Case Law Index Administrative Law
January 1, 2002 – May 11, 2023
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Administrative Law that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only, and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
Axon Enter., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm’n, 143 S. Ct. 890 (2023) (party may bring constitutional challenges to agency’s use of ALJs in its administrative enforcement proceedings directly in federal district court without first litigating to conclusion the administrative proceeding) Text
W. Virginia v. Env’t Prot. Agency, 213 L. Ed. 2d 896, 142 S. Ct. 2587 (2022) (agency failed to prove the case was moot; in accordance with the major questions doctrine, in certain cases involving laws that provide authority to an administrative agency, the agency is required to show clear congressional authorization for the authority it claims) Text
Lucia v. S.E.C., 138 S. Ct. 2044, 201 L. Ed. 2d 464 (2018) (arguing that Administrative Law Judge tenure protections are impermissible) Text
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 2051 (2019) (challenging validity of an Order)
Food Mktg. Inst. v. Argus Leader Media, 139 S. Ct. 2356 (2019) (action for FIOA request seeking SNAP data)
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 139 S. Ct. 361 (2018) (action challenging Fish and Wildlife Service’s designation of their land) Text
Horne v. Dept. of Agric., 569 U.S. 513 (2013) (Tucker Act jurisdiction in CFC was withdrawn through AMAA comprehensive remedial scheme) Text
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 561 U.S. 139 (2010) (suit brought under APA) Text
Wilkie v. Robbins, 551 U.S. 537 (2007) (intimidation to extract easement by BLM; Blevins damages) Text
Franconia Assocs. v. United States, 536 U.S. 129 (2002) (violation of the Tucker Act and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
Milk Indus. Regulatory Office of the Commonwealth of P.R. v. Rosa Dairy Farm, Inc. (In re Rosa Dairy Farm, Inc.), 622 B.R. 806 (B.A.P. 1st Cir. 2020) (Evaluating abuse of discretion by Bankruptcy Court for allowing Chapter 12 debtors to lease their milk quota to third parties) Text
Irobe v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 890 F.3d 371 (1st Cir. 2018) (action challenging USDA final decision regarding SNAP guidelines) Text
Nasuti ex rel. U.S. v. Savage Farms, Inc., No. CIV.A. 12-30121-GAO, 2014 WL 1327015, at *1 (D. Mass. Mar. 27, 2014), aff’d sub nom. Nasuti v. Savage Farms Inc., No. 14-1362, 2015 WL 9598315 (1st Cir. Mar. 12, 2015) (action under the FCA)
Martex Farms, S.E. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 559 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2009) (review of agency decision finding FIFRA violations) Text
United States v. Alfonzo-Reyes, 410 F. Supp. 2d 54 (D.P.R. 2006) (conspiracy to defraud)
Padro-Perez v. United States, No. CIV. 04-1229 (PG), 2006 WL 1451519, at *1 (D.P.R. May 19, 2006) (FSA loan qualification denial)
SECOND CIRCUIT
Farm Sanctuary v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 6:20-CV-06081 EAW, 2023 WL 2673141 (W.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2023) (USDA did not violate APA by denying petition for rulemaking concerning “downed” pigs)
Bunce v. Farm Serv. Agency, U.S.D.A., No. 21-555, 2022 WL 274227 (2d Cir. Jan. 31, 2022) (final agency determination on loan denial was not arbitrary or capricious) Text
Bunce v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. 5:19-CV-266 (TWD), 2021 WL 925511 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 15, 2021), aff’d sub nom. Bunce v. Farm Serv. Agency, U.S.D.A., No. 21-555, 2022 WL 274227 (2d Cir. Jan. 31, 2022) (agency determination did not abuse its discretion in considering its own analysis of petitioner’s farm operating plan) Text
Friends of Animals v. Romero, 948 F.3d 579 (2d Cir. 2020) (challenging National Park Service plan dealing with deer overpopulation) Text
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., 139 S. Ct. 2051 (2019) (using APA t challenge orders validity)
Robbins v. New York Corn & Soybean Growers Ass’n, Inc., 244 F. Supp. 3d 300 (N.D.N.Y. 2017) (violations of FOIA and federal question) Text
Al Amin Halal Meat & Fish Mkt. Inc. v. United States, No. 15CV276A, 2015 WL 12552019, at *1 (W.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2015), report and recommendation adopted, No. 15-CV-276A, 2015 WL 12552031 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 7, 2015) (APA as basis of review)
Friends of Animals v. Clay, No. 13-CV-7293 JG, 2014 WL 4966122, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 3, 2014), aff’d, 811 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. 2016) (action under APA) Text
Fountain v. United States, No. 3:14-CV-964 NAM/RFT, 2014 WL 4327334, at *1 (N.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2014) (seeking relief under the APA) Text
Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin., 872 F. Supp. 2d 318 (S.D.N.Y. 2012), rev’d, 760 F.3d 151 (2d Cir. 2014) (violation of the APA) Text
Dovid v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 11 CIV. 2746 PAC, 2013 WL 775408, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 1, 2013), aff’d sub nom. Congregation Machna Shalva Zichron Zvi Dovid v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 557 F. App’x 87 (2d Cir. 2014) (violation of the APA)
Paganini v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric. Sec’y of Agric., No. 12 CV 4615 VB, 2012 WL 6822150, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2012) (alleging subject matter jurisdiction under the APA)
Laudadio v. Johanns, 677 F.Supp.2d 590 (E.D.N.Y. 2010) (administrative remedies were exhausted allowing for discrimination suit to proceed) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council v. EPA, No. 09 Civ. 4317(DLC), 2009 WL 5033959 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2009) (failure to provide notice and comment) Text
Conyers v. Rossides, 558 F.3d 137 (2d Cir. 2009) (failure to hire applicant is not reviewable under the APA) Text
Liberty Shipping Grp. LLC v. United States, No. 09-CV-3161 ENV/VVP, 2009 WL 2390606, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. July 31, 2009) (alleging violations of the APA) Text
Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. E.P.A., 581 F.Supp. 2d 491 (S.D. N.Y. 2008) (granting FIOA fee waiver) Text
Star Growers v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 04-CV-0742E(Sr), 2006 WL 2134640 (W.D. N.Y. July 28, 2006) (application of the EAJA)
AG-Innovations, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:02CV332, 2006 WL 462580, at *1 (D. Vt. Feb. 24, 2006) (appealing administrative order, APA)
Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., 399 F.3d 486 (2d Cir. 2005) (challenge of CAFO rule) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 475 F. App’x 438 (3d Cir. 2012) (standard of review under the APA)
4900 S. Broad St. Assocs.-Tenant, L.P. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CIV.A. 8-4646, 2009 WL 301936, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 4, 2009) (jurisdiction under the APA)
4900 S. Broad St. Assocs.-Tenant, L.P. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CIV.A 8-4646, 2009 WL 153810, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 21, 2009) (APA violation)
Chiang v. Schafer, No. CIV. A. 2000-04, 2008 WL 3925260, at *1 (D.V.I. Aug. 20, 2008), aff’d sub nom. Virgin Island Class Plaintiffs v. Vilsack, 362 F. App’x 252 (3d Cir. 2010) (violation of the APA)
Baiardi Food Chain v. United States, 482 F.3d 238 (3d Cir. 2007) (review under the APA) Text
United States v. Nour Halal Meat Distrib., Inc., 505 F. Supp. 2d 275 (W.D. Pa. 2007) (Subpoena authority of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994) Text
Marslette v. Glickman, No. CIV.A. 00-816-SLR, 2003 WL 1697535 (D. Del. Mar. 26, 2003) (standard of review under the APA)
Chiang v. Veneman, 213 F.R.D. 256 (D.V.I. 2003), opinion aff’d in part, vacated in part, 385 F.3d 256 (3d Cir. 2004) (discrimination claim under the APA) Text
FOURTH CIRCUIT
Sierra Club v. W. Virginia Dep’t of Env’t Prot., 64 F.4th 487 (4th Cir. 2023) (department’s failed to satisfy procedural requirements under the APA) Text
Defs. of Wildlife v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 931 F.3d 339 (4th Cir. 2019) (deciding the FWS classification of the continued existence of several species was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the APA) Text
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 194 F. Supp. 3d 404 (E.D.N.C. 2016), aff’d sub nom. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 861 F.3d 502 (4th Cir. 2017) (alleging violation of APA) Text
Davis v. Vilsack, No. 7:13CV00026, 2014 WL 2547746, at *1 (W.D. Va. June 5, 2014) (challenging decision that terminated contracts) Text
Am. Whitewater v. Tidwell, 770 F.3d 1108 (4th Cir. 2014) (challenging forest management plan) Text
Am. Whitewater v. Tidwell, 959 F. Supp. 2d 839 (D.S.C. 2013), aff’d, 770 F.3d 1108 (4th Cir. 2014) (challenging forest management plan) Text
United States v. Rinaudo, No. 2:09-MJ-1149-BO, 2009 WL 358990 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 29, 2010) (prohibition on nudity not unconstitutional in wildlife refuge)
Harrell & Owens Farm v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., No. 4:09-CV-217-FL, 2010 WL 9462574, at *1 (E.D.N.C. Oct. 6, 2010), aff’d, 471 F. App’x 141 (4th Cir. 2012) (judicial review of the final agency) Text
Tyson v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 360 F. App’x 451 (4th Cir. 2010) (judicial review of returning overpayment)
Dow AgroSciences LLC v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., 638 F.Supp.2d 508 (D. Md. 2009) (biological opinion taken in regards to pesticide application process) Text
N.C. Growers’ Ass’n, Inc. v. Solis, 644 F.Supp.2d 664 (M.D.N.C. 2009) (injunction to prevent agency rule from taking effect) Text
Tyson v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 589 F.Supp.2d 584(E.D. N.C. 2008) (review of agency final decision) Text
Lanco Dairy Farms Coop. v. Sec’y of Agric., 572 F.Supp.2d 633 (D. Md. 2008) (review of Secretary’s interpretation of AMA) Text
U.S. ex rel. Wilson v. Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist., 528 F.3d 292 (4th Cir. 2008) (False Claims Act) Text
Abingdon Livestock Exch., Inc. v. Smith, No. 1:06CV00096, 2007 WL 3146504 (W.D. Va. Oct. 26, 2007) (primary jurisdiction) Text
Holly Hill Farm Corp. v. U.S., 477 F.3d 258 (4th Cir. 2006) (arbitrary and capricious)
Hill v. Courter, 344 F.Supp.2d 484 (E.D. Va. 2004) (abstention of federal court) Text
Neese v. Johanns, No. Civ.A.1:05CV00071, 2006 WL 1169800 (W.D. Va. May 2, 2006) (class certification to challenge Sec’y’s tobacco buyout rules)
McDaniels v. U.S., 300 F.3d 407 (4th Cir. 2002) (denial of disaster relief) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
State v. Dep’t of Com., No. CV 21-1523, 2022 WL 17251152 (E.D. La. Nov. 28, 2022) (court held state of Louisiana lacked standing to bring an APA claim asserting NMFS’s effective date of a final rule was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Jarkesy v. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n, 34 F.4th 446 (5th Cir. 2022) (Congress unconstitutionally delegated to SEC the authority to resolve enforcement actions through the process and use of ALJs) Text
Cochran v. U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n, 20 F.4th 194 (5th Cir. 2021), cert. granted sub nom. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n v. Cochran, 212 L. Ed. 2d 777, 142 S. Ct. 2707 (2022), and aff’d and remanded sub nom. Axon Enter., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm’n, 143 S. Ct. 890 (2023) (agency’s judicial review scheme did not expressly or implicitly divest federal district court of subject matter jurisdiction over petitioner’s removal-power claim) Text
Ewing v. Farm Service Agency, 2021 WL 5014309 (N.D.Tex., 2021) (dismissal of farmer’s claims that FSA’s mailing of foreclosure notices violated the APA) Text
A.J. Rabe, Inc. v. Farm Serv. Agency, 855 F. App’x 214 (5th Cir. 2021) (FSA procedural error did not affect the substantial rights of the petitioner) Text
A.J. Rabe, Inc. v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. 6:18-CV-00116-ADA, 2019 WL 4087511 (W.D. Tex. July 22, 2019), aff’d, 855 F. App’x 214 (5th Cir. 2021) (FSA’s procedural error did not affect the substantial rights of the petitioner)
Sw. Elec. Power Co. v. U.S. Env’t Prot. Agency, 920 F.3d 999 (5th Cir. 2019) (ruling that parts of the final determination about legacy wastewater and residual combustion are vacated) Text
Texas Retailers Ass’n v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 01:18-CV-659-LY, 2018 WL 6431895, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2018) (attempt to block confidential information from release)
Adkins v. Silverman, 899 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 2018) (judicial review of a final decision) Text
Adkins v. Vilsack, 252 F. Supp. 3d 588 (N.D. Tex. 2017), aff’d sub nom. Adkins v. Silverman, 899 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 2018) (judicial review of a final decision) Text
Texas v. United States, 787 F.3d 733 (5th Cir. 2015) (violation of APA notice-and-comment requirements)Text
Louisiana Sportsmen All., LLC v. Vilsack, No. 12-CV-2929, 2013 WL 12182156, at *1 (W.D. La. Sept. 4, 2013) (seeks review of the USDA’s action pursuant to the APA)
Adams v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CIVA3:07CV612HTWLRA, 2010 WL 1374898, at *1 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 31, 2010) (subject matter jurisdiction under APA)
Magee v. United States Through Dep’t of Agric., Farm Serv. Agency, No. CV 3:06-541 HTW-LRA, 2008 WL 11439401, at *1 (S.D. Miss. July 18, 2008), aff’d sub nom. Magee v. United States, 342 F. App’x 19 (5th Cir. 2009) (challenging Farm Service Agency decision)
Magee v. United States, No. 09-60009, 2009 WL 2169057 (5th Cir. July 20, 2009) (review of NAD decision)
M.J. Farms, Ltd. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 593 F. Supp. 2d 907 (W.D. La. 2008) (challenging cancellation of hunting lease on farmland) Text
Dawson Farms, LLC v. Farm Serv. Agency, 504 F.3d 592 (5th Cir. 2007) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies) Text
Barrientos v. U.S., No. L-05-163, 2006 WL 2414348 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 14, 2006) (breach of contract)
Fleming Companies, Inc. v. Dep’t of Agric., 164 F. App’x 528 (5th Cir. 2006) (challenges the “Batter-Coating Rule”)
City of Coll. Station v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 395 F. Supp. 2d 495 (S.D. Tex. 2005) (enjoin USDA from funding loan to rural water association) Text
Fleming Cos., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 322 F.Supp.2d 744 (E.D. Tex. 2004) (validity of final rule) Text
Brown v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 67 F. App’x 241, 2003 WL 21108492 (5th Cir. 2003) (due process)
Davidson v. Veneman, 317 F.3d 503 (5th Cir. 2003) (denial of attorney’s fees under the EAJA, denial of interest under the Prompt Payment Act) Text
Rain & Hail Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 229 F. Supp. 2d 710 (S.D. Tex. 2002) (challenging FCIC decision to withhold payment) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Miller v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 22-1209, 2023 WL 21146 (6th Cir. Jan. 3, 2023) (final agency determination requiring farmers to repay overpaid claims and that insurers have a duty to correct errors in claims did not violate the APA) Text
Ackerman Bros. Farms, LLC v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:17-CV-11779, 2021 WL 6133910 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 29, 2021), appeal dismissed sub nom. Ackerman v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 22-1056, 2022 WL 2965613 (6th Cir. July 20, 2022) (remand to FCIC to analyze Michigan’s dry bean insurance default pricing mechanism) Text
Ackerman v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 995 F.3d 528 (6th Cir. 2021) (FCIC’s decision approving submission for crop insurance policy was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Burnette Foods, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 920 F.3d 461 (6th Cir. 2019) (CIAB composition violation based on the Tart Cherry Order regarding members of the same sales constituency) Text
Lea v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 16-00735, 2018 WL 721381, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 6, 2018), aff’d, No. 18-5535, 2019 WL 2246555 (6th Cir. Feb. 5, 2019), cert. denied sub nom. Lea v. Perdue, 139 S. Ct. 2028 (2019) (alleged failure to protect Petitioner from foreclosure)
Sunrise Coop., Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 261 F. Supp. 3d 850 (N.D. Ohio 2017), rev’d, 891 F.3d 652 (6th Cir. 2018) (action under the APA challenging decision of USDA’s Risk Management Agency) Text
Lea v. United States Departure of Agric., No. 3:16-CV-00735, 2017 WL 8890263, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 11, 2017), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Lea v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 16-00735, 2018 WL 721381 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 6, 2018), aff’d, No. 18-5535, 2019 WL 2246555 (6th Cir. Feb. 5, 2019), cert. denied sub nom. Lea v. Perdue, 139 S. Ct. 2028 (2019) (Judicial Review under the APA)
Alhalemi, Inc. v. Roberts United States of Am., 224 F. Supp. 3d 587 (E.D. Mich. 2016) (violations of due process and the APA) Text
Aui Mgmt. LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 2:11-0121, 2015 WL 8346748, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 8, 2015), report and recommendation adopted, No. 2:11-0121, 2016 WL 465485 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 8, 2016) (judicial review of the suspension pursuant to the APA)
Horton v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 559 Fed.Appx. 527 (6th Cir. 2014) (determining willfulness is not a necessary part of ALJ determination) Text
Kubacki v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric.–Farm Serv. Agency, No. 12-15142, 2013 WL 2319336, at *1 (E.D. Mich. May 28, 2013) (administrative challenge seeking reinstatement to county committee)
Stewart v. Fed. Crop. Ins. Corp., No. 4:09-cv-101, 2010 WL 3341863 (E.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2010) (review of appeals under the Administrative Procedure Act)
Forest Serv. Employees for Envtl. Ethics v. U.S. Forest Serv., 689 F. Supp. 2d 891 (W.D. Ky. 2010) (judicial review under APA) Text
Nat’l Cotton Council of Am. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 553 F.3d 927 (6th Cir. 2009) (Chevron deference not extended to agency interpretation) Text
Meister v. Sec’y, U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 07-CV-13008-DT, 2009 WL 10680128, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 30, 2009), aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded sub nom. Meister v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 623 F.3d 363 (6th Cir. 2010) (seeking judicial review under the APA)
Cleary v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 07-11940, 2008 WL 4427533 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2008) (review of administrative appeals’ process)
Estate of Henegar v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 2:07-CV-183, 2008 WL 3540066, at *1 (E.D. Tenn. Aug. 11, 2008) (seeking declaratory judgement for TTPP payments)
First Tennessee Bank Nat. Ass’n v. Johanns, 618 F. Supp. 2d 778 (M.D. Tenn. 2008)( seeking judicial review of Secretary’s determination of lender’s liabilities) Text
Estate of Henegar v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 2:07-CV-183, 2008 WL 3540066 (E.D. Tenn. Aug. 11, 2008) (attorney’s fees under EAJA)
Lacy v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 07-3961, 2008 WL 2178099 (6th Cir. May 22, 2007) (substantial evidence)
First Tenn. Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Johanns, 618 F.Supp.2d 778 (M.D. Tenn. 2008) (Secretary’s decision that lender failed to comply not arbitrary and capricious) Text
Hendrick v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:06-CV-80(M), 2007 WL 2900526 (W.D. Ky Oct. 1, 2007) (USDA interpretation of “Scar Rule”)
Durbin v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. C2:05-CV-566, 2007 WL 1114986 (S.D. Ohio April 13, 2007) (NRCS used proper procedures in wetland delineation) Text
Morrow v. Hoskins, No. CIV.A. 6:06-97-DCR, 2006 WL 1371587 (E.D. Ky. May 16, 2006) (remedies and injunctive relief under the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994)
Johnson County Comm. for Clean Air & Water v. EPA, No. 3:05-0222, 2005 WL 2204953 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 9, 2005) (compelled agency action)
Fullenkamp v. Veneman, 383 F.3d 478 (6th Cir. 2004) (agency’s interpretation reasonable) Text
Donaldson v. U.S., 268 F.Supp.2d 812 (E.D. Mich. 2003) (arbitrary and capricious, agency discretion) Text
James v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 3:01-CV-628, 2003 WL 24135441, at *1 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 22, 2003) (judicial review of a final determination by the NAD)
Reinhart v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 39 F. App’x. 954 (6th Cir. 2002) (untimely appeal)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Boucher v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 934 F.3d 530 (7th Cir. 2019) (USDA determination of benefit eligibility was arbitrary and a violation of the APA) Text
Mittelstadt v. Perdue, 913 F.3d 626 (7th Cir. 2019) (denial of application to reenroll land in the CRP violated the APA) Text
Org. for Competitive Markets v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 912 F.3d 455 (8th Cir. 2018) (review of orders from USDA that withdrew interim final rule governing competition between stockyards and stockyard dealers)Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 884 F.3d 795 (7th Cir. 2018) (challenging of appointment of candidate) Text
PM Farms, Inc. v. Young, 233 F. Supp. 3d 706 (S.D. Iowa 2017) (review of final determination by NAD) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 260 F. Supp. 3d 1061 (W.D. Wis. 2017), aff’d, 884 F.3d 795 (7th Cir. 2018) (challenging of appointment of candidate)Text
Talley v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 595 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. 2010), reh’g en banc granted, opinion vacated (June 10, 2010), on reh’g en banc, No. 09-2123, 2010 WL 5887796 (7th Cir. Oct. 1, 2010) (alleging that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by incorrectly reporting that borrower was delinquent on his loan) Text
Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 888 F. Supp. 2d 945 (S.D. Iowa 2012) (action against USDA following its decision to close a Farm Service Agency office) Text
Cent. Platte Nat. Res. Dist. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 643 F.3d 1142 (8th Cir. 2011) (seeking disclosure, under FOIA and APA, of geospatial data related to farmland)Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric. 560 F.3d 673 (7th Cir. 2009) (FIOA request rendered moot by production of documents) Text
White Eagle Coop Ass’n v. Conner, 553 F.3d 467 (7th Cir. 2009) (challenging regulation decision and rule for milk marketing order) Text
Donham v. U.S. Forest Serv., No. 07-CV-111-MJR, 2008 WL 5221102 (S.D. Ill. Dec. 12, 2008) (FOIA request moot)
Edwards v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 584 F.Supp.2d 595(W.D. N.Y. 2008) (review of agency order to reimburse benefits) Text
Widtfeldt v. Schafer, 290 F. App’x 963 (8th Cir. 2008) (injunctive relief under the APA and challenging USDA order)
Wiese v. Cmty. Bank of Cent. Wis., No. 08-cv-272-bbc, 2008 WL 4756679 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 28, 2008) (no final agency action)
Five Points Rd. Joint Venture v. Johanns, 542 F.3d 1121 (7th Cir. 2008) (NAD denial of EAJA claims) Text
White Eagle Coop. Ass’n v. Johanns, 508 F.Supp.2d 664 (N.D. Ind. 2007) (upholding agency rulemaking) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 06-C-0182-C, 2007 WL 5414894 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 21, 2007) (production of documents, attorney’s fees under the Freedom of Information Act)
Buchholz v. Rural Cmty. Ins. Co., No. 05C0115C, 2005 WL 1711153 (W.D. Wis. July 20, 2005) (exhaustion of remedies)
White Eagle Co-op. Ass’n v. Johanns, 396 F. Supp. 2d 954 (N.D. Ind. 2005) (upheld Order without following proper administrative procedures) Text
Raber v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 304CV0199RLYWGH, 2005 WL 1569463 (S.D. Ind. June 30, 2005) (application of EAJA)
Horn Farms v. Johanns, 397 F.3d 472 (7th Cir. 2005) (Swampbuster exemption) Text
Horn Farms, Inc. v. Veneman, 319 F. Supp. 2d 902 (N.D. Ind. 2004), rev’d sub nom. Horn Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 397 F.3d 472 (7th Cir. 2005) (seeking review of decision to terminate operator from farm subsidy programs) Text
Shawnee Trail Conservancy v. Nicholas, 343 F. Supp. 2d 687 (S.D. Ill. 2004) (challenging court order that bans all ATV’s in National Forests) Text
Habitat Educ. Ctr., Inc. v. Bosworth, 221 F.R.D. 488 (E.D. Wis. 2004) (alleging that logging activities and timber sales in national forest violated NEPA, NFMA, and APA)
Alto Dairy v. Veneman, 336 F.3d 560 (7th Cir. 2003) (judicial review, adequate notice) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Metzler v. Dep’t of Agric., No. 22-CV-263 (NEB/DJF), 2022 WL 18228413 (D. Minn. Dec. 19, 2022) (court dismisses petitioner’s lawsuit due to his failure to exhaust USDA administrative remedies)
Kroupa v. United States Farm Serv. Agency, No. 4:21-CV-04077-KES, 2022 WL 4534790 (D.S.D. Sept. 28, 2022) (agency decision was not arbitrary and capricious by reducing loss reimbursement under LIP) Text
Elbert v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 18-1574 (JRT/TNL), 2022 WL 2670069 (D. Minn. July 11, 2022) (although not the default APA remedy, court remanded, while leaving agency action intact, for FCIC to consider an amendment to a contingency pricing mechanism or leave original pricing method) Text
Foster v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 609 F. Supp. 3d 769 (D.S.D. 2022) (petitioner failed to establish that he suffered legal wrong or was adversely affected within meaning of the Swampbuster Act for purposes of review under the APA) Text
United Food & Com. Workers Union, Loc. No. 663 v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 36 F.4th 777 (8th Cir. 2022) (court finds that the district court did not abuse its discretion in ruling USDA proposed rule did not violate the APA) Text
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 663 v. United States Department of Agriculture, 451 F.Supp.3d 1040 (D.Minn., 2020) (USDA’s proposed rule to eliminate production line speed limits in slaughterhouses was not arbitrary and capricious under the APA) Text
Epp v. Nat. Res. Conservation Serv., 425 F. Supp. 3d 1142 (D. Neb. 2019) (ALJ’s determination that NRCS decision was not an adverse decision and not appealable to NAD was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Davids as Tr. of Harold D. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 367 F. Supp. 3d 880 (N.D. Iowa 2019) (judicial review of final decision of the USDA determining wetland conversion activity on the farm) Text
Org. for Competitive Mkts. V. U.S. Dep’t of Agric, 912 F. 3d 466 (8th Cir. 2018) (petition to review USDA orders withdrawing interim final rule and two proposed regulations under Packers and Stockyards Act)
Franconia Minerals (US) LLC v. United States, 319 F.R.D. 261 (D. Minn. 2017) (asserting claims under the Quiet Title Act and the Administrative Procedure Act)
Foster v. Vilsack, 820 F.3d 330 (8th Cir. 2016) (challenging the determination by the USDA that portion of owner’s farmland was protected wetland) Text
Midland Farms, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 35 F. Supp. 3d 1056 (D.S.D. 2014) (seeking judicial review under the APA of FCIC’s policy interpretations in arbitration) Text
Dawson Farms v. Risk Mgmt. Agency, 698 F.3d 1079 (8th Cir. 2012) (challenging RMA’s denial of a claim for loss due to rot in their stored potatoes) Text
Syverson v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 601 F.3d 793 (8th Cir. 2010) (cease and desist order)Text
B&S Farms of Kasson, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 08-CV-5827 PJS/JJK, 2009 WL 2998551 (D. Minn. Sept. 15, 2009) (agency applying the improper standard; laches not a defense against the government) Text
Arnegard v. Feilmeier, No. 4:08-CV-083, 2009 WL 2590536 (D.N.D. Aug. 19, 2009) (review of NAD proceedings)
Carter v. High Country Mercantile, Inc., No. 08-0835-CV-W-ODS, 2009 WL 2244753 (W.D. Mo. July 28, 2009) (agency could prevent employees from testify or producing documents to protect agency’s privilege) Text
B&D Land & Livestock Co. v. Schafer, 615 F.Supp.2d 950 (N.D. Iowa 2009) (awarding attorney’s fees under the EAJA) Text
Keating v. Neb. Pub. Power Dist., 562 F.3d 923 (8th Cir. 2009) (exhaustion of remedies not required to bring due process claim) Text
B & D Land & Livestock Co. v. Schafer, 584 F.Supp.2d 1182 (N.D. Iowa 2008) (arbitrary and capricious wetlands determination) Text
Anderson v. Farm Serv. Agency of U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 534 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2008) (denial of crop disaster assistance payments) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 566 F.Supp.2d 995 (D. S.D. 2008) (preliminary injunction to prevent implementation of final rule) Text
Wolfhole, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:07CV73 CDP, 2008 WL 1805369 (E.D. Mo. April 17, 2008) (arbitrary and capricious denial of CSP application)
B & D Land & Livestock Co. v. Veneman, 534 F.Supp.2d 891 (N.D. Iowa 2008) (granting a preliminary injunction against agency action) Text
Dismuke v. Connor, Nos. 05-CV-1003, 05-CV-1004, 2007 WL 4463567 (W.D. Ark. Dec. 14, 2007) (discrimination in farm loan processing)
Anderson v. Farm Serv. Agency, 502 F.Supp.2d 924 (D. Minn. 2007) (substantial evidence) Text
Widtfeldt v. Johanns, No. 8:05CV49, 2006 WL 8448853, at *1 (D. Neb. Dec. 11, 2006) (seeking judicial review of a final agency determination by the NAD)
Ballanger v. Johanns, 451 F.Supp.2d 1061 (S.D. Iowa 2006), aff’d, 495 F.3d 866 (8th Cir. 2007) (failure to exhaust remedies, Chevron deference to agency) Text
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 440 F.3d 992 (8th Cir. 2006) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
Barnes v. U.S., 448 F.3d 1065 (8th Cir. 2006) (FSIS tort immunity) Text
Barger v. Johanns, No. 4:04CV3268, 2006 WL 680889, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14331 (D. Neb. Mar. 13, 2006) (farm program eligibility)
Miller v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 2:06CV0004MLM, 2006 WL 2038631, at *1 (E.D. Mo. July 19, 2006) (judicial review under APA) Text
Clason v. Johanns, 438 F.3d 868 (8th Cir. 2006) (marketing assistance loan rate) Text
Davies v. Johanes(sic), 409 F.Supp.2d 1150 (W.D. Mo. 2006), rev’d 477 F.3d 968 (8th Cir. 2007) (shared appreciation recapture) Text
Mages v. Johanns, 431 F.3d 1132 (8th Cir. 2005) (payment limitations) Text
Rain & Hail Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Fed. Crop. Ins. Corp., 426 F.3d 976 (8th Cir. 2005) (reisurance) Text
Siebrasse v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 418 F.3d 847 (8th Cir. 2005) (upholding agency decision) Text
Mitchell v. Johanns, 400 F.Supp.2d 1133 (S.D. Iowa 2005) (affirming NAD decision to hold joint and severally liable for payment scheme) Text
Rosenau v. Farm Serv. Agency, 395 F.Supp.2d 868 (D. N.D. 2005) (NRCS did not follow proper procedures) Text
Neb. Beef, Ltd. v. Greening, 398 F.3d 1080 (8th Cir. 2005) (Bivens remedy availability) Text
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp. & Risk Mgmt. Agency, 357 F.Supp.2d 1140 (S.D. Iowa 2005) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
Sierra Club v. Bosworth, 352 F.Supp.2d 909 (D. Minn. 2005) (supplementing record; exhaustion of remedies; appropriateness of agency action; agency compliance with regulation) Text
Anderson v. Farm Serv. Agency of U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 04-2971ADMAJB, 2004 WL 2674157 (D. Minn. Nov. 23, 2004) (exhaustion of remedies, agency expertise) Text
B & D Land & Livestock Co. v. Veneman, 332 F.Supp.2d 1200 (N.D. Iowa 2004) (wetland determination is subject to administrative appeal) Text
Iowa Citizens for Cmty. Improvement v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 256 F.Supp.2d 946 S.D. Iowa 2002) (granting FIOA request) Text
Branstad v. Veneman, 232 F.Supp.2d 945 (N.D. Iowa 2002) (denial of attorney’s fees under EAJA) Text
B & D Land & Livestock Co. v. Veneman, 231 F.Supp.2d 895 (N.D. Iowa 2002) (granting preliminary injunction to keep eligible for farm program) Text
In re 2000 Sugar Beet Crop Ins. Litig. 2002, 228 F.Supp.2d 999 (D. Minn. 2002), rev’d sub nom. Nat. Crop Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 351 F.3d 346 (8th Cir. 2003) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
Kuster v. Veneman, 226 F.Supp.2d 1190 (D. N.D. 2002) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
Lane v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 294 F.3d 1001 (8th Cir. 2002) (attorneys’ fees under EAJA) Text
Branstad v. Veneman, 212 F.Supp.2d 976 (N.D. Iowa 2002) (vacating denial of administrative appeal) Text
Bukaske v. U.S. Dep’t of Agr., 2002 DSD 5, 193 F. Supp. 2d 1162 (D.S.D. 2002) (judicial review of requirement to pay shared appreciation to FSA) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Cleveland v. Xiong, No. 122CV01366ADABAM, 2023 WL 100871 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2023) (petitioner failed to identify a final agency decision for review as required under the APA) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Perdue, No. 20-CV-00256-JSW, 2022 WL 4793438 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2022) (court rules FSIS did not violate the APA under its hog HIMP report data final rule) Text
Nat. Grocers v. Vilsack, No. 20-CV-05151-JD, 2022 WL 4227248 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 13, 2022) (USDA violated APA by implementing standalone text message disclosure option for bioengineered food disclosure standards) Text
International Society for Protection of Mustangs and Burros v. United States Department of Agriculture, 2022 WL 3588223 (D.Ariz., 2022) (denial of motion for preliminary injunction because agency action did not violate the APA) Text
Pub. Timber Purchasers’ Grp. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 580 F. Supp. 3d 863 (E.D. Cal. 2022) (agency decision increasing small business share allocation for timber sales in the national forest system was not arbitrary or capricious) Text
Axon Enter., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm’n, 986 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2021), cert. granted in part, 211 L. Ed. 2d 604, 142 S. Ct. 895 (2022), and rev’d and remanded, 143 S. Ct. 890 (2023) (corporation’s constitutional claims related to FTC’s structure were not wholly collateral to administrative review scheme, as factor supporting implied preclusion of district court’s jurisdiction) Text
Hall v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 984 F.3d 825 (9th Cir. 2020) (requesting injunction barring USDA from denying SNAP allotments under Families First Coronavirus Response Act) Text
California v. Bernhardt, 460 F.Supp.3d 875 (N.D.Cal., 2020) (states established injury-in-fact, causation, and redressability requirements as required by the APA in bringing their claim against FWS) Text
W. Watersheds Project v. Bernhardt, 392 F. Supp. 3d 1225 (D. Or. 2019) (organizations likely to succeed on merits of claim that BLM’s decision to renew grazing permits was arbitrary and capricious under the APA) Text
Anato v. United States Dep’t of Agric., Rural Dev., No. CV-17-28-GF-BMM-JTJ, 2018 WL 3466950, at *1 (D. Mont. July 18, 2018) (seeking review of an order of the NAD) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Perdue, 320 F. Supp. 3d 1101 (N.D. Cal. 2018), appeal dismissed, No. 18-16378, 2018 WL 5304837 (9th Cir. Aug. 16, 2018) (challenging the process for certifying foods as “organic”) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Vilsack, No. 15-CV-01590-HSG, 2016 WL 4698901 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2016) (challenging order by the Secretary) Text
Ctr. for Envtl. Health v. McCarthy, 192 F. Supp. 3d 1036 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (alleging violation of the APA) Text
Harmon v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 666 F. App’x 698 (9th Cir. 2016) (action under APA challenging decision of FSA that farmer was ineligible for farm program payments)
Quick Korner Mkt. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., Food & Nutrition Serv., 180 F. Supp. 3d 683 (S.D. Cal. 2016) (seeking judicial review of the agency’s decision to withdraw authorization from owners’ store to participate in food stamp program) Text
Noceti v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., Risk Mgmt. Agency, No. 214CV01177KJMGGH, 2016 WL 304621, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2016), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Noceti v. US Dep’t of Agric., No. 214CV01177KJMGGH, 2016 WL 4046978 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 22, 2016) (judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of final agency action relating to a federal crop insurance program)
Organized Vill. of Kake v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 795 F.3d 956 (9th Cir. 2015)( alleging that exemption of national forest from roadless rule violated the National Environmental Policy Act and APA) Text
Organized Vill. of Kake v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 746 F.3d 970 (9th Cir. 2014), on reh’g en banc, 795 F.3d 956 (9th Cir. 2015) (challenging Record of Decision which temporarily exempted Tongass National Forest from Roadless Rule) Text
Koshman v. Vilsack, 865 F. Supp. 2d 1083 (E.D. Cal. 2012) (violation of the Swampbuster provisions) Text
Horne v. U.S. Dep’t of Agr., 395 F. App’x 486 (9th Cir. 2010) (seeking judicial review of dismissal of administrative petition)
Schroeder v. U.S., No. CV 08-1277 AC, 2010 WL 3222106 (D. Or. Aug. 13, 2010) (attorney’s fees pursuant to Equal Access to Justice Act)
Citizens for Better Forestry v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 08-01927, 2010 WL 3222183 (N.D. Cal. Aug 13, 2010) (action for attorney’s fees)
Oregon Natural Desert Ass’n v. Tidwell, — F.Supp.2d —-, 2010 WL 2246419 (D. Or. 2010) (challenge under the ESA and NFMA for grazing permits)
Buckingham v. Sec’y of U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 603 F.3d 1073 (Ninth Circuit 2010) (failure to exhaust remedies) Text
Fence Creek Cattle Co. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 602 F.3d 1125 (Ninth Circuit 2010), aff’g, No. 06-1236-SU, 2008 WL 89622 (D. Or. Jan. 7, 2008) (cancellation of grazing permit did not deprive plaintiff of due process rights under APA) Text
Carlin v. Dairy Am., Inc., No. 1:09-CV-00430-AWI-DLB, 2010 WL 529436 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2010) (filed rate doctrine; raw milk) Text
Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 593 F.3d 923 (9th Cir. 2010) (failure to keep map; challenges to boundary time-barred) Text
Schroeder v. United States, 683 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (D. Or. 2010) (compel enforcement of her interpretation of a final determination) Text
Horne v. USDA, No. CV-F-08-1549 LJO SMS, 2009 WL 4895362 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2009) (review of agency decision) Text
Levine v. Vilsack, 587 F.3d 986 (9th Cir. 2009) (standing to challenge interpretive rule) Text
Delano Farms Co. v. Calif. Table Grape Comm’n, No. 1:07-CV-1610 OWW SMS, 2009 WL 3586056 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2009) (violations of the APA)
Olsen v. United States, Nos. CV-08-5012-FVS, CV-08-5013-FVS, 2009 WL 3188423 (E.D. Wash. Sept. 30, 2009) (jurisdiction of NAD) Text
Cal. Trout v. FERC, 572 F.3d 1003 (9th Cir. 2009) (upholding agency decision to deny attempts to intervene in renewal of license to operate dam) Text
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 636 F. Supp. 2d 1081 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (administrative search; FIOA requests) Text
Idaho Wool Growers Ass’n v. Schafer, 637 F.Supp.2d 868 (D. Idaho 2009) (final agency action; advisory committees) Text
Ctr. For Biological Diversity v. Wagner, No. 08-302-CL, 2009 WL 21706049 (D. Or. June 20, 2009) (claim agency violated statutory duties when allowing grazing)
Geertson Seed Farms v. Johanns, 570 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2009) (upholding injunction for not complying with NEPA) Text
Rookstool v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 3:06-CV-00499-LRH-VPC, 2009 WL 1684439 (D. Nev. June 12, 2009) (failure to show expert’s fees recoverable under EAJA)
W. Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 629 F.Supp.2d 951 (D. Ariz. 2009) (judicial review of claims under the APA) Text
Citizens for Better Forestry v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 567 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2009) (withdrawal of policy by agency did not mean “prevailing party” for EAJA) Text
Goat Ranchers of Or. v. Williams, No. 08-97-ST, 2009 WL 883581 (D. Or. Mar. 30, 2009) (standing to challenge Cougar Management Program)
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:08-CV-00358-OWW-SMS, 2009 WL 160283 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2009) (FOIA requests)
McGuire v. United States, 550 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2008) (exhaustion of remedies not required; jurisdiction under Tucker Act) Text
Wildwest Inst. v. Rainville, No. CV07-466-S-EJL, 2008 WL 5220938 (D. Idaho Dec. 11, 2008) (exhaustion of remedies)
Citizens for Better Forestry v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., Nos. C 05-1144 PJH, C 04-4512 PJH, 2008 WL 5210945 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2008) (attorney’s fees under EAJA for successful NEPA challenge) Text
Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:08-CV-00402 OWW SMS, 2008 WL 4911438 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 13, 2008) (failure to file for judicial review within allowed time)
Californians for Humane Farms v. Schafer, No. C 08-03843 MHP, 2008 WL 4449583 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2008) (challenge to Egg Board’s budget) Text
Easterday Ranches, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. CV-08-5067-RHW, 2008 WL 4426004 (E.D. Wash. Sept. 25, 2008) (denial of injunction to prevent implementation of final rules)
Rookstool v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric. No.3:06-CV-00499-LRH-VPC, 2008 WL 4167082 (D. Nev. Sept. 28, 2008) (EAJA; attorney’s fees) Text
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:05-CV-00062 OWW-SMS, 2008 WL 3834271 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 14, 2008) (FOIA request) Text
Levine v. Conner, 540 F.Supp.2d 1113 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (Chevron deference to agency’s interpretation) Text
W. Watersheds Project v. Kraayenbrink, 538 F.Supp.2d 1302 (D. Idaho 2008) (agency failed to take hard look and was arbitrary and capricious in grazing permit regulations) Text
Or. Natural Desert Ass’n v. Lohn, 522 F.Supp.2d 1295 (D. Or. 2007) (collection of attorney’s fees under EAJA) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Johanns, Civ. No. 03-00621 JMS/BMK, 2007 WL 3072860 (D. Haw. Oct. 18, 2007) (upholding EAJA award) Text
Amalgamated Sugar Co. LLC v. Johanns, No. 06-167-S-EJL, 2007 WL 2612675 (D. Idaho Sept. 6, 2007) (Chevron deference to agency’s interpretation)
Stevens County v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 507 F.Supp.2d 1127 (E.D. Wash. 2007) (review of agency determination to limit grazing in federal forest) Text
Aageson Grain & Cattle v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 500 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2007) (application of EAJA in a NAD proceeding) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 499 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2007) (rulemaking did not violate APA) Text
The Cloud Found., Inc. v. Kempthorne, No. CV 06 111 BLG RFC, 2007 WL 1876486 (D. Mont. June 27, 2007) (claim barred by statute of limitations) Text
W. Watersheds Project v. Kraayenbrink, Nos. CV-05-297-E-BLW, CV-06-275-E-BLW, 2007 WL 1667618 (D. Idaho June 8, 2007) (agency did not take hard look at NEPA and required to consult with other agencies) Text
Ctr. For Food Safety v. Johanns, CV. No. 03-00621 JMS-BMK, 2007 WL 3072863 (D. Haw. Apr. 19, 2007) (field testing of GMOs and compliance with ESA and NEPA) Text
Or. Natural Desert Ass’n v. Lohn, 485 F.Supp.2d 1190 (D. Or. 2007) (agency’s decision was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S Dep’t of Agric., 231 F. App’x 565 (9th Cir. 2007) (Freedom of Information Act)
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, No. C 06-01075 CRB, 2007 WL 518624 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 13, 2007) (not following proper NEPA procedures) Text
Safe Air for Everyone v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 475 F.3d 1096 (9th Cir. 2007) (EPA’s statutory interpretation was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Or. Natural Desert Ass’n v. U.S. Forest Serv., 465 F.3d 977) (9th Cir. 2006) (final agency action under the APA) Text
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Johanns, 451 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D. Haw. 2006) (permitting requirements for GMOs) Text
Maughan v. Rosenkrance, No. CV-06-275-E-BLW, 2006 WL 2348077 (D. Idaho Aug. 11, 2006) (enjoining new regulations that limited public participation) Text
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F.Supp.2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies) Text
Cactus Corner, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 450 F.3d 428 (9th Cir. 2006) (risk level) Text
W. Watersheds Project v. Secrist, No. CV 04 167 S BLW, 2009 WL 897718 (D. Idaho Mar. 31, 2006) (awarding of attorneys’ fees under EAJA)
Robbins v. U.S. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 438 F.3d 1074 (10th Cir. 2006) (waiver of sovereign immunity by APA) Feb. 23, 2006 Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Dep’t of Energy, No. C 05-01526 WHA, 2005 WL 1656881 (N.D. Cal. July 14, 2005) (compliance reporting) Text
Clinger v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. CV 04 424 E BLW, 2006 WL 581192 (D. Idaho Mar. 8, 2006) (unreasonable interpretation of statute)
Cactus Corner, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 346 F. Supp. 2d 1075 (E.D. Cal. 2004), aff’d, 450 F.3d 428 (9th Cir. 2006) (challenging rule allowing, and setting conditions for, resumption of importation of Spanish clementines) Text
Vigel v. Leavitt, 381 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2004) (review of final agency rule) Text
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. Veneman, No. 04-BLG-RFC, 2004 WL 1151970 (D. Mont. May 5, 2004) (challenge of mad cow regulation)
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 354 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2004) (Freedom of Information Act) Text
Pauly v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 348 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2003) (exhaustion of remedies, recapture of appreciation) Text
McBride Cotton & Cattle Corp. v. Veneman, 296 F.Supp.2d 1125 (D. Ariz. 2003) (agency authority, due process) Text
Hemp Indus. Ass’n v. Drug Enforcement Admin., 333 F.3d 1082 (9th Cir. 2003) (notice and comment) Text
Ora Vaca, Inc. v. Norton, 55 Fed. App’x 433 (9th Cir. 2003) (company not a prevailing party under EAJA)
Idaho Sporting Cong., Inc. v. Rittenhouse, 305 F.3d 957 (9th Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies) Text
Robbins v. Wilkie, 300 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2002) (Bivens damages) Text
McBride Cotton & Cattle Corp. v. Veneman, 290 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
Cardinal Land Conservancy, Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 1:18-CV-00534, 2022 WL 798360 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 16, 2022) (remand to NAD director for reconsideration under the proper standard) Text
Audubon of Kansas, Inc. v. United States Department of Interior, 568 F.Supp.3d 1167 (D.Kan., 2021) (organization failed to identify a final agency action regarding wetland as required to bring action and inaction claims under the APA) Text
Dobbs v. U.S. Forest Serv., 8`0 F. App’x 644 (10th Cir. 2020) (allegation of APA violation for building permanent road) Text
KLC Farm v. Perdue, 426 F. Supp. 3d 837 (D. Kan. 2019) (NAD director’s decision was not arbitrary or capricious when concluding handbook provision directing FSA to use certain data to calculate crop year payments was non-binding policy statement and not mandatory rule enforceable against the agency) Text
Puckett v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 692 F. App’x 964 (10th Cir. 2017) (judicial review of that decision under the APA)
Cure Land, LLC v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 833 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. 2016) (alleging violation of the APA) Text
Jarita Mesa Livestock Grazing Ass’n v. U.S. Forest Serv., 140 F. Supp. 3d 1123 (D.N.M. 2015) (challenging defendants’ decision to reduce number of grazing permits) Text
Jarita Mesa Livestock Grazing Ass’n v. U.S. Forest Serv., 58 F. Supp. 3d 1191 (D.N.M. 2014)( challenging ranger’s decision to reduce number of livestock grazing permits) Text
Jarita Mesa Livestock Grazing Ass’n v. U.S. Forest Serv., 61 F. Supp. 3d 1013 (D.N.M. 2014), amended in part, No. CIV. 12-0069 JB/KBM, 2015 WL 5138286 (D.N.M. Aug. 26, 2015) (alleging that 18% reduction in permits for cattle grazing within national forest violated their First Amendment) Text
Nat’l Ski Areas Ass’n, Inc. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 910 F. Supp. 2d 1269 (D. Colo. 2012)(judicial review) Text
Water Supply & Storage Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 910 F. Supp. 2d 1261 (D. Colo. 2012) (judicial review) Text
Strich v. United States, 793 F. Supp. 2d 1238 (D. Colo. 2011)( challenge road and trail designations) Text
McKeen v. U.S. Forest Serv., 615 F.3d 1244 (10th Cir. 2010)( seeking to have defendants’ cancellation of his permits set aside) Text
Wyatt Estate ex rel. Vaughn v. Vilsack, No. 09-1140-JTM , 2010 WL 2985981 (D. Kan. Jul 27, 2010) (denial of extension of CRP contracts)
Lackey v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 08-2117, 2010 WL 2543160 (10th Cir. June 25, 2010) (appeal on sanctions)
Reitz v. USDA, No. 08-4131-SAC, 2010 WL 786586 (D. Kan. Mar. 4, 2010) (violations of Privacy Act) Text
Greater Yellowstone Coal. v. Tidwell, 572 F.3d 1115 (10th Cir. 2009) (no violation for rules authorizing federal lands to be used as elk feeding grounds) Text
Smithfork Grazing Ass’n v. Salazar, 564 F.3d 1210 (10th Cir. 2009) (final order can take effect before hearing on the record) Text
Stewart v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 554 F.3d 1236 (10th Cir. 2009) (FOIA request over grazing permits granted and retired) Text
Stewart v. Kempthorne, 554 F.3d 1245 (10th Cir. 2009) (review of agency decision to deny grazing permits; standing issues) Text
W. Org. of Res. Councils v. Bureau of Land Mgmt., 591 F.Supp.2d 1206 (D. Wyo. 2008) (agency decision was not arbitrary and capricious) Text
Lackey v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 07-842 JH/RLP, 2008 WL 11358868, at *1 (D.N.M. Feb. 21, 2008), report and recommendation adopted, No. CV 07-842 JH/RLP, 2008 WL 11358907 (D.N.M. Mar. 28, 2008), aff’d sub nom. Lackey v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 384 F. App’x 741 (10th Cir. 2010) (judicial review)
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
Gold Bank v. Johanns, No. 05-2239-JWL, 2005 WL 3536197 (D. Kan. Dec. 23, 2005) (denial of interest assistance application, jurisdiction)
Biller v. Veneman, 150 F. App’x 834 (10th Cir. 2005) (decision to terminate contract non-judicially reviewable)
Forest Guardians v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 416 F.3d 1173 (10th Cir. 2005) (FOIA requests) Text
Excel Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 397 F.3d 1285 (10th Cir. 2005) (grading and pricing under PSA) Text
Forest Guardians v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, No. CIV-02-1003 JB/WDS, 2004 WL 3426434 (D. N.M. Feb. 28, 2004) (claim for FOIA fee waiver)
Bishop v. Veneman, 283 F.Supp.2d 1207 (D. Kan. 2003) (challenge of FSA regulation) Text
Payton v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 337 F.3d 1163 (10th Cir. 2003) (judicial review) Text
McKown v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 276 F.Supp.2d 1201 (D. N.M. 2003), aff’d 97 F. App’x 283 (10th Cir. 2004) (judicial review) Text
Landry v. Smith, 58 F. App’x 439 (10th Cir. 439) (exhaustion of remedies)
Sanders Land & Cattle Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 49 F. App’x 211 (10th Cir. 2002) (upholding agency’s decision to deny application)
Dairy Producers of N.M. v. Veneman, 37 F. App’x 471 (10th Cir. 2002) (no violations of the non-delegation doctrine)
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Ingram v. United States, No. 1:21-CV-0720-RAH, 2023 WL 2229232 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (court upholds NAD director decision that the finality rule did not bar FSA from recouping farmers’ NAP payments) Text
Jones v. United States, No. 1:21-CV-0744-RAH, 2023 WL 2229226 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (NAD director was correct in concluding finality rule did not apply to farmers’ NAP claim and is not entitled to equitable relief) Text
Daniels v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. 1:20-CV-939-RAH, 2023 WL 2229239 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (court grants FSA’s motion for summary judgment and upholds final agency decision) Text
Shelley v. United States, No. 1:20-CV-0505-RAH, 2023 WL 2229240 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (farmer’s argument was not raised with NAD director, and therefore was not properly exhausted) Text
Barrentine v. United States, No. 1:21-CV-00158-RAH, 2023 WL 2229236 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (court upheld NAD director’s decision to deny farmers’ request for equitable relief from recouping their NAP payments) Text
Daniels v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. 1:22-CV-35-RAH, 2023 WL 2229225 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 24, 2023) (remand case to the NAD director to review administrative judge’s decision under the proper substantial evidence standard) Text
Jaxma Greenhouses, Inc. v. Vilsack, No. 3:21-CV-444-MMH-LLL, 2022 WL 4229336 (M.D. Fla. July 11, 2022), report and recommendation adopted, No. 3:21-CV-444-MMH-LLL, 2022 WL 3054011 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 3, 2022) (final agency determination was not arbitrary or capricious as agency’s conclusion was supported by substantial evidence) Text
Jacobs v. U.S. Dep’t of Lab., 806 F. App’x 832 (11th Cir. 2020) (ALJ denial of whistleblower complaint under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act)
SOSS2, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 403 F. Supp. 3d 1233 (M.D. Fla. 2019) (supplementation of administrative record was not necessary for judicial review) Text
Lane v. United States, 338 F. Supp. 3d 1324 (S.D. Ga. 2018) (USDA’s determination that farmer’s crop did not suffer loss due to drought was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Lane v. United States, 338 F. Supp. 3d 1324 (S.D. Ga. 2018) (judicial review related to crop insurance claim) Text
Davis v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 687 F. App’x 824 (11th Cir. 2017) (judicial review of final decision)
Spring Creek Farming Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 653 F. App’x 728 (11th Cir. 2016) (judicial review of RMA final decision that its low yield was not covered loss under federal crop insurance program)
Alma Brightleaf, Inc. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 552 F. App’x 861 (11th Cir. 2013) (challenging denial of claim for indemnification for damage to tobacco crops)
FPL Food, LLC v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 671 F. Supp. 2d 1339 (S.D. Ga. 2009) (review of agency action under the APA) Text
Robinson v. Schafer, No. 7:07-CV-167(HL), 2008 WL 1995354 (M.D. Ga. May 6, 2008) (violations of EOCA)
McElmurray v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 535 F.Supp.2d 1318 (S.D. Ga. 2008) (reversing denial of “preventive planting” application) Text
Am. Peanut Shellers Ass’n v. Johans, No. 4:06-CV-54 (CDL), 2007 WL 2460773 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 24, 2007) (lack of standing to challenge Sec’y’s interpretation)
Record Buck Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 510 F.Supp.2d 868 (M.D. Fla. 2007) (failure to establish good cause to forgo notice and comment rulemaking) Text
Mahon v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 485 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2007) (arbitrary and capricious denial of crop assistance) Text
Paradise Farms, Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 304-181, 2006 WL 8433810, at *1 (S.D. Ga. Apr. 10, 2006) (judicial review of termination of contract)
London v. Fieldale Farms Corp., 410 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2005) (Chevron deference to Secretary) Text
D.C. CIRCUIT
Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo, 45 F.4th 359 (D.C. Cir. 2022), cert. granted in part sub nom. Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451, 2023 WL 3158352 (U.S. May 1, 2023) (government agency’s interpretation of the law as authorizing it to promulgate a final rule was reasonable, and therefore was owed deference) Text
Humane Soc’y of the United States v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 41 F.4th 564 (D.C. Cir.), reh’g denied, 54 F.4th 733 (D.C. Cir. 2022) (USDA, which withdrew rule before it was published, was required to comply with the APA’s procedural requirements) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Vilsack, No. 1:21-CV-01539 (CJN), 2022 WL 16921506 (D.D.C. Nov. 14, 2022) (USDA’s approval of poultry-production company’s label applications did not violate the APA) Text
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat’l Marine Fisheries Serv., No. CV 21-930 (BAH), 2022 WL 4235013 (D.D.C. Sept. 14, 2022) (NMFS’s new rule was not arbitrary and capricious under APA) Text
Food & Water Watch v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 1 F.4th 1112 (D.C. Cir. 2021) (organization lacked associational standing to pursue NEPA and APA claims against USDA and FSA) Text
Fleming v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 987 F.3d 1093 (D.C. Cir. 2021) (petitioners’ failure to exhaust their administrative remedies barred review of their argument that dual layers of for-cause-removal protections unconstitutionally limited President’s removal power) Text
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 573 F. Supp. 3d 324 (D.D.C. 2021) (organization sufficiently alleged that at least one of its members was injured by USDA’s violation of APA) Text
Fleming v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. 17-1246 (D.C. Cir. argued Nov. 15, 2019) (contesting USDA use of unconstitutional administrative law judge appointment and tenure protections). Text
Organic Trade Ass’n v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 370 F. Supp. 3d 98 (D.D.C. 2019) (challenging the withdrawal of USDA rule) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., No. CV 16-148 (RC), 2018 WL 4637004 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (action under the Freedom of Information Act) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Perdue, 346 F. Supp. 3d 153 (D.D.C. 2018) (judicial review)
Air Transp. Ass’n of Am., Inc. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 317 F. Supp. 3d 385 (D.D.C. 2018)( brought action challenging validity of rule issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Text
Bean v. Perdue, 316 F. Supp. 3d 220 (D.D.C. 2018) (alleging that USDA violated the APA) Text
Lillemoe v. United States Dep’t of Agric., Foreign Agric. Serv., 344 F. Supp. 3d 215 (D.D.C. 2018) (alleging FAS violated APA) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 282 F. Supp. 3d 150 (D.D.C. 2017) (challenging agency’s response to FOIA request) Text
Animal Legal Def. Fund, Inc. v. Vilsack, 237 F. Supp. 3d 15 (D.D.C. 2017) (judicial review of denial of claim) Text
Resolute Forest Prod., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 219 F. Supp. 3d 69 (D.D.C. 2016) (alleging constitutional challenges to Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act)Text
Resolute Forest Prod., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 130 F. Supp. 3d 81 (D.D.C. 2015)( alleging constitutional challenges to Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act) Text
Hunt v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 740 F. Supp. 2d 41 (D.D.C. 2010) (alleging deprivation of just compensation) Text
Strunk v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, No. 10-0066(RJL), 2010 WL 4780845 (D. D.C. Nov. 24, 2010) (FOIA action seeking information on farmers against National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Benoit v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 608 F.3d 17 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (exhaustion of remedies and abuse of discretion) Text
Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar, — F.Supp.2d —, 2010 WL 1140719 (D.D.C. 2010) (challenging bison and elk management plan)
Prime Time Int’l Co. v. Vilsack, 599 F.3d 678 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (USDA interpretation not entitled to Chevron deference) Text
Elliott v. USDA, 569 F.3d 842 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (request under FOIA)
In Def. of Animals v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 656 F.Supp.2d 68, (D.D.C. 2009) (failure of agency to show records were protected under FOIA exemption) Text
Colo. Wild Horse & Burro Coal., Inc. v. Salazar, 639 F.Supp.2d 87 (D.D.C. 2009) (challenging agency decision to remove wild horses from herd area)
Poett v. United States, 657 F. Supp. 2d 230 (D.D.C. 2009) (seeking review of DSAT denial of request) Text
Ark. Dairy Coop. Ass’n, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., 573 F.3d 815 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (producers could challenge interim rule under the APA) Text
Catawba County v. EPA, 571 F.3d 20 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (no APA violations in promulgation of NAAQS for fine particulate matter) Text
Koretoff v. Vilsack, 626 F.Supp.2d 4 (D.D.C. 2009) (failure to exhaust remedies)
Montanans for Multiple Use v. Barbouletos, 568 F.3d 225 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (claims that management of forest violated forest plan precluded) Text
Garcia v. Vilsack, 563 F.3d 519 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (dismissal of APA failure to investigate claims) Text
Hettinga v. United States, 560 F.3d 498 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (not requiring the exhaustion of remedies to challenge Milk Regulatory Equity Act) Text
Nat’l Res. Def. Council v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 559 F.3d 561 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (rule’s preamble nonreviewable) Text
Int’l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Vilsack, 602 F.Supp.2d 228 (D. D.C. 2009) (attorney’s fees for successful NEPA challenge) Text
Single Stick, Inc. v. Johanns, 601 F.Supp.2d 307 (D. D.C. 2009) (interpretation of Equitable Tobacco Reform Act) Text
Koretoff v. Vilsack, 601 F.Supp.2d 238 (D. D.C. 2009) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies) Text
Am. Farm Bureau Fed’n v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 559 F.3d 512 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 24, 2009) (review of agency’s decision to revise air standards) Text
Prosser v. Fed. Agric. Mortgage Corp., 593 F.Supp.2d 150 (D. D.C. 2009) (no violations of statutory or regulatory provisions by Farmer Mac) Text
Short v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’r, 593 F.Supp.2d 69(D. D.C. 2009) (FOIA request; changing designation of wetlands) Text
Swisher Int’l, Inc. v. Schafer, 550 F.3d 1046 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (Tobacco Act of 2004 does not violate 5th Amendment) Text
In Defense of Animals v. United States Department of Agriculture, 587 F.Supp.2d 178 (D.D.C. 2008) (exclusion of expert testimony, violations of Animal Welfare Act) Text
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, L.L.C. v. Dep’t of Agric., 539 F.3d 492 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (deference to agency’s denial of access to mad cow testing) Text
Enter. Nat’l Bank v. Johanns, 539 F. Supp. 2d 343 (D.D.C. 2008), aff’d sub nom. Enter. Nat. Bank v. Vilsack, 568 F.3d 229 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (seeking payment on loss of loan) Text
FMC Corp. v. U.S. E.P.A., 557 F.Supp.2d 105 (D. D.C. 2008) (challenge agency’s rules for the allocation of the burden of proof) Text
Multi AG Media LLC v. Dep’t of Agric., 515 F.3d 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (Freedom of Information Act) Text
Humane Soc’y of U.S. v. Johanns, 520 F.Supp.2d 8 (D. D.C. 2007) (final rule violated NEPA) Text
Rice v. United States, 245 F.R.D. 3 (D. D.C. 2007) (violations of Privacy Act; releasing private information in FOIA request)
N.C. Fisheries Ass’n v. Gutierrez, 518 F.Supp.2d 62 (D. D.C. 2007) (upholding Sec’y decision) Text
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 517 F.Supp.2d 391 (D. D.C. 2007) (agency authority to promulgate regulation) Text
Cornucopia Inst. v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 06-C-0182-C, 2007 WL 5414894 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 21, 2007) (production of documents, attorney’s fees under the Freedom of Information Act)
Haw. Orchid Growers Ass’n v. Johanns, 249 F. App’x. 204 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (final rule not arbitrary and capricious)
Love v. Connor, 525 F. Supp. 2d 155 (D.D.C. 2007), aff’d and remanded sub nom. Garcia v. Vilsack, 563 F.3d 519 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (discrimination claim against USDA) Text
Int’l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Johanns, 473 F.Supp.2d 9 (D. D.C. 2007) (appropriateness of agency action) Text
Edaleen Dairy, LLC v. Johanns, 467 F.3d 778 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (exhaustive of administrative remedies) Text
Great Old Broads for Wilderness v. Kempthorne, 452 F.Supp.2d 71 (D. D.C. 2006) (grazing regulations did not violate other federal legislation) Text
S. Cal. Edison Co. v. Fed. Energy Reg. Comm., 443 F.3d 94 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (energy purchase) Text
Holly Sugar Corp. v. Veneman, 437 F.3d 1210 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (Chevron deference to agency’s interpretation of sugar loan interest rate) Text
NW. Indep. Producers Ass’n v. Veneman, 312 F.Supp.2d 23 (D D.C. 2004) (judicial review; exhaustion of remedies) Text
Avocados Plus, Inc. v. Veneman, 370 F.3d 1243 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (exhaustion of remedies) Text
La. Fed. Land Bank Ass’n v. Farm Credit Admin., 336 F.3d 1075 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (notice and comment) Text
Hertzberg v. Veneman, 273 F.Supp.2d 67 (D. D.C. 2003) (Freedom of Information request) Text
CropLife Am. v. E.P.A., 329 F.3d 876 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (notice and comment) Text
Shaffer v. Veneman,325 F.3d 370 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (jurisdiction) Text
Rice v. United States, 211 F.R.D. 10 (D. D.C. 2002) (alleged violations of Privacy Act when personal information released in FOIA request)
Milk Train, Inc. v. Veneman, 310 F.3d 747 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (judicial review) Text
Hershey Foods Corp. v. Dep’t of Agric., 293 F.3d 520 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies) Text
Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Fla. v. Veneman, 289 F.3d 89 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (notice and comment) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Gilham v. United States, 164 Fed. Cl. 1 (2023) (court lacked jurisdiction over claim for violation of APA) Text
St. Bernard Par. Gov’t v. United States, 916 F.3d 987 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (breach of contract) Text
BP Expl. & Prod., Inc. v. United States, 142 Fed. Cl. 579 (2019) (asserting Tucker Act was not displaced by the Royalty Management act)
Active Network, LLC v. United States, 130 Fed. Cl. 421 (2017) (challenging contract award by USDA)
Nat’l Telecommuting Inst., Inc. v. United States, 123 Fed. Cl. 595 (2015) (challenging award of contract)
RLB Contracting, Inc. v. United States, 118 Fed. Cl. 750 (2014), aff’d, 621 F. App’x 1026 (Fed. Cir. 2015)(challenging award of contract)
Dalles Irrigation Dist. v. United States, — Fed. Cl. —, 2010 WL 785395 (Fed. Cl. 2010) (EAJA attorney’s fees)
Acceptance Ins. Cos. v. United States, 583 F.3d 849 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (lack of cognizable property interest; claim of taking by agency) Text
Tex. Bio- & Agro- Defense Consortium v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 798 (Fed. Cl. 2009) (challenging site selection for biosecurity facility)
Mendoza v. United States, 87 Fed. Cl. 331 (Fed. Cl. 2009) (remanding to agency to decide if plaintiffs where federal employees)
Sageman v. U.S., 82 Fed. Cl. 367 (Fed. Cl. 2008) (application of the Tucker Act)
Walker v. U.S., 79 Fed. Cl. 685 (Fed. Cl. 2008) (cancellation of regulatory permit was not a taking)
Rose Acre Farms, Inc. v. U.S., 75 Fed. Cl. 527 (Fed. Cl. 2007) (finding regulatory taking)
Bruhn v. U.S., 74 Fed. Cl. 749 (Fed. Cl. 2006) (application of Tucker Act)
Evans v. U.S., 74 Fed. Cl. 554 (Fed. Cl. 2006), aff’d, 250 F. App’x 321 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (claim raisin marketing order was a regulatory taking)
Cotrell v. U.S., 71 Fed. Cl. 559 (Fed. Cl. 2006) (statute of limitations, exhaustion of remedies)
Goodrich v. United States, 434 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (final agency decision; accrual of statute of limitations) Text
Star-Glo Assoc., LP v. U.S., 414 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (agency interpretation of statute) Text
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S., 416 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (lack of jurisdiction over takings claim)
Gardner v. U.S., No. 04-1673C, 2005 WL 6112636 (Fed. Cl. June 13, 2005) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies)
Hall v. U.S., 69 Fed. Cl. 51 (Fed. Cl. 2005) (jurisdiction of settlement agreement)
Sartori v. U.S., 67 Fed. Cl. 263 (Fed. Cl. 2005) (temporary regulatory takings)
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S., 58 Fed. Cl. 391 (Fed. Cl. 2003) (regulatory takings claim)
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. U.S., 60 Fed. Cl. 175 (Fed. Cl. 2004) (exhaustion of remedies)
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S., 57 Fed. Cl. 505 (Fed. Cl. 2003) (EAJA eligibility)
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Hoed v. U.S. Sec’y of Agric., No. 06-00446, 2008 WL 151353 (Ct. Int’l Trade Jan. 16, 2008) (supplementing the administrative record)
O’Toole v. U.S. Sec’y of Agric., 471 F.Supp.2d 1323 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2007) (supplementing the administrative record) Text
Dus & Derrick, Inc. v. U.S. Sec’y of Agric., 469 F.Supp.2d 1326 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2007) (impermissible construction of statute) Text
Anderson v. U.S. Sec’y of Agric., 462 F.Supp.2d 1333 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2006) (review of denial of benefits) Text
Van Trinh v. U.S. Sec’y of Agric., 395 F.Supp.2d 1259 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2005) (failure to make reasonable inquiry by agency) Text
ARIZONA
Koepnick v. Ariz. State Land Dep’t, 212 P.3d 62 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009) (reclassification of state land by state agency)
CALIFORNIA
Olson v. Cal. Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, No. F056118, 2009 WL 2517644 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2009) (administrative procedures did not violate state’s APA)
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. Dep’t of Agric., No. A120874, 2008 WL 5423832 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2008) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies)
In re Farm Raised Salmon Cases, No. B182901a, 2008 WL 2070612 (Cal. Ct. App. May 16, 2008) (doctrine of primary jurisdiction)
Patterson Flying Serv. v. Cal. Dep’t of Pesticide Regulation, 74 Cal.Rptr.3d 290 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) (sufficient evidence to support agency finding and fine)
Syngenta Crop Prot., Inc. v. Helliker, 42 Cal.Rptr.3d 191 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) (use of registration data in granting other applications) Text
Cal. for Alternatives to Toxics v. Dep’t of Food & Agric., 38 Cal.Rptr.3d 638 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) (abuse of discretion by agency) Text
Carrancho v. Cal. Air Res. Bd., 4 Cal.Rptr.3d 536 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) (agency’s decision complied with the statute) Text
COLORADO
Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation Dist. v. Trout Unlimited, 219 P.3d 774 (Colo. 2009) (agency’s decision was reasonable) Text
North Sterling Irrigation District v. Simpson, 202 P.3d 1207 (Colo. 2009) (state water engineer did not exceed statutory authority in administering storage rights) Text
CONNECTICUT
Lawendy v. Ct. Bd. of Veterinary Med., 109 Conn.App. 113 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008) (review of vet board’s decision to revoke license)
Landis v. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., No. 127137, 2004 WL 1664131, at *1 (Conn. Super. Ct. June 30, 2004) (action for denial of CWA application)
FLORIDA
Siegers Seed Co. v. Williams Farm P’ship, 17 So.3d 848 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009) (final agency action) Text
Fla. Dep’t of Agric. & Consumer Servs. v. Haire, 865 So. 2d 610 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004) (seeking to prevent the destruction of trees deemed to have been exposed to citrus canker) Text
Fla. Dep’t of Agric. & Consumer Servs. v. Haire, 836 So. 2d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003), approved, 870 So. 2d 774 (Fla. 2004) (challenging Citrus Canker Law amendments) Text
GEORGIA
Ga. Dep’t of Agric. v. Brown, 607 S.E.2d 259 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004) (termination from farmers’ market) Text
IDAHO
Rammell v. Idaho Dep’t of Agric., 210 P.3d 523 (Idaho 2009) (review of hearing officer’s decision) Text
INDIANA
Jennings Water, Inc. v. Office of Envtl. Adjudication, 909 N.E.2d 1020 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (judicial review of agency denial of administrative review of permit) Text
Sexton v. Jackson County Bd. of Zoning, 884 N.E.2d 889 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008) (standing to challenge granting of special exemption to build hog farm) Text
IOWA
David as Tr. Of Harold D. v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 367 F.Supp.3d 880 (N.D. Iowa 2019) (determining decision by USDA is consistent with minimal effect exception) Text
Litterer v. Judge, 644 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 2002) (no legal authority for rulemaking) Text
KANSAS
KLC Farm v. Perdue, 426 F.Supp.3d 837 (D.Kan. 2019) (review of decision by NAD regarding calculation of crop payments) Text
Frick Farm Props., L.P. v. Kansas, 216 P.3d 170 (Kan. 2009) (review of agency decision to terminate water right) Text
Davenport Pastures, LP v. Morris County Bd. of County Comm’r, 194 P.3d 1201 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008) (review of commissioners’ decision to award damages for vacation of unimproved roads) Text
Frick Farm Prop., Ltd. P’ship v. State, Dep’t of Agric., 190 P.3d 983 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008) (review of agency decision)
Hawley v. Kan. Dep’t of Agric., 132 P.3d 870 (Kan. 2006) (proper notice given)
KENTUCKY
Dailey v. Am. Growers Ins., 103 S.W.3d 60 (Ky. 2003) (Merrill doctrine)
LOUISIANA
Johnson v. Strain, 2015-0714 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/6/15), 183 So. 3d 562 (judicial review) Text
Piazza’s Seafood World, LLC v. Odom, 2007-2191 (La. App. 1 Cir. 12/23/08), 6 So. 3d 820 (action for preliminary injunction against seafood regulation) Text
MARYLAND
Ctr. For Sci. in the Pub. Interest v. Perdue, 438 F.Supp.3d 546 (D. Md. 2020) (finding the Department of Agriculture did not provide adequate notice regarding nutrition standards) Text
Md. Dep’t of Agric. v. Hammond, 907 A.2d 306 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2006) (remanding agency’s decision to revoke license)
Maryland Dep’t of Agr. v. Hammond, 170 Md. App. 344, 907 A.2d 306 (2006) (judicial review od agency’s decision to revoke license) Text
MICHIGAN
Pontiac Food Ctr. v. Dep’t of Cmty. Health, 282 Mich. App. 331 (2008)( judicial review) Text
Sierra Club Mackinac Charter v. Dep’t of Envtl. Quality, 747 N.W.2d 321 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007) (invalidating state CAFO rule) Text
MINNESOTA
In re Dairy Dozen-Theif River Falls, LLP, Nos. A09-936, A09-1406, 2010 WL 2161781 (Minn. Ct. App. June 01, 2010) (timeliness of appeal for feedlot permit)
Gunnink v. Minnesota, No. A09-396, 2010 WL 10388 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 5, 2009) (state’s authority to conduct inspection did not violate 4th Amendment)
MISSOURI
Mo. Soybean Ass’n v. Mo. Clean Water Comm’n, 102 S.W.3d 10 (Mo. 2003) (lack of subject matter to challenge list prepared by agency) Text
MONTANA
Whitehall Wind, LLC v. Mont. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 223 P.3d 907 (Mont. 2010) (determination agency’s rate determination was unreasonable) Text
NEBRASKA
Epp. V. Natural Resources Conservation Service, 425 F.Supp.3d 1142 (Neb. 2019) (review of administrative judge determination that NRCS decision was not appealable to NAD) Text
In re 2007 Admin. Of Appropriations of Water of Niobrara River, 768 N.W.2d 420 (Neb. 2009) (administrative proceedings not moot) Text
Swift & Co. v. Nebraska Dep’t of Revenue, 278 Neb. 763 (2009) (judicial review of sales tax refund denial) Text
Spear T Ranch, Inc. v. Knaub, 691 N.W.2d 116 (Neb. 2005) (doctrine of primary jurisdiction) Text
NEW JERSEY
In re Agric., Aquacultural, & Horticultural Water Usage Certification Rules, 891 A.2d 99 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Civ. 2009) (challenging new water use regulations for agriculture)
Atlantic County Soc’y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. City of Absecon, No. L-16946-06, 2009 WL 1562967 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. June 5, 2009) (open records request)
N.J. Soc’y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep’t of Agric., 955 A.2d 866 (N.J. 2008) (farm animal cruelty regulations were arbitrary and capricious)
NEW MEXICO
United States v. High Plains Livestock, LLC, No. 15-CV-680 MCA/JHR, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78164 (D.N.M. 2018) (application for EAJA fees).
NEW YORK
New York v. U.S. Dep’t. of Agric., 454 F.Supp.3d 297 (S.D.N.Y. 2020) (alleging violation of substantive and procedural requirements for APA) Text
Spence v. New York State Dep’t of Agric. & Markets, 61 Misc. 3d 337, 84 N.Y.S.3d 305 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016) (judicial review) Text
Brown v. N.Y. State Racing and Wagering Bd., 871 N.Y.S.2d 623 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009) (enjoining agency action)
Humane Soc’y of U.S. v. Brennan, 861 N.Y.S.2d 234 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (freedom of information request) Text
Humane Soc’y of U.S. v. Empire State Dev. Corp., 53 A.D.3d 1013 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (lack of taxpayer standing) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Wallace Farm, Inc. v. City of Charlotte, 689 S.E.2d 922 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010) (request for records related to landowners’ farm)
OHIO
A & Q Mkt., Inc. Liquor Control Comm’n, No. 09AP-283, 2009 WL 3633875 (Nov. 3, 2009) (jurisdiction of state commission) Text
Ohio Fresh Eggs, L.L.C. v. Boggs, 917 N.E.2d 833 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009) (denial of attorneys’ fees for unreasonable permit revocation)
Egbert v. Ohio Dep’t of Agric., No. 17-08-15, 2008 WL 4559970 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 14, 2008) (revocation of license to sale livestock) Text
U.S. v. Childers, 789 N.E.2d 691 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003) (exhaustion of remedies)
OKLAHOMA
In re Canadian River Land & Cattle Co., 2011 OK CIV APP 117, 269 P.3d 40 (judicial review of license)
OREGON
Inbound, LLC v. Dep’t. of Forestry, 252 P.3d 336 (Or. Ct. App. 2011) (determining a letter from the Department of Forestry was not a final order for judicial review) Text
Hawes v. State, 125 P.3d 778 (Or. Ct. App. 2005) (agreement with EPA was not “final order” that was judicable reviewable) Text
SOUTH CAROLINA
McMillan v. S.C. Dep’t of Agric., 364 S.C. 60, 611 S.E.2d 323 (Ct. App. 2005), rev’d, 380 S.C. 212, 670 S.E.2d 368 (2008) (action for recovery of losses) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
A.M. Farms v. County of Codington, 765 N.W.2d 550 (S.D. 2009) (duty to follow proper disaster declaration procedures is discretionary) Text
TEXAS
Owen v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 2020 WL 5913668 (S.D.Tex., 2020) (finding that final agency decision relating to the federal crop insurance program was arbitrary and capricious) Text
Texas Dep’t of Agric. v. Wild Boar Meats, L.L.C., No. 03-17-00514-CV, 2018 WL 3748677, at *1 (Tex. App. Aug. 8, 2018), review denied (May 31, 2019) (claims for injunctive and declaratory relief)
VERMONT
In re Hinsdale Farm, 858 A.2d 249 (Vt. 2004) (lack of jurisdiction by agency) Text
WASHINGTON
Ted Rasmussen Farms v. Dep’t of Ecology, 110 P.3d 823 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005) (agency rule exceeding statutory authority) Text
Littleton v. Whatcom County, 86 P.3d 1253 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004) (invalidation of agency rule) Text
WISCONSIN
Metz v. Veterinary Examining Bd., 741 N.W.2d 244 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007) (exhaustion of remedies) Text