Nature Quality Vine Ripe Tomatoes v. Rawls Brokerage, Inc.

OPINION & ORDER

VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS, District Judge.

This cause comes before the court on the Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 282), filed by the plaintiffs Nature Quality Ripe Tomatoes, James L. Suttles, proprietor, et al. (“Plaintiffs”). The motion seeks a ruling on the validity of the claims for PACA 1 trust benefits filed by five intervening plaintiffs, Frieda’s, Inc., Grimmway Enterprises, Inc., Kingston & Associates Marketing, LLC, Potandon Produce, LLC, and Seald-Sweet, LLC (“Intervening Plaintiffs”).

The plaintiffs’ objections call upon the court to harmonize the requirements of…