C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Auster Acquisitions, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Veg-Pro, Inc., Kiko's Produce, Inc., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce, Inc., Providencia Produce, Inc., Georgia Vegetable Co., Inc., Dietz & Kolodenko Co. and Woody's Tomato Corporation
Defendant: Auster Acquisitions, LLC, Paul Duggin and Standard Bank and Trust Co.
Intervenor_plaintiff: AMC Direct, Inc., West Coast Tomato, LLC, Get Fresh Produce, Inc., Everyday Fresh Produce, Inc., Truong Enterprises, Inc., RPE, Inc., New York Apple Sales, Inc., J.L. Gonzalez Produce, Inc., Emerald Packing Company, LLC, Nico Mexi Foods, Inc., Scattaglia Growers and Shippers, LLC, T.J. Produce, Inc., Domex Superfresh Growers, LLC, Hughes Produce Sales, Inc., New Era Produce, LLC, Dayka & Hackett, LLC, Tom Lange Company, Inc., EJ's Produce Sales, Inc., Evergreen International, Inc., Produce Plus Inc, Keith Connell, Inc., Jack Brown Produce, Inc., Veg-Fresh, Inc., Durango's Products, Inc. dba Junior Produce, Ruby Robinson Co., Inc., Strube Celery and Vegetable Company, Quality Food Products, Inc., Michael J. Navilio & Son, Inc. and Mandolini Company, Inc.
Intervenor_defendant: The Estate of Dennis F. Nardoni, Auster Acquisitions, LLC, Thomas Bastounes, Paul J. Duggan, Michael D Hughes and Standard Bank and Trust Co.
Receiver: JAMES HUBBARD, solely in his capacity as receiver for AUSTER ACQUISITIONS, LLC
Claimant: Central Washington Marketing, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2011cv00105
Filed: January 7, 2011
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: XX US, Outside the State of IL
Presiding Judge: Charles P. Kocoras
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 07 U.S.C. ยง 499
Jury Demanded By: None

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June 13, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 778 WRITTEN Opinion signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 6/13/2013: Standard Bank's motion (Doc 739 ) for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part. The motion is denied as moot with respect to the issue of supplemental ju risdiction. The motion is granted with respect to the applicability of Illinois law as it relates to § 284 in determining the breach of the PACA trust. Status hearing set for 6/26/2013 to stand. (For further details see minute order.)Mailed notice(sct, )
September 11, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 687 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 9/11/2012.Mailed notice(sct, )
October 11, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 387 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 10/11/2011.Mailed notice(sct, )
July 26, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 354 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 7/26/2011.Mailed notice(sct, )
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Plaintiff: Veg-Pro, Inc.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Kiko's Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Gregory James Jordan
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Providencia Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Georgia Vegetable Co., Inc.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Dietz & Kolodenko Co.
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Plaintiff: Woody's Tomato Corporation
Represented By: Mark Anthony Amendola
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Intervenor_plaintiff: AMC Direct, Inc.
Represented By: John Francis Horvath
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Intervenor_plaintiff: West Coast Tomato, LLC
Represented By: Gretchen Wehrenberg Stewart
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Get Fresh Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Gretchen Wehrenberg Stewart
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Everyday Fresh Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Gretchen Wehrenberg Stewart
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Truong Enterprises, Inc.
Represented By: Gretchen Wehrenberg Stewart
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Intervenor_plaintiff: RPE, Inc.
Represented By: Steven M DeFalco
Represented By: Katy Koestner Esquivel
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Intervenor_plaintiff: New York Apple Sales, Inc.
Represented By: Steven M DeFalco
Represented By: Katy Koestner Esquivel
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Intervenor_plaintiff: J.L. Gonzalez Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Steven M DeFalco
Represented By: Katy Koestner Esquivel
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Emerald Packing Company, LLC
Represented By: Brian Lloyd Josias
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Nico Mexi Foods, Inc.
Represented By: David Alan Adelman
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Scattaglia Growers and Shippers, LLC
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: R. Jason Read
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Intervenor_plaintiff: T.J. Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: R. Jason Read
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Domex Superfresh Growers, LLC
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: R. Jason Read
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Hughes Produce Sales, Inc.
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: R. Jason Read
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Intervenor_plaintiff: New Era Produce, LLC
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: R. Jason Read
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Dayka & Hackett, LLC
Represented By: R. Jason Read
Represented By: R. Jason Read
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Tom Lange Company, Inc.
Represented By: R. Jason Read
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
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Intervenor_plaintiff: EJ's Produce Sales, Inc.
Represented By: R. Jason Read
Represented By: John L. Leonard
Represented By: Michael Howard Erdman
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Evergreen International, Inc.
Represented By: David A Trais
Represented By: Katy Koestner Esquivel
Represented By: Steven M DeFalco
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Produce Plus Inc
Represented By: David A Trais
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Keith Connell, Inc.
Represented By: David A Trais
Represented By: Katy Koestner Esquivel
Represented By: Steven M DeFalco
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Jack Brown Produce, Inc.
Represented By: Jason Ryan Klinowski
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Veg-Fresh, Inc.
Represented By: Jason Ryan Klinowski
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Durango's Products, Inc. dba Junior Produce
Represented By: Gregory James Jordan
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Ruby Robinson Co., Inc.
Represented By: Gregory James Jordan
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Strube Celery and Vegetable Company
Represented By: Gregory James Jordan
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Quality Food Products, Inc.
Represented By: George V. Kalantzis
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Michael J. Navilio & Son, Inc.
Represented By: Mark R. Ordower
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Intervenor_plaintiff: Mandolini Company, Inc.
Represented By: David Alan Adelman
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Intervenor_defendant: The Estate of Dennis F. Nardoni
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Intervenor_defendant: Auster Acquisitions, LLC
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Intervenor_defendant: Thomas Bastounes
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Intervenor_defendant: Paul J. Duggan
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Intervenor_defendant: Michael D Hughes
Represented By: Carolina Yago Sales
Represented By: Kenneth A. Michaels, Jr.
Represented By: Lucas Jack Hinkle
Represented By: Paul Michael Bauch
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Intervenor_defendant: Standard Bank and Trust Co.
Represented By: Marc Scott Zaslavsky
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Defendant: Auster Acquisitions, LLC
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Defendant: Paul Duggin
Represented By: Jennifer Michelle Ryder
Represented By: Richard J. Prendergast
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Defendant: Standard Bank and Trust Co.
Represented By: Marc Scott Zaslavsky
Represented By: Thomas P. Yardley
Represented By: Paul Dunn Lynch, Jr.
Represented By: Barry A. Chatz
Represented By: George P. Apostolides
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Receiver: JAMES HUBBARD, solely in his capacity as receiver for AUSTER ACQUISITIONS, LLC
Represented By: Karen Vivian Newbury
Represented By: Eugene J. Geekie, Jr.
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Claimant: Central Washington Marketing, Inc.
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