It's not on behalf of the families of the seven workers killed in the blast, though lawsuits are expected to be filed in the near future, but rather from a nearby farm.
The lawsuit alleges 24 acres of wheat and 50 acres of canario bean crops burned.
Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the company Devastating Pyrotechnics and its CEO Kenneth Chee; Blackstar Fireworks and its owner Craig Cutright; Sam Machado and up to 200 unnamed "Does" that the suit alleges are not yet publicly known.
Cutright and Machado both have connections to local law enforcement agencies, as CBS Sacramento has reported.
Cutright serves as an Esparto Volunteer Firefighter, also currently on leave, with business connections to both Blackstar Fireworks and Devastating Pyrotechnics.
The lawsuit reads that the defendants were "...part of an unlawful and unpermitted commercial-grade fireworks operation that, upon information and belief, included the storage and sale of illegal fireworks to members of the public..." and goes on to allege that the defendants, "...failed to comply with basic safety standards, instead conducting operations at the Fireworks Facility in a reckless manner that they knew or should have known caused an unreasonable risk of catastrophic explosion and fire."
The lawsuit further claims that Machado, in turn, "...realized substantial financial benefits."
"There's a concept in the law called res ipsa loquitur, the incident speaks for itself. As I mentioned, you don't get a devastating explosion like this where there are appropriate procedures in place," Rodriguez said.
The investigation into the explosion's origin and any potential wrongdoing is ongoing and no one has been charged with a crime.
As families of the victims told CBS Sacramento, they are also pushing for transparency and answers as to who is responsible for the deadly explosion. Lawsuits are expected to be filed on behalf of the victims individually in the near future.
CBS Sacramento reached out to all of the parties named in this lawsuit before publishing this story. None provided a comment.
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