O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
In this complex bankruptcy case, we examine the intricacies of California's agricultural producer's lien. The crucial question is whether a grower, merely by agreeing with a processor to a deferred payment for its produce, releases its lien as a matter of law. We conclude that such lien is not so released, and we therefore reverse the order of the district court which concluded otherwise.
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Appellants are farmers (collectively...
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