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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`DANIEL MONTES; MARIA DIAZ;
`OCTAVIANO MONTALVO, on behalf of
`themselves and others similarly situated,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`Case No. 1:20-cv-01162-JLT-EPG
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`ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT’S
`COUNTERCLAIMS AND ORDER
`DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFFS’
`MOTION TO DISMISS
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`BEE SWEET CITRUS, INC.; and DOES 1
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`Defendants.
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`(Doc. 45)
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`On August 17, 2022, the Court dismissed named Plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice and
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`requested that Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. notify the Court regarding whether it intended to maintain
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`its counterclaims. (Doc. 44.) On August 18, 2022, Bee Sweet filed a notice of voluntary dismissal
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`of its counterclaims against Plaintiffs (Doc. 9) and counterclaims against Cross-Defendants
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`Eduardo Soto (also known as Eduardo Soto, FLC and/or Soto Farm Labor Contractor) and
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`Harvest Kings, LLC (also known as RT/King Harvesting) (Doc. 10). (Doc. 45.) Accordingly, the
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`Bee Sweet’s counterclaims (Doc. 9; Doc. 10) are DISMISSED.
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`Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss Bee Sweet’s counterclaims (Doc. 15) is DENIED as
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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` Dated: August 31, 2022
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