Inc., BAP CC-10-1220-KIPAD, 2011 WL 3299933 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Mar. 11, 2011)(PACA claims) Text
Mister Sprout, Inc. v. Williams Farms Produce Sales, Inc., 10 CIV. 6036 RMB, 2011 WL 797494 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2011) aff’d sub nom. Sprout v. Williams Farms Produce Sales, Inc., 468 F. App’x 67 (2d Cir. 2012) Text
Andrew Smith Co. v. Paul’s Pak, 754 F.Supp.2d 1120 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 17, 2010)(PACA liability claim based on control of operations) Text
Henry Avacoda Corp. v. Polo’s Produce, No. 1:10-cv-01298 AWI JLT, 2010 WL 4569136 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2010)(breach of fiduciary duties to PACA trust beneficiaries) Text
Higashi Farms v. Bank of the West, No. 5:09-cv-049830JF/PVT, 2010 WL 3955636 (N.D. Ca. Oct. 8, 2010)(enforcement of PACA trust)
Sun Pac. Marketing Co-op v. Dimare Fresh, No. CIV-F-06-1404 WI GSA, 2010 WL 3220301 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2010)(breach of contract)
Kingsburg Apple Packers Inc. v. Ballantine Produce Co., No. 1:09-CV-901-AWI-JLT, 2010 WL 2719828 (E.D. Cal. July 6, 2010)(definition of a processor)
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. v. Oasis Corp., 2:10-CV-0970RLHLRL, 2010 WL 2595296 (D. Nev. June 29, 2010)(injunction to prevent distribution of PACA funds) Text
Onions Etc, Inc. v. Z & S Fresh, Inc., 1:09-CV-00906, 2010 WL 2598392 (E.D. Cal. June 25, 2010)(application under PACA) Text
In re Symons Frozen Foods, 425 B.R. 589, 2010 WL 816648 (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2010)(priority of PACA trust claims) Text
Kingsburg Apple Packers Inc. v. Ballantine Produce Co., No. 1:09-CV-901-AWI-JLT, 2010 WL 529486 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2010)(failure to preserve PACA trust claims)
Bengard Ranch, Inc. v. Let Use One Corp, No. C 09-02544 RS, 2010 WL 99403 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 6, 2010)(default judgment; failure to pay for produce)
Wespak Distrib., Inc. v. Red Hawk Farming & Cooling LLC, No. 09-743-KI, 2010 WL 56104 (D. Or. Jan. 5, 2010)(failure to pay for commodities covered by PACA) Text
Andrew Smith Co. Paul’s Pak, Inc., No. C-08-04802 RMW, 2009 WL 3833638 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2009)(waiver of PACA rights)
Chong’s Produce, Inc. v. Meshaal, No. C 09-4787 JF (RS), 2009 WL 3298175 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 9, 2009)(granting TRO to prevent dissipating the PACA trust)
Triple B Corp. v. Lucky Pear, Inc., No. C09-995Z, 2009 WL 3151182 (W.D. Wash. 2009)(failure to make prompt payment under PACA) Text
New Son Yeng Produce, LLC v. A & S Produce, Inc., No. 07-CV-4292 (KAM) (RML), 2009 WL 2568566 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 19, 2009)(transferring PACA litigation) Text
Gen. Produce Co., Ltd. v. Alex R. Thomas & Co., No. CIV S-08-1084 JAM EFB, 2009 WL 1871678 (E.D. Cal. June 29, 2009)(enforcement of statutory trust) Text
Andrew Smith Co. v. Paul’s Pak, Inc., No. C-08-04802 RMW, 2009 WL 765687 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2009)(no failure to account for PACA assets; failure to preserve PACA rights)(slip opinion only available from Westlaw)
Sweetwood Farm, Inc. v. Abdallah, No. 1:08cv0202 LJO DLB, 2009 WL 722603 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 17, 2009)(awarding of attorneys’ fees for enforcement of reparation order) Text
Aviara Parkway Farms, Inc. v. Agropecuaria la Finca, S.P.R. de R.I., No. 08 CV 2301 JM (CAB), 2009 WL 249790 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2009)(granting of preliminary injunction) Text
Sweetwood Farm, Inc. v. Abdallah, No. 1:08cv0202 LJO DLB, 2008 WL 5412218 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 30, 2008)(default reparations judgment)
Aviara Parkway Farms, Inc. v. Agropecuaria la Finca, S.P.R. de R.I., No. 08 CV 2301 JM (CAB), 2008 WL 5412822 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2008)(denial of temporary restraining order)
11 R Sales, Inc. v. Yarto, No. CV-07-3006-FVS, 2008 WL 4279577 (E.D. Wash. Sept. 15, 2008)(extent of PACA trust)
Rey Rey Produce SFO, Inc. v. Mis Amigos Meat Market, Inc., No. C 08-1518 VRW, 2008 WL 1885738 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2008)(preliminary injunction) Text
Gen. Produce Co., Ltd. v. Gibbs, No. CIV S-07-2699 MCE DAD, 2008 WL 1349318 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2008)(entry of default judgment) Text
Grimmway Enter., Inc. v. PIC Fresh Global, Inc., No. 1:07-CV-00109, 2008 WL 544451 (E.D. Ca. Feb 26, 2008)(violations of statutory trust and attorney’s fees) Text
Alvaro v. Rey Rey Produce SFO Inc., No. C 07-10685, 2008 WL 410274 (N.D. Ca. Feb. 12, 2008)(application of statutory trust)
Chiquita Fresh, N.A., L.L.C. v. Pandol Assoc. Marketing, Inc., No. CV F 07-1305 LJO DLB, 2008 WL 324009 (E.D. Ca. Feb. 5, 2008)(civil contempt order)
Andrew Smith, Co. v. Lett Us One, No. C-07-04306, 2008 WL 276401 (N.D. Ca. Jan. 30, 2008)(default judgment) Text
Lublin v. Yarto Int’l Group, L.P., No. CV-07-3007-FVS, 2007 WL 2570334 (E.D. Wa. Aug. 30, 2007)(waiver of PACA rights)
Beachside Produce, L.L.C. v. Flemming Enter., No. C 06-04957 JW, 2007 WL 1655554 (N.D. Cal. June 6, 2007)
Inn Foods Inc. v. Turner Mead L.L.C., No. C 07-00649 SI, 2007 WL 484781 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2007)
Natural Selection Foods, L.L.C. v. Premium Fresh Farms, L.L.C., No. C-07-00197 RMW, 2007 WL 128230 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2007)(Temporary restraining order) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Marina Produce Co., No. C 05-04032 WHA, 2007 WL 39311 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2007) (Text Apr. 28 2006)
Sun Pac. Mktg. Coop. v. DiMare Fresh, Inc., No. CIV-F-06-1404 AWI, 2007 WL 1174651 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 19, 2007)
Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Dible, No. C 06-2032 SBA, 2006 WL 2850024 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 4, 2006)(Motion for Summary Judgment) Text
Rey Rey Produce SFO, Inc. v. M & M Produce & Food Serv. Supplies, Inc., No. C05-4504 BZ, 2006 WL 1867633 (N.D. Cal. July 5, 2006)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Prestige Produce, Inc. v. Silver Creek, Inc., No. CV 04-491 S EJL, 2006 WL 581262 (D.Idaho Mar. 9, 2006)
Produce Alliance, L.L.C. v. Green Apple Produce, Inc., No. Civ.04-278-S-EJL, 2005 WL 1153616 (D.Idaho May 16, 2005)(PACA claims) Text
Logan v. Tiegs, No. CV 03-435-BR, CV 03-470-BR, 2004 WL2851949 (D.Or. Dec. 13, 2004)
In re Arizona Fast Foods, L.L.C., 299 B.R. 589 (Bankr. D.Ariz. 2003)(Motion for Summary Judgment) Text
Middle Mountain Land & Produce Inc. v. Sound Commodities Inc., 307 F.3d 1220 (9th Cir. 2002)(attorneys’ fees) Text
In re Bear Kodiak Produce, Inc., 283 B.R. 577 (Bankr. D.Ariz. 2002)(assets of statutory trust) Text
In re L.R. Holdings, Inc., No. 98-33952-TC, 98-33953-TC, 98-3412-TC, 2002 WL 31163661 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2002)(statutory trust)
In re Churchfield, 277 B.R. 769 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2002)(motion to compromise PACA claims) Text
Royal Foods Co., Inc. v. RJR Holdings, Inc., 252 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2001)(Rest. as dealer under PACA) Text
Boulder Fruit Exp. & Heger Organic Farm Sales v. Transp. Factoring, Inc., 251 F.3d 1268 (9th Cir. 2001)(factoring agreement under PACA) Text
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. v. Hamada, No. C00-2739MHP, 2000 WL 1093085 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2000)(PACA trust)
In re Country Harvest Buffet Rests., Inc, 245 B.R. 650 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2000)(dealer definition under PACA) Text
Balice v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 203 F.3d 684 (9th Cir. 2000)(marketing order penalty not a violation of Eighth Amendment) Text
Royal Foods Co. v. L.R. Holdings, Inc., No. C 99-01609 WHA, 1999 WL 1051978 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 1999) aff’d sub nom., Lyon’s Rests., Inc. v. L.R. Holdings, Inc., 13 F. App’x. 500 (9th Cir. 2001)(non-payment claim and PACA)
JC Produce, Inc. v. Paragon Steakhouse Rests., Inc., 70 F. Supp. 2d 1119 (E.D. Cal. 1999)(restaurants under PACA) Text
Blaine Larsen Processing, Inc. v. Hapco Farms, Inc., Civ. 97-0212 E BLW, 1999 WL 34809532 (D. Idaho Oct. 18, 1999) order corrected on denial of reconsideration, Civ. 97-0212 E BLW, 2000 WL 35539978 (D. Idaho Feb. 16, 2000)(PACA claims)
Naumes, Inc. v. Alimentos Del Caribe, 77 F. Supp. 2d 1158 (D. Or. 1999)(court jurisdiction under PACA) Text
In re Megafoods Stores, Inc., 163 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 1998)(delinquent sale tax claims under PACA) Text
Maldonado v. Dep’t of Agric., 154 F.3d 1086 (9th Cir. 1998)(review of “responsibly connected” standard application) Text
In re Megafoods Stores, Inc., 210 B.R. 351 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1997) aff’d in part, vacated in part, 163 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 1998)(state and local tax funds in PACA trust) Text
Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Fisher, 104 F.3d 280 (9th Cir. 1997)(PACA claim) Text
Fischer v. Machado, 50 Cal. App. 4th 1069, 58 Cal. Rptr. 2d 213 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996)(conversion liability for proceeds) Text
Potato Sales Co., Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., 92 F.3d 800 (9th Cir. 1996)(license revocation order review) Text
Norton Enters. v. TKO Farms, Inc., No. C-96-20433-JW, 1996 WL 411597 (N.D. Cal. July 17, 1996)(PACA claims)
Bonita Packing Co. v. O’Sullivan, 165 F.R.D. 610 (C.D. Cal. 1995)(PACA claims)
Housen v. Dep’t of Agric., 62 F.3d 1424 (9th Cir. 1995)(consideration of “responsibly connected” to a PACA violator)
In re Nicholes, 184 B.R. 82 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1995)(Chapter 13 and PACA) Text
Skone & Connors Produce, Inc. v. Panattoni, 37 F.3d 1506 (9th Cir. 1994)(PACA claims)
Lloyd Myers Co., Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., 15 F.3d 1086 (9th Cir. 1994)(PACA claims and repeated, flagrant, and willful violations)
In re Altabon Foods, Inc., 998 F.2d 718 (9th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
In re San Joaquin Food Serv., Inc., 958 F.2d 938 (9th Cir. 1992)(automatic stay in bankruptcy and PACA trust claim) Text
In re Milton Poulos, Inc., 947 F.2d 1351 (9th Cir. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
In re Southland Keystone, 132 B.R. 632 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1991)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Farley & Calfee, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 941 F.2d 964 (9th Cir. 1991)(PACA violation order review) Text
Joe Phillips & Assocs., Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., 923 F.2d 862 (9th Cir. 1991)(PACA violation order review)
Matson Navigation Co., Inc. v. Haw. Pub. Utilities Comm’n, 742 F. Supp. 1468 (D. Haw. 1990)(interstate commerce under PACA) Text
In re Richmond Produce Co., Inc., 112 B.R. 364 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
In re Milton Poulos, Inc., 107 B.R. 715 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1989) aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 947 F.2d 1351 (9th Cir. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
My Fruit, S.A. v. Pac. Sun Mktg., Inc., Civ. 89-833-FR, 1989 WL 97917 (D. Or. Aug. 10, 1989)(PACA claims)
United States v. Produce Haw., Inc., 716 F. Supp. 461 (D. Haw. 1989)(Civil penalty under PACA) Text
Raymond L. Park, Inc. v. Cont’l Farms & Produce Co., No. 89 1364 ER, 1989 WL 159580 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 1989)(PACA claims)
In re Milton Poulos, Inc., 94 B.R. 648 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
In re Marvin Props., Inc., 854 F.2d 1183 (9th Cir. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
In re Marvin Props., Inc., 76 B.R. 150 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1987) aff’d, 854 F.2d 1183 (9th Cir. 1988)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Johnson v. Pac. Lighting Land Co., 817 F.2d 601 (9th Cir. 1987)(worker claims of breach of contract, antitrust violations, and PACA violations) Text
Chicago Commodities, Inc. v. Commodities Futures Trading Comm’n, 811 F.2d 1262 (9th Cir. 1987)(PACA as compared to Commodities Exchange Act) Text
Miloslavich v. Frutas Del Valle De Guadalupe, S.A., 637 F. Supp. 434 (S.D. Cal. 1986) aff’d, 815 F.2d 714 (9th Cir. 1987)(international currency conversion payment issues and PACA) Text
Nw. Fruit Co. v. A. Levy & J. Zentner Co., 665 F.Supp. 869, 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27766 (E.D. Cal. 1986)(PACA claims; price fixing; motion denied for summary judgment) Text
Nw. Fruit Co. v. A. Levy & J. Zentner Co., 116 F.R.D. 384, 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27764 (E.D. Cal. 1986)(PACA claims)
Goldie’s Bookstore, Inc. v. Superior Court of State of Cal., 589 F. Supp. 382 (E.D. Cal. 1984) rev’d, 739 F.2d 466 (9th Cir. 1984)(double bond requirement under PACA) Text
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Miedema Produce, Inc. v. Ringer & Son Brokerage, Inc., No. 20-CV-1731-WJM-NYW, 2021 WL 5284006 (D. Colo. Feb. 11, 2021)(default judgment granted)
Meuers L. Firm, P.L. v. Reasor’s, LLC, No. 16-CV-208-GKF-JFJ, 2020 WL 5743538 (N.D. Okla. Sept. 25, 2020)(attorney’s fees and costs) Text
Meuers L. Firm, P.L. v. Reasor’s, LLC, No. 16-CV-208-GKF-JFJ, 2020 WL 5906118 (N.D. Okla. Aug. 10, 2020)(attorney’s fees and costs deferred) Text
Meuers Law Firm, P.L. v. Reasor’s, LLC, No. 18-5055, 18-5059, 2019 WL 6334273 (10th Cir. Nov. 27, 2019)(Applying general trust principals to the PACA trust; Applying PACA trust protections broadly to include all transactions involving perishable commodities) Text
Tijuanas Produce, Inc. v. Shorty’s Produce, Inc., 18-CV-00587-PAB, 2018 WL 1952600 (D. Colo. Mar. 29, 2018)(temporary restraining order; irreparable harm) Text
Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. v. H.C. Schmieding Produce Co., LLC, 16-4150-SAC, 2017 WL 784755 (D. Kan. Mar. 1, 2017)(motion for leave; third-party defendants motion for summary judgment) Text
Sutherland Produce Sales, Inc. v. High Country Distrib. LLC, 2:14-CV-00795-RJS, 2017 WL 782281 (D. Utah Feb. 28, 2017)(evidence of breach of contract) Text
Skyline Potato Co., Inc. v. Hi-Land Potato Co., Inc., 188 F. Supp. 3d 1097 (D.N.M. 2016)(contractual right and statutory right to attorney’s fees) Text
Muir Enterprises, Inc. v. Deli Nation LLC, No. 2:12-CV-00120-DN, 2015 WL 164270 (D. Utah Jan. 13, 2015)(summary judgment) Text
Stemilt Growers, LLC v. Reasor’s, LLC, No. 14-CV-0230-CVE-PJC, 2014 WL 3954984 (N.D. Okla. Aug. 13, 2014)(motion to stay, motion to dismiss) (whether dealers under PACA) Text
Fed. Fruit & Produce Co. v. Liborio Markets #9, Inc., No. 12-CV-1145-WJM-BNB, 2014 WL 2861746 (D. Colo. June 24, 2014)(Rule 54(b) motion) Text
Imp. Fresh Direct, LLC v. Premier Trading, LLC, No. 14-CV-0877-WJM-MJW, 2014 WL 1631000 (D. Colo. Apr. 23, 2014)(waiver, notice, dissipation)
Imp. Fresh Direct, LLC v. Premier Trading, LLC, No. 14-CV-0877-WJM-MJW, 2014 WL 1257604 (D. Colo. Mar. 27, 2014) modified in part, No. 14-CV-0877-WJM-MJW, 2014 WL 1631000 (D. Colo. Apr. 23, 2014)(TRO)
Muir Enterprises Inc. v. Deli Nation LLC, 998 F. Supp. 2d 1220 (D. Utah 2014) (whether dealers under PACA) Text
Skyline Potato Co. v. Tan-O-On Mktg., Inc., No. CIV 10-0698 JB/RHS, 2014 WL 459004 (D.N.M. Jan. 31, 2014)(Fiduciary duty of PACA beneficiaries, disgorge, beneficiary of PACA trust)
Fed. Fruit & Produce Co. v. Liborio Markets #9, Inc., No. 12-CV-1145-WJM-BNB, 2013 WL 6248736 (D. Colo. Dec. 3, 2013)(attorney’s fees) Text
Fed. Fruit & Produce Co. v. Liborio Markets No. 9, Inc., No. 12-CV-1145-WJM-BNB, 2013 WL 4838914 (D. Colo. Sept. 10, 2013)(Motion for summary judgment) Text
Am. Produce, LLC v. Harvest Sharing, Inc., No. 11-CV-00241-PAB-KLM, 2013 WL 1229457 (D. Colo. Mar. 27, 2013)(Settlement agreement) Text
Am. Produce, LLC v. Harvest Sharing, Inc., No. 11-CV-00241-PAB-KLM, 2013 WL 1164403 (D. Colo. Mar. 20, 2013)(Motion for summary judgment) Text
Fed. Fruit & Produce Co. v. Liborio Markets #9, Inc., No. 12-CV-1145-WJM-BNB, 2013 WL 673252 (D. Colo. Feb. 22, 2013)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Standage Farms, Inc. v. Lusk Onion Inc., 32,362, 2013 WL 597040 (N.M. Ct. App. Jan. 8, 2013)(PACA status) Text
Freshpack Produce, Inc. v. VM Wellington LLC, No. 12-CV-3157-WJM-MJW, 2013 WL 50433 (D. Colo. Jan. 3, 2013)(Motion for preliminary injunction; PACA claims) Text
Freshpack Produce, Inc. v. VM Wellington LLC, No. 12-CV-3157-WJM-MJW, 2012 WL 6061010 (D. Colo. Dec. 6, 2012)(Temporary restraining order; PACA claims) Text
Skyline Potato Co., Inc. v. Hi-Land Potato Co., Inc., 909 F. Supp. 2d 1225 (D.N.M. 2012)(Failure to pay; PACA) Text
Mrs. Condies Salad Co., Inc. v. Colorado Blue Ribbon Foods, LLC, No. 11-CV-02118-KLM, 2012 WL 5354848 (D. Colo. Oct. 30, 2012)(A manager’s motion to dismiss, which was treated as a summary judgment motion, was denied where the his allegation that the seller falsified its complaint to the USDA by naming the LLC of which he was a member instead of another purchaser was unsupported by any evidence other than the manager’s own speculation.) Text
Hispanic Farmers & Ranchers of Am. Inc. v. De Bruyn Produce Co., CIV. 11-463 MV/WPL, 2012 WL 4500438 (D.N.M. Sept. 20, 2012)(Motion to Dismiss) Text
Skyline Potato Co., Inc. v. Tan-O-On Mktg., Inc., 285 F.R.D. 617 (D.N.M. 2012)(A motion to reopen discovery to take the deposition of a person involved in selling a potato company’s products to a grocery chain was denied where, inter alia, trial was imminent, defendants would have been prejudiced if required to spend additional time and money, and it was foreseeable that the deposition would be needed.) Text
Skyline Potato Co., Inc. v. Tan-O-On Mktg., Inc., 879 F. Supp. 2d 1228 (D.N.M. 2012)(Assert claims for fraud, unjust enrichment, and theft of trade secrets) Text
Fed. Fruit & Produce Co. v. Liborio Markets #9, Inc., No. 12-CV-1145-WJM-BNB, 2012 WL 1698164 (D. Colo. May 15, 2012)
Am. Produce, LLC v. Vargas, No. 11-CV-02919-PAB-MEH, 2012 WL 1813285 (D. Colo. Apr. 24, 2012) report and recommendation adopted, Text 11-CV-02919-PAB-MEH, 2012 WL 1813407 (D. Colo. May 18, 2012) Text
Mrs. Condies Salad Co., Inc. v. Colorado Blue Ribbon Foods, LLC, 858 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (D. Colo. 2012)(Motion for default judgment) Text
Skyline Potato Co., Inc. v. Tan-O-On Mktg., Inc., 278 F.R.D. 628, (D.N.M. 2011)(Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint) Text
In re Casey, 7-10-10492-SA, 2011 WL 3799243 (Bankr. D.N.M. Aug. 26, 2011)(Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding) Text
Skyline Potato Co. v. Rogers Bros. Farms, Inc., No. 10-CV-02353-WJM-KLM, 2011 WL 2791531 (D. Colo. July 15, 2011)
Driscoll Potatoes, Inc. v. Robinson Potato Supply Co. of Kan. City, Kan., Inc., 1 F. Supp. 2d 1268 (D. Kan. 1998)(PACA claims and ESOP plan interaction) Text
Rajala v. Guar. Bank & Trust, No. 96-2393-JWL, 1997 WL 94232 (D. Kan. Feb. 10, 1997)(PACA claims under Chapter 11)
Valley Chip Sales, Inc. v. New Arts Tater Chip Co., No. 96-2351-JWL, 1996 WL 707028 (D. Kan. Oct. 10, 1996)(preliminary injunction under FRCP 65 and PACA)
In re United Fruit & Vegetable, Inc., 191 B.R. 445 (Bankr. D. Kan. 1996)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
In re Stout, 123 B.R. 412 (Bankr. W.D. Okla. 1990)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
In re Mile Hi Metal Sys., Inc., 899 F.2d 887 (10th Cir. 1990)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Chiquita Brands, Inc. v. Blair Merriam Fresh Fruit & Produce Co., Inc., No. 89-B-1951, 1989 WL 251475 (D. Colo. Nov. 29, 1989)(PACA claims)
Chiquita Brands, Inc. v. Blair Merriam Fresh Fruit & Produce Co., Inc., Civ. A. 89-B-1951, 1989 WL 251474 (D. Colo. Nov. 14, 1989)(temporary restraining order under FRCP 65)
In re D.K.M.B., Inc., 95 B.R. 774 (Bankr. D. Colo. 1989)(PACA claims) Text
In re Walker, 91 B.R. 968 (Bankr. D. Utah 1988) aff’d, 103 B.R. 281 (D. Utah 1989) (Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Montverde Produce, Inc. v. Tomatoes, No. 24-20637-CV-WILLIAMS, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157656 (S.D. Fla. July 31, 2024)(Motion to dismiss denied; PACA claims)
MVP Tomatoes LLC v. 100% Food Grp. Inc., No. 24-21325-CIV-DIMITROULEAS/HUNT, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74714 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 23, 2024)(PACA claims as a beneficiary) Text
Sandoval Wholesales, Inc., v. Farm Fresh Packers, LLC, No. 19-cv-80394-Reinhart, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51461 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 22, 2024)(Breach of contract; PACA claims)
Sunny Sweet Farms, Inc. v. M.F. Burgin, Inc., No. 8:23-cv-00304-MSS-AEP, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44908, 2024 WL 1118823 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 14, 2024)(Motion to dismiss; PACA claims) Text
Monteverde Produce, Inc. v. Tomatoes, No. 24-20637-CV-WILLIAMS, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134828, 2024 WL 3537874 (S.D. Fla. Feb 21, 2024)(Motion for temporary restraining order; PACA claims)
Sunterra Produce Traders, Inc. v. Trinity Vegetable Co., LLC, No. 3:23-CV-102(CDL), 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4726, 2024 WL 100203 (M.D. Ga. Jan. 9, 2024)(Motion for default judgment; PACA claims) Text
Bushmans Inc. v. Am. Fruit, No. 1:20-cv-20644-BLOOM/Louis, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219317 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 11, 2023)(Motion for permanent injunction; PACA claims)
Mousin Bros. Farms, LLC v. Dowdy, No. 7:20-CV-197(TQL), 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164773 (M.D. Ga. Sept 14, 2023)(PACA claims)
Naam Produce, Inc. v. PK Produce, Inc., No. 22-22655-CIV-MARTINEZ-BECERRA, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134639, 2023 WL 4935938 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 2, 2023)(PACA claims) Text
Naam Produce, Inc. v. PK Produce, Inc., No. 22-cv-22655-JEM/Becerra, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131185, 2023 WL 4925032 (S.D. Fla. July 28, 2023)(Motion for entry of final default judgment; PACA claims) Text
In re Antoniou, 651 B.R. 315 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2023)(Debtor was entitled to summary judgment in action seeking to hold a debt nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4) because the fiduciary duties imposed by statute upon debtor who was a managing member of a Florida LLC did not involve the administration of an express trust or control of a segregated res which would evidence a technical trust.) Text
Mouzin Brothers Farms, LLC v. Dowdy, 7:20-CV-197 (TQL), 2022 WL 18028278 (M.D. Ga. Dec. 30, 2022)(Genuine issues of material fact remain as to whether the parties entered into an enforceable agreement, as to the terms of such agreement, and as to whether the agreement was for the sale of goods or for growing services. If, in fact, Defendants’ transfer of the corn to Plaintiff was a sale of the corn, and not simply a sale of growing services, Defendants would not be “dealers” under the PACA, as Defendants raised the corn.) Text
In re Saks, 8:20-BK-07854-CPM, 2022 WL 18273866 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. Dec. 30, 2022)(PACA regulations contemplate the commingling of trust assets, and they do not prohibit produce buyers from using trust assets for non-trust purposes. Thus, the Eleventh Circuit concluded, two of the “hallmarks” of a “technical trust”—the duty to segregate trust assets and the duty to refrain from using trust assets for a non-trust purpose—are absent from PACA. Creditor’s 11 U.S.C.S. § 727 claim failed as a matter of law because debtor attested to the fact that before this case was filed, he provided documents and gave deposition testimony as to all of his assets, including the profit-sharing plan.)
Miracle Life Farm LLC v. Hialeah Tomatoes and Fresh Produce, Inc., 22-CV-22862, 2022 WL 18705314 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 14, 2022)(Defendant failed to pay invoices in violation of PACA)
Mamamia Produce, LLC v. Fresh Fla. Products, Inc., 8:22-CV-974-KKM-SPF, 2022 WL 16579365 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 13, 2022), Text report and recommendation adopted, 8:22-CV-974-KKM-SPF, 2022 WL 16573817 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 1, 2022) (Failure to pay invoice; Default judgment granted) Text
US Melon, LLC v. Lighthouse Transportation Services, LLC, 20-61925-CIV, 2022 WL 18023236 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2022)
Alexander Produce, Inc. v. DGR Sales, LLC, 2:21-CV-495-JLB-KCD, 2022 WL 17370251 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 20, 2022), report and recommendation adopted, 2:21-CV-495-JLB-KCD, 2023 WL 2930826 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 19, 2023) Text
In re Forrest, 47 F.4th 1229 (11th Cir. 2022), cert. denied sub nom. Spring Valley Produce v. Forrest, 22-502, 2023 WL 3800064 (U.S. June 5, 2023)(Debts incurred by a produce buyer acting as a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a-499t, trustee were not excepted from discharge as while a PACA trust did identify a trustee, beneficiary, and res, it did not impose sufficient trust-like duties to fit narrow definition of a technical trust under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4).) Text
Mamamia Produce, LLC v. Fresh Fla. Products, Inc., 8:22-CV-974-KKM-SPF, 2022 WL 18774910 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 16, 2022)
Sandoval Wholesales, Inc. v. Farm Fresh Packers, LLC, 19-CV-80394, 2022 WL 18023506 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 1, 2022)(Recommendation denying defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.)
Euler Hermes N.A. Ins. Co. v. Quality Foods Produce, Inc., 22-14204-CIV, 2022 WL 4594178 (S.D. Fla. July 7, 2022)(Plaintiff has made a sufficient showing that the PACA trust at issue is threatened with dissipation. The threat of dissipation of assets outweighs any harm to Defendants resulting from the requested injunctive relief, and the public interest is furthered by a grant of such relief given the need to protect the PACA trust in light of Defendants’ alleged conduct.)
SAN-WAY FARMS, INC. v. SANDIFER FARMS, LLC, No. 8: 20-cv-1969-CEH-CPT (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2022)(Court to enter a default judgment based on defendant’s failure to file a responsive pleading or otherwise respond to the complaint) Text
FREEDOM FRESH, LLC v. CRYSTAL CRUISES, LLC, No. 1: 22-cv-20327-GAYLES (S.D. Fla. Feb. 4, 2022)(Plaintiff Freedom Fresh, LLC’s expedited motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, is granted) Text
In re Douglass, No. 20-23389-PDR, 2021 WL 5071995 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Nov. 1, 2021)(motion to dismiss granted) Text
Phawa, LLC v. Marjaba Imp. & Exp. Corp., No. 21-22208-CV, 2021 WL 4150842 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 26, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, No. 21-CV-22208, 2021 WL 4147770 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 13, 2021)(motion granted) Text
San-Way Farms, Inc. v. Sandifer Farms, LLC, No. 8:20-CV-1969-CEH-CPT, 2021 WL 1840769 (M.D. Fla. May 7, 2021)(default judgment denied) Text
Produce Pay, Inc. v. Agrosale, Inc., 533 F. Supp. 3d 1140 (S.D. Fla. 2021)(motion to dismiss granted) Text
S. Corp. Packers, Inc. v. Am. Fruit & Produce Corp., No. 21-CV-21147, 2021 WL 1895063 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 2, 2021)(temporary restraining order granted) Text
In re Forrest, No. 8:20-AP-00447-RCT, 2021 WL 1784085 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. Apr. 2, 2021)(motion to dismiss granted)
In re Villa, 625 B.R. 111 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2021)(motion to dismiss denied) Text
San Miguel Produce, Inc. v. L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc., No. 6:16-CV-35, 2020 WL 7265381 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 10, 2020)(invalidity of contract between shipper and grower did not bar shipper from bringing misweighing claim against grower under PACA) Text
Calloway v. Oakes Farms, Inc., No. 5:18-CV-1356-LCB, 2020 WL 6047814 (N.D. Ala. Oct. 13, 2020)(PACA claims) Text
EXFF SpA v. Wish Farms, Inc., No. 8:20-CV-733-T-24 JSS, 2020 WL 2850132 (M.D. Fla. June 2, 2020)(PACA claims) Text
Senn Bros., Inc. v. Heavenly Produce Palace LLC, No. CV 119-196, 2020 WL 2115805 (S.D. Ga. May 4, 2020)(PACA claims; breach of contract) Text
Karpos Prod., LLC v. Paradise Produce LLC, No. 619CV2062ORL28GJK, 2020 WL 9454934 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 12, 2020)(adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendations)
Karpos Prod., LLC v. Paradise Produce LLC, No. 619CV2062ORL28GJK, 2020 WL 9454958 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 19, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 619CV2062ORL28GJK, 2020 WL 9454934 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 12, 2020)(PACA claims)
Bushmans Inc. v. Am. Fruit & Produce Corp., No. 1:20-CV-20644, 2020 WL 758091 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 14, 2020)(temporary restraining order granted) Text
Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G&K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 11506126 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 18, 2019)(preliminary injunction granted)
Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G & K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 11506257 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 10, 2019), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G&K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 11506126 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 18, 2019)(recommending motion be granted)
Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G&K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 8273603 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 3, 2019)(temporary restraining order granted)
Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G & K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 8273560 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 26, 2019), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Farmers Potato Distrib., LLC v. G&K Citrus, LLC, No. 19-24318-CIV, 2019 WL 8273603 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 3, 2019)(recommending motion be granted)
Sun Commodities, Inc. v. Penn Dutch Food Ctr., Inc., No. 19-62332-CIV, 2019 WL 7376717 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 29, 2019), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. W & P Holdings, L.L.C. v. Penn Dutch Food Ctr., Inc., No. 19-62332-CIV, 2020 WL 3303978 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 4, 2020)(recommending motion be granted)
Baker & Murakami Produce Co. LLLP v. Weng Farms Inc., No. CV418-0252, 2019 WL 5491895 (S.D. Ga. Oct. 24, 2019)(PACA claims) Text
Sun Commodities, Inc. v. Penn Dutch Food Center, Inc., No. 19-CV-62332, 2019 WL 7376717 (S.D. Fla. Sep. 26, 2019)(PACA Claims; Liquidation of assets and PACA)
Baker & Murakami Produce Co., LLLP v. Weng Farms Inc., No. CV-418-0252, 2019 WL 5491895 (S.D. Ga. Oct. 24, 2019)(Motion for Default Judgment) Text
Sun Commodities, Inc. v. Penn Dutch Food Center, Inc., No. 0:19-CV-62332-MGC, 2019 WL 7376240 (S.D. Fla. Sep. 26, 2019)(PACA Claims; Legal standard for an injunction)
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Phillips Produce, LLC, No. 8:19-CV-916-T-03SPF, 2019 WL 4417636 (M.D. Fla. Sep. 16, 2019)(PACA claims) Text
Baker & Murakami Produce Company, LLLP v. Weng Farms Inc., No. CV-418-0252, 2019 WL 3208372 (S.D. Ga. July 16, 2019)(PACA claims) Text
Evergreen Farms & Produce, LLC v. ABL Farms, Inc., 357 F. Supp. 3d 1252 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 13, 2019)(nonvalid PACA trust claim) Text
Packman1, Inc. v. Seasons Best Produce Corp., 8:18-CV-816-T-23MAP, 2019 WL 96429 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 3, 2019)(liability of asset controller) Text
In re Arthur, 589 B.R. 761 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2018)(segregation of trust assets) Text
W. Coast Distribg., Inc. v. Universal Fresh Produce, LLC, 17-24467-CIV, 2018 WL 2021351 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 27, 2018)(renewed motion for default final judgment)
S & S Packing, Inc. v. Spring Lake Ratite Ranch, Inc., 702 Fed. Appx. 874 (11th Cir. 2017) (unpublished)(contract requirements with pooling) Text
Classic Harvest LLC v. Freshworks LLC, 1:15-CV-2988-WSD, 2017 WL 2350212 (N.D. Ga. May 31, 2017)(creditors proofs of claim) Text
Classic Harvest LLC v. FreshWorks LLC, 1:15-CV-2988-WSD, 2017 WL 1540987 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 28, 2017)(trust framework; contract interpretation) Text
Mevi Avocados, Inc. v. Maya Foods, LLC, 1:16-CV-3984-WSD, 2017 WL 908471 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 8, 2017)(remedies) Text
Classic Harvest LLC v. Freshworks LLC, 204 F. Supp. 3d 1377 (N.D. Ga. 2016)(motion requesting reduction) Text
Tropical Fruit Trading, Inc. v. AgroFarms, LLC, 16-CV-21735, 2016 WL 4376747 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 17, 2016)(evidence of irreparable harm; damages) Text
W. P. Produce, Inc. v. Greendom Corp., 1:16-CV-21991-UU, 2016 WL 8739763 (S.D. Fla. June 3, 2016)(temporary restraining order)
Classic Harvest LLC v. Freshworks LLC, 158 F. Supp. 3d 1317 (N.D. Ga. 2015), modified on reconsideration, 204 F. Supp. 3d 1377 (N.D. Ga. 2016)(third-party transferee liability) Text
Naam Produce, Inc. v. Mascar, 14-24884-CV-KING, 2015 WL 3939238 (S.D. Fla. June 26, 2015)(dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction) Text
Intercontinental Mkt., Inc. v. Quality Fruit Import-Export, Corp., 13-20925-CIV, 2014 WL 12531524 (S.D. Fla. July 23, 2014)(motion for summary judgment denied)
Weyand & Son, Inc. v. Guzman, 8:14-CV-312-T-33TBM, 2014 WL 1452826, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 11, 2014) (motion for default judgment) Text
DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Del Campo Fresh, Inc., 8:11-CV-1999-T-17TBM, 2013 WL 2193901 (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2013)(PACA violation claims; motion for default judgment) Text
Advance Produce, Inc. v. Isadore A. Rapasadi & Sons, Inc., 8:13-CV-00242-T-30, 2013 WL 593845 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 14, 2013) Text report and recommendation adopted, 8:13-CV-242-T-30AEP, 2013 WL 593847 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 15, 2013) Text
Moreno Farms, Inc. v. Tomato Thyme Corp., 490 F. App’x 187 (11th Cir. 2012)(Trial court had jurisdiction to discharge attorney’s lien against proceeds of settlement in food producer’s underlying suit.)
Covenant Tomato Sales, Inc. v. Suttles, 2:10-CV-337-FTM-29, 2011 WL 3875386 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 31, 2011)(PACA violation claims) Text
Sandia Depot, Inc. v. Waverly Farms, Inc., 8:11-CV-945-T-30TBM, 2011 WL 3875556 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 31, 2011)(PACA claims for payment; motion to dismiss) Text
Covenant Tomato Sales, Inc. v. Suttles, 2:10-CV-337-FTM-29, 2011 WL 2269926 (M.D. Fla. June 6, 2011)(PACA violation claims; motion for summary judgment) Text
Wiers Farm, Inc. v. Waverly Farms, Inc., 809-CV-1742-T-30TBM, 2011 WL 1296867 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2011)(PACA violation claims; trustee qualification under PACA) Text
Covenant Tomato Sales, Inc. v. Suttles, No. 2:10-cv-337-FtM-29DNF, 2010 WL 2465166 (M.D. Fla. June 16, 2010)(preliminary injunction to enforce statutory trust) Text
Dimare Ruskin, Inc. v. Del Campo Fresh, Inc., 810-CV-1332-T-23AEP, 2010 WL 2465158 (M.D. Fla. June 15, 2010)(statutory trust) Text
Gulf Coast Produce, Inc. v. Am. Growers, Inc., No. 07-80633-CIV, 2009 WL 3276553 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 9, 2009)(enforce payment from the statutory trust) Text
Fresh Logistics, LLC Atlantis Foods, Inc., No. 08-81239, 2009 WL 2242608 (S.D. Fla. July 27, 2009)(motion to dismiss; claims of violations of statutory trust) Text
Fresh Quest, Inc. v. Growers Mktg. Serv., Inc., No. 08-61308-CIV, 2009 WL 1227817 (S.D. Fla. May 5, 2009)(entitlement to attorney fees under PACA)
Harvest Food Group, Inc. v. Newport Int’l of Tierra Verde, Inc., No. 08-80681-CIV, 2008 WL 4927006 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 17, 2008)(violations of the statutory trust) Text
HAAC Chile, S.A. v. Bland Farms, LLC, No. 606CV086, 2008 WL 3925285 (S.D. Ga. Aug. 26, 2008)(breach of contract)
Gulf Coast Produce, Inc. v. Am. Growers, Inc., No. 07-80633-CIV, 2008 WL 660100 (S.D. Fl. Mar. 7, 2008)(violations of statutory trust) Text
Emerald Coast Finest Produce Co. of Mobile, L.L.C. v. Lowe, No. 08-00106-CG-M, 2008 WL 544915 (S.D. Al. Feb. 25, 2008)(issuance of a preliminary injunction)
Riverwood Produce Sales, Inc. v. Emerald Coast Finest Produce Co. of Mobile, L.L.C., No. 3:08cv36LAC/MD, 2008 WL 239134 (N.D. Fl. Jan. 28, 2008)(issuance of temporary injunction)
Cee Bee Produce, Inc. v. Tucker, No. 5:06-CV-181 (WDO), 2007 WL 2705564 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 12, 2007) (motion for judgment)
Frutera Real S.A. v. Fresh Quest, Inc., No. 07-60445-CIV, 2007 WL 2316560 (S.D. Fl. Aug. 9, 2007) (parties subject to PACA)
First Cut Produce, Inc. v. Turner, Civil Action No. 07-0042-WS-C, 2007 WL 162707 (S.D. Ala. Jan. 18, 2007)
Sandyland Produce, L.L.C. v. Tar Heel Farms, Inc., No. 6:02-cv-1515-Orl-31JGG, 2007 WL 1080005 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 9, 2007)(Where an attorney/client agreement stated that any dispute between the firm and the produce company had to be settled by arbitration, and the company agreed that the firm was entitled to a charging lien, the court granted a motion to recognize the lien and approved a joint request to submit the matter to a mediator.)
Six L’s Packing Co. v. Goodnight Int’l, Inc., No. 8:05-CIV-2098-T-17-EAJ, 2007 WL 781743 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 13, 2007)
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. B & G Produce, Inc., No. 8:06CV2172 T27EAJ, 2007 WL 41946 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 4, 2007)
Taylor Farms Fla., Inc. v. Gennaro’s Produce, Inc., No. 07-60259-CIV, 2007 WL 646987 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 27, 2007)
Paris Foods Corp. v. Foresite Foods, Inc., No. 1:05-cv-610-WSD, 2007 WL 568841 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 20, 2007)(PACA claims) Text
In re Tucker, Bankr. No. 06-50092-JDW, Adv. No. 06-5107, 2007 WL 1100482 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. Apr. 10, 2007)
Thames v. USDA, 195 Fed. App’x 850 (11th Cir. 2006)(Petition for review was denied since there was substantial evidence in the record to support the finding that an individual failed to show that he was only a nominal director and officer of the company at the time of the violations; the individual was responsibly connected to the company.)
Arbor Int’l Foods, L.L.C. v. Reco Sales Corp., No. 1:05 CV 256 GET, 2006 WL 2927518 (N.D. Ga. June 16, 2006)
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Marina Produce Co., No. C 05-04032 WHA, 2006 WL 1144188 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2006)(Motion for Additional Prejudgment Interest) Text
2927764 Canada, Inc. v. Dew Drop Farms, L.L.C., No. 604CV1587ORL22DAB, 2005 WL 1228654 (M.D. Fla. May 22, 2005)
In re McCue, 324 B.R. 389 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2005)(Findings of Fact and Conclusions of law; PACA) Text
C.M.B. Foods, Inc. v. Corral of Middle Ga., 396 F.Supp. 2d 1283 (M.D. Ala. 2005)(Produce seller’s suit alleging breach of contract and violation of 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., was transferred, upon motions under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1404(a), from Alabama to Georgia, where three of four defendants resided, as Alabama court did not have personal jurisdiction over Georgia defendants because they did not have minimum contacts with Alabama.) Text
In re Atlanta Egg & Produce, Inc., 321 B.R. 746 (N.D. Ga. 2005)(statutory trust) Text
Country Best v. Christopher Ranch, L.L.C., 361 F.3d 629 (11th Cir. 2004)(attorneys’ fees and interest) Text
In re Steinberg, 307 B.R. 310 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2003)(Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law) Text
Red’s Market v. Cape Canaveral Cruise Line, Inc., 181 F.Supp. 2d 1339 (M.D. Fla. 2002)(liability of corporate officers) Text
In re Borek, 260 B.R. 886 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2001)(no damages for technical accounting violation) Text
Tison Hog Mkt., Inc. v. Paulk, No. CV595-86, 1998 WL 35230416 (S.D. Ga. Apr. 2, 1998)(damages claims)
Gargiulo v. G.M. Sales, Inc., 131 F.3d 995 (11th Cir. 1997)(disgorgement of loan payments) Text
Tison Hog Mkt., Inc. v. Paulk, No. CV595-86, 1997 WL 34637589 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 8, 1997)(damages claims)
In re Monzon, 214 B.R. 38 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1997)(PACA claims and proceeds) Text
Bama Tomato Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 112 F.3d 1542 (11th Cir. 1997)(determination of “responsibly connected” and employment bar under PACA) Text
United States v. AmSouth Bank of Fla., 947 F. Supp. 459 (M.D. Fla. 1996)(tax levy) Text
In re Stewart, No. 93-72940, 1994 WL 507016 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. May 17, 1994)(stay and non-dischargeable debt under PACA)
In re Finevest Foods, Inc., 159 B.R. 972 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1993)(Chapter 11, PACA, and administrative expenses) Text
World Fresh Mktg., Inc. v. Bemel, Inc., No. 93-1399-CIV-MOORE, 1993 WL 455098 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 1993)(preliminary injunction and PACA)
Larsen Co. v. Consol. Mktg., Inc., 148 F.R.D. 664 (N.D. Ga. 1993) aff’d sub nom., Larsen Co. v. Consol. Mktg., 15 F.3d 1098 (11th Cir. 1994)(PACA and dismissal with prejudice)
Nisson v. Lundy, 975 F.2d 802 (11th Cir. 1992)(damages under PACA) Text
Combined Prof’l Res., Inc. v. Limeco, Inc., 801 F. Supp. 664 (S.D. Fla. 1992) aff’d sub nom. Combined Prof’l v. Limeco, 9 F.3d 1558 (11th Cir. 1993)(PACA claims) Text
In re E. Coast Brokers & Packers, Inc., 961 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1992)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
In re Nix, No. 91-40817-COL, 1992 WL 119143 (M.D. Ga. Apr. 10, 1992)(PACA claims)
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Trust Co. Bank, N.A., 952 F.2d 1311 (11th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims) Text
In re Fair, 134 B.R. 672 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1991)(PACA claims) Text
In re E. Coast Brokers & Packers, Inc., 134 B.R. 41 (M.D. Fla. 1991) rev’d, 961 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1992)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
Frio Ice, S.A. v. Sunfruit, Inc., 918 F.2d 154 (11th Cir. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
Matter of E. Coast Brokers & Packers, Inc., 120 B.R. 221 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1990) aff’d sub nom., In re E. Coast Brokers & Packers, Inc., 134 B.R. 41 (M.D. Fla. 1991) rev’d, 961 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1992)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
In re Pieper, 119 B.R. 837 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1990)(discharge of debt and PACA) Text
In re Atl. Tropical Mkt. Corp., 118 B.R. 139 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1990)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Frio Ice, S.A. v. SunFruit, Inc., 724 F. Supp. 1373 (S.D. Fla. 1989) rev’d, Frio Ice, S.A. v. Sunfruit, Inc., 918 F.2d 154 (11th Cir. 1990)(PACA claims) Text
C.H. Robinson Co. v. B.H. Produce Co., Inc., 723 F. Supp. 785 (N.D. Ga. 1989) aff’d sub nom., C.H. Robinson Co. v. Trust Co. Bank, N.A., 952 F.2d 1311 (11th Cir. 1992)(PACA claims) Text
DeBruyn Produce Co. v. Olympia Produce Co., Inc., 734 F. Supp. 483 (N.D. Ga. 1989)(injunctive relief under PACA) Text
J.R. Brooks & Son, Inc. v. Norman’s Country Mkt., Inc., 98 B.R. 47 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 1989)(PACA claims) Text
Fresh W. Mktg. v. M & L Food Ctr., Inc., 707 F. Supp. 515 (S.D. Fla. 1989)(PACA claims) Text
In re Elliott, 93 B.R. 776 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1988)(PACA claims) Text
In re Carlton Fruit Co., Inc., 84 B.R. 810 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1988)(Chapter 11 and PACA) Text
In re Super Spud, Inc., 77 B.R. 930 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1987)(PACA claims) Text
In re Tanner, 77 B.R. 897 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1987)(Chapter 7 and PACA) Text
Georgia Vegetable Co., Inc. v. Relan, 731 F.2d 798 (11th Cir. 1984)(reparation award set aside request) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
Finberg v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 6 F.4th 1332 (D.C. Cir. 2021)(USDA’s decision that petitioner was responsibly connected to his employer’s violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act could not stand because substantial evidence was lacking to support the determination that the activities the petitioner was involved in resulted in his employer’s failure to pay its suppliers in violation of the Act.) Text
In re J K Farms, Inc., 458 B.R. 636 (Bankr. D.D.C. 2011)( Fees incurred in lawsuit against debtor’s principals were not recoverable by PACA claimant.) Text
Taylor v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 636 F.3d 608 (D.C. Cir. 2011)(Where a wholesaler violated PACA, remand was warranted as to the decision that two officers were responsibly connected to the wholesaler and were not merely nominal officers because the Judicial Officer misapplied the legal standard by failing to consider whether they had actual power and authority; however, the alter ego decision was proper.)
B.T. Produce Co., Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., Nos. 07-1240, 07-1241, 07-1242, 2008 WL 4570294 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 15, 2008)(review of license revocation for bribery)
Kleiman & Hochberg, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Agric., 497 F.3d 681 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (revocation of PACA license) Text
Coosemans Specialties, Inc. v. Dept. of Agric., 482 F.3d 560 (D.C. Cir. 2007)(Under the implied duty clause in 7 U.S.C.S. § 499b(4), USDA properly sanctioned a wholesale produce merchant and its two principals for bribing a USDA inspector to falsify certificates evaluating the condition of produce by revoking the merchant’s license and barring the principals, as responsibly connected persons, from working in the industry.) Text
Post & Taback, Inc. v. Dept. of Agric., 123 Fed. Appx. 406 (D.C. Cir. 2005)(Petition for review of order that merchant violated Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act was denied; payment of 75 cents on the dollar to creditors in a compromise hardly satisfied “full payment” under 7 U.S.C.S. § 499b(4), USDA was not barred by res judicata from pursuing debt, and the merchant was liable for its employee’s bribes under § 499p.)
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 362 F.Supp. 2d 118 (D.D.C. 2005)(In a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 499a et seq., case with limited amounts in the common fund, the typical 20 percent award for a claimant’s attorney’s fees from the fund was not increased where the issues were not complex, the time billed was not so great, and no extraordinary circumstances existed.) Text
Jacobson v. Dept. of Agric., 99 Fed. Appx. 238 (D.C. Cir. 2004)(Manager who ordered produce knowing company would have difficulty making payment did not show she was not actively involved in activities leading to company’s failure to make prompt full payment as required by Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.)
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 251 F.Supp. 2d 138 (D.D.C. 2003)(prejudgment interest) Text
Fresh Kist Produce, L.L.C. v. Choi Corp., 223 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2002)(statutory trust) Text
Kirby Produce Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 256 F.3d 830 (D.C. Cir. 2001)(license revocation arbitrary and capricious) Text
NextWave Pers. Communications, Inc. v. F.C.C., 254 F.3d 130 (D.C. Cir. 2001)aff’d sub nom., F.C.C. v. NextWave Pers. Communications Inc., 537 U.S. 293, 123 S. Ct. 832, 154 L. Ed. 2d 863 (2003)(Chapter 11) Text
JSG Trading Corp. v. Dep’t of Agric., 235 F.3d 608 (D.C. Cir. 2001)(commercial bribery test violated PACA) Text
PMD Produce Brokerage Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 234 F.3d 48 (D.C. Cir. 2000)(fair notice of rule interpretation regarding license revocation appeal dismissal) Text
JSG Trading Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 176 F.3d 536 (D.C. Cir. 1999)(license revocation) Text
BellSouth Corp. v. F.C.C., 162 F.3d 678 (D.C. Cir. 1998)(shareholder liability) Text
Norinsberg v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 162 F.3d 1194 (D.C. Cir. 1998)(license revocation and “responsibly connected” standard) Text
Hart v. Dep’t of Agric., 112 F.3d 1228 (D.C. Cir. 1997)(review of “responsibly connected” decision) Text
Produce Place v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 91 F.3d 173 (D.C. Cir. 1996)(license suspension order review) Text
Frank Tambone, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 50 F.3d 52 (D.C. Cir. 1995)(dealer license de facto suspension) Text
Norinsberg Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 47 F.3d 1224 (D.C. Cir. 1995)(license revocation order review) Text
Bell v. Dep’t of Agric., 39 F.3d 1199 (D.C. Cir. 1994)(“responsibly connected” determination) Text
Sol Salins, Inc. v. W.M. Ercanbrack Co., Inc., 155 F.R.D. 4 (D.D.C. 1994)(reparation award appeal)
W.M. Ercanbrack Co., Inc. v. Sol Salins, Inc., 844 F. Supp. 817 (D.D.C. 1994)(damages award under PACA) Text
Tony Vitrano Co. v. Nat’l Produce Co., Inc., 815 F. Supp. 23 (D.D.C. 1993)(injunctive relief) Text
Garcia v. Yeutter, 756 F. Supp. 581 (D.D.C. 1990)(PACA and undocumented workers) Text
Exportal Ltda v. United States, 902 F.2d 45 (D.C. Cir. 1990)(bond requirement waiver in reparation proceeding) Text
Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Willoughby, 863 F.2d 1029 (D.C. Cir. 1988)(reparation award order review) Text
Kaplan v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 851 F.2d 1501 (D.C. Cir. 1988)(responsibly connected)
Siegel v. Lyng, 851 F.2d 412 (D.C. Cir. 1988)(responsibly connected) Text
N.P. Deoudes, Inc. v. Temple Produce, Inc., Civ. A. 86-0918-OG, 1988 WL 58916 (D.D.C. May 25, 1988)(PACA claims)
Moore Mktg. Int’l, Inc. v. Lyng, Civ. A. 87-2764, 1988 WL 39916 (D.D.C. Apr. 19, 1988)(license revocation order review)
Carpenito Bros., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 851 F.2d 1500 (D.C. Cir. 1988)(license revocation order review)
Veg-Mix, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 832 F.2d 601 (D.C. Cir. 1987)(responsibly connected and PACA violations) Text
Tri-County Wholesale Produce Co., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 822 F.2d 162 (D.C. Cir. 1987)(disciplinary proceeding by USDA after license revocation) Text
Williams v. Curtin, 807 F.2d 1046 (D.C. Cir. 1986)(PACA claims) Text
Martino v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 801 F.2d 1410 (D.C. Cir. 1986)(temporary employment debarring under PACA) Text
Quinn v. Butz, 510 F.2d 743 (D.C. Cir. 1975)(Secretary may restrict a license to those who are ‘responsibly connected’ to PACA violators, but those denied are entitled an opportunity to prove that an officership was purely nominal and not ‘responsible connected’) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Schmelzer v. Office of Compliance, 155 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 1998)(notice requirements under PACA) Text
ALABAMA
Israel v. Merrill, 812 So. 2d 347 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001)(seller forfeited trust protection) Text
CALIFORNIA
W. Cent. Produce v. Fresco, Inc., No. 21NWCV00667, 2023 Cal. Super. LEXIS 28658 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. May 3, 2023)(PACA claims; funds owed)
W. Cent. Produce v. Hungry Angelina Lb, No. 21NWCV00128, 2022 Cal. Super. LEXIS 63680 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. Aug. 11, 2022)(Funds due to the plaintiff under PACA)
Nat’l Commer. Recovery, BC712790, 2021 Cal. Super. LEXIS 88250 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. Aug. 31, 2021)(PACA violations)
Nat’l Commer. Recovery Inc. v. Bain Distribs., BC717044, 2019 Cal. Super. LEXIS 12521 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. June 27, 2019)(PACA violation)
Nat’l Commer. Recovery Inc. v. S & S Fresh Produce Inc., 16K05123, 2018 Cal. Super. LEXIS 13926 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. Feb. 22, 2018)(PACA claims)
West Cent. Produce Inc. v. La Bastide Inc., 16K04787, 2017 Cal. Super. LEXIS 10122 (Cal. App. Dep’t Super. Ct. Aug. 21, 2017)(Motion for summary judgment; PACA claims)
Tomatoes Extraordinaire, Inc. v. Berkley, 214 Cal. App. 4th 317, 153 Cal. Rptr. 3d 790 (2013)(A trial court erred in applying the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) to impose personal liability on the controlling officer of a produce buyer because the produce seller had not cited to anything in the record establishing that the buyer satisfied 7 U.S.C. § 499a’s one-ton produce requirement for a PACA dealer.) Text
Mendoza v. Rast Produce Co., 45 Cal. Rptr. 3d 525 (Cal. App. 2006)(Businesses who dealt with commission merchant for fruit grower were arguably re-consignees, and thus subagents of grower.) Text
Flores v. Kendall, No. H027795, 2006 WL 1217147 (Cal. App. May 8, 2006)
CONNECTICUT
Birarelli v. Wright, No. CV020389534S, 2002 WL 1492179 (Conn. Super. June 7, 2002)(The note holder met her probable cause standard and showed she was the holder of the note. She also showed the debt belonged to the note holder and not to the corporation. Payments made by the debtor tolled the statute of limitations.)
NEW MEXICO
Standage Farms, Inc. v. Lusk Onion Inc., 32,362, 2013 WL 597040 (N.M. App. Jan. 8, 2013)(enforcing court judgment) Text
NEW YORK
A&J Produce Corp. v. A&N Food Enters. Inc., No. 25594/2017E, 2017 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 20315 (N.Y. June 29, 2017)(PACA trust claims)
Alphas v. Smith, 147 A.D.3d 557, 47 N.Y.S.3d 301 (N.Y. App. Div. Feb. 16, 2017)(Motion to dismiss; PACA claims) Text
Bank of New York v. Sung G. Kim, No. 1443-2008, 2013 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 7168 (N.Y. Mar. 22, 2013)(PACA claims)
Case v. Case, 78 A.D.3d 1610, 912 N.Y.S.2d 818 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)(PACA claims) Text
Tray Wrap, Inc. v. Pac. Tomato Growers, Ltd., 61 A.D.3d 545, 877 N.Y.S.2d 71 (2009)
G & T Terminal Packaging Co., Inc. v. W. Growers Ass’n, 867 N.Y.S.2d 58 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)(malicious prosecution by USDA)
Finova Capital Corp. v. Berger, 794 N.Y.S. 2d 379 (N.Y. App. Div.)(Plaintiff failed to adequately plead the causation element of its negligent misrepresentation claim against an attorney; plaintiff did not offer proof that it relied on the attorney’s alleged negligently rendered opinion and that such reliance was the proximate cause of its damages.) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Wilson v. Burch Farms, Inc., 627 S.E. 2d 249 (N.C. App. 2006)(Trial court erred in granting a potato broker’s motion for a directed verdict in a farmer’s bailment claim, as the farmer provided evidence that the parties were in a bailment relationship where he brought his potatoes to the broker for storage, grading, and packing, and the broker negligently dumped them without notifying the farmer first.) Text
SOUTH CAROLINA
State v. Hendrix, 319 S.C. 20, 459 S.E.2d 322 (S.C. Ct. App. 1995)(license revocation and state court claims afterward) Text
Tiger, Inc. v. Fisher Agro, Inc., 391 S.E.2d 538 (S.C. 1989)(fruit production partnership dissolution) Text
TEXAS
Meza Sierra Enterprises, Inc. v. Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc., 13-13-00119-CV, 2016 WL 5941890 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi Oct. 13, 2016)(motion to abate due to PACA complaint) Text
McManus-Wyatt Produce Co. v. Tex. Dept. of Agric., 140 S.W.3d 826 (Tex. App. 2004)(Because produce company was unable to receive jury trial on breach-of-contract claim, which was action tried to jury before state constitution was adopted, state board’s imposition of money damages against company violated its right to trial by jury.) Text
WASHINGTON
Hat Trick Premium, LLC v. Borton & Sons, Inc., No. 28826-9-III, 2010 Wash. App. LEXIS 2857 (Wash. Ct. App. Dec. 28, 2010)(PACA claims; onion sales) Text
Century 21 Prods., Inc. v. Glacier Sales, 918 P.2d 168 (Wash. 1996)(collateral preservation and PACA) Text
Century 21 Prods., Inc. v. Glacier Sales, 875 P.2d 1238 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994) rev’d, 918 P.2d 168 (Wash. 1996)(PACA claims and guaranty) Text
Morrison Fruit Co., Inc. v. Scarlett Fruit Co., Inc., 72 Wash. App. 687, 865 P.2d 570 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994)(state law claim and PACA) Text