Apothio, LLC v. Kern County, et al.

  1. February 14, 2025

    Judge Allows Grower's 4th Amendment Claim In Hemp Crop Suit

    A California federal judge has partially reconsidered her prior order denying Kern County and its police officers' bid to dismiss claims by a hemp grower alleging they wrongly bulldozed 500 acres of crops, allowing the company's Fourth Amendment excessive destruction claim to proceed, but dismissing its due process claims.

  2. May 26, 2022

    Calif. Grower Says Sheriff's Sgt. Deceitful In $1B Hemp Case

    A California cannabinoid research organization has filed an updated complaint in its suit alleging the Kern County Sheriff's Office wrongly bulldozed $1 billion worth of hemp crop, saying newly acquired evidence shows how a sheriff's sergeant deceived courts into granting a warrant that led to the destruction. 

  3. January 11, 2021

    Calif. Agency Wins Pause Of $1B Destroyed Hemp Crop Suit

    A California federal court paused a suit accusing officers of the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife of illegally bulldozing 500 acres of a farm's hemp crop worth $1 billion based on a flawed search warrant.

  4. November 13, 2020

    Criminal Charges Should Delay Hemp Dispute, Calif. Says

    California's Department of Fish and Wildlife has asked a federal judge to delay a lawsuit against it over claims that officers unnecessarily destroyed a $1 billion hemp crop, after the farm's CEO was allegedly hit with criminal drug charges.

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