Case Law Index
Administrative Law
January 1, 2002 - August 1, 2008
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 on or after January 1, 2002. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.
SECOND CIRCUIT
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)
Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., 399 F.3d 486 (2d Cir. 2005) (challenge of CAFO rule)
FOURTH CIRCUIT
U.S. ex rel. Wilson v. Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist., 528 F.3d 292 (4th Cir. 2008) (False Claims Act)
Abingdon Livestock Exch., Inc. v. Smith, No. 1:06CV00096, 2007 WL 3146504 (W.D. Va. Oct. 26, 2007) (primary jurisdiction)
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)
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)
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Dawson Farms, LLC v. Farm Serv. Agency, 504 F.3d 592 (5th Cir. 2007) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies)
Barrientos v. U.S., No. L-05-163, 2006 WL 2414348 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 14, 2006) (breach of contract)
Fleming Cos., Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 322 F.Supp.2d 744 (E.D. Tex. 2004) (validity of final rule)
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)
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Lacy v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., No. 07-3961, 2008 WL 2178099 (6th Cir. May 22, 2007) (substantial evidence)
Hendrick v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., No. 1:06-CV-80(M), 2007 WL 2900526 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 1, 2007)
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)
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)
Donaldson v. U.S., 268 F.Supp.2d 812 (E.D. Mich. 2003) (arbitrary and capricious, agency discretion)
Reinhart v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 39 F. App'x. 954 (6th Cir. 2002) (untimely appeal)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
White Eagle Coop. Ass'n v. Johanns, 508 F.Supp.2d 664 (N.D. Ind. 2007) (upholding agency rulemaking)
Buchholz v. Rural Cmty. Ins. Co., No. 05C0115C, 2005 WL 1711153 (W.D. Wis. July 20, 2005) (exhaustion of remedies)
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)
Alto Dairy v. Veneman, 336 F.3d 560 (7th Cir. 2003) (judicial review, adequate notice)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Anderson v. Farm Serv. Agency of U.S. Dep't of Agric., --- F.3d ---, 2008 WL 2777486 (8th Cir. 2008) (denial of crop disaster assistance payments)
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., --- F.Supp.2d ---, 2008 WL 2644966 (D. S.D. 2008) (preliminary injunction to prevent implementation of final rule)
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)
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)
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)
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 440 F.3d 992 (8th Cir. 2006) (exhaustion of remedies)
Barnes v. U.S., 448 F.3d 1065 (8th Cir. 2006) (FSIS tort immunity)
Barger v. Johanns, No. 4:04CV3268, 2006 WL 680889, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14331 (D. Neb. Mar. 13, 2006) (farm program eligibility)
Clason v. Johanns, 438 F.3d 868 (8th Cir. 2006) (marketing assistance loan rate)
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)
Mages v. Johanns, 431 F.3d 1132 (8th Cir. 2005) (payment limitations)
Rain & Hail Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Fed. Crop. Ins. Corp., 426 F.3d 976 (8th Cir. 2005) (reisurance)
Siebrasse v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 418 F.3d 847 (8th Cir. 2005) (upholding agency decision)
Mitchell v. Johanns, 400 F.Supp.2d 1133 (S.D. Iowa 2005) (affirming NAD decision to hold joint and severally liable for payment scheme)
Rosenau v. Farm Serv. Agency, 395 F.Supp.2d 868 (D. N.D. 2005) (NRCS did not follow proper procedures)
Neb. Beef, Ltd. v. Greening, 398 F.3d 1080 (8th Cir. 2005) (Bivens remedy availability)
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)
Sierra Club v. Bosworth, 352 F.Supp.2d 909 (D. Minn. 2005) (supplementing record)
Sierra Club v. Bosworth, 352 F.Supp.2d 909 (D. Minn. 2005) (exhaustion of remedies)
Sierra Club v. Bosworth, 352 F.Supp.2d 909 (D. Minn. 2005) (appropriateness of agency action)
Sierra Club v. Bosworth, 352 F.Supp.2d 909 (D. Minn. 2005) (agency compliance with regulation)
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)
B & D Land & Livestock Co. v. Veneman, 332 F.Supp.2d 1200 (N.D. Iowa 2004) (wetland determination is subject to administrative appeal)
Iowa Citizens for Cmty. Improvement v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 256 F.Supp.2d 946 S.D. Iowa 2002) (granting FIOA request)
Branstad v. Veneman, 232 F.Supp.2d 945 (N.D. Iowa 2002) (denial of attorney's fees under EAJA)
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)
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)
Kuster v. Veneman, 226 F.Supp.2d 1190 (D. N.D. 2002) (exhaustion of remedies)
Lane v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 294 F.3d 1001 (8th Cir. 2002) (attorneys' fees under EAJA)
Branstad v. Veneman, 212 F.Supp.2d 976 (N.D. Iowa 2002) (vacating denial of administrative appeal)
NINTH CIRCUIT
Levine v. Conner, 540 F.Supp.2d 1113 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (Chevron deference to agency's interpretation)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Johanns, Civ. No. 03-00621 JMS/BMK, 2007 WL 3072860 (D. Haw. Oct. 18, 2007) (upholding EAJA award)
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)
Aageson Grain & Cattle v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 500 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2007) (application of EAJA in a NAD proceeding)
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)
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)
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)
Ctr. for Food Safety v. Johanns, 451 F.Supp.2d 1165 (D. Haw. 2006) (permitting requirements for GMOs)
Geertson Farms, Inc. v. Johanns, 439 F.Supp.2d 1012 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (failure to exhaust administrative remedies)
Cactus Corner, LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 450 F.3d 428 (9th Cir. 2006) (risk level)
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)
Clinger v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. CV 04 424 E BLW, 2006 WL 581192 (D. Idaho Mar. 8, 2006) (unreasonable interpretation of statute)
Vigel v. Leavitt, 381 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2004) (review of final agency rule)
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)
Pauly v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 348 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2003) (exhaustion of remedies, recapture of appreciation)
McBride Cotton & Cattle Corp. v. Veneman, 296 F.Supp.2d 1125 (D. Ariz. 2003) (agency authority, due process)
Hemp Indus. Ass'n v. Drug Enforcement Admin., 333 F.3d 1082 (9th Cir. 2003) (notice and comment)
Idaho Sporting Cong., Inc. v. Rittenhouse, 305 F.3d 957 (9th Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies)
McBride Cotton & Cattle Corp. v. Veneman, 290 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies)
TENTH CIRCUIT
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (exhaustion of remedies)
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (failure to appeal)
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (appropriateness of agency action)
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (consistency with administrative record)
Harts v. Johanns, 433 F.Supp.2d 1251 (D. Kan. 2006) (viable appeal)
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)
Excel Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 397 F.3d 1285 (10th Cir. 2005) (grading and pricing under PSA)
Bishop v. Veneman, 283 F.Supp.2d 1207 (D. Kan. 2003) (challenge of FSA regulation)
Payton v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 337 F.3d 1163 (10th Cir. 2003) (judicial review)
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)
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
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)
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)
Mahon v. U.S. Dep't of Agric., 485 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2007) (arbitrary and capricious denial of crop assistance)
London v. Fieldale Farms Corp., 410 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2005) (Chevron deference to Secretary)
D.C. CIRCUIT
FMC Corp. v. U.S. E.P.A., --- F.Supp.2d ---, 2008 WL 2244809 (D. D.C. 2008) (challenge agency's rules for the allocation of the burden of proof)
Multi AG Media LLC v. Dep't of Agric., 515 F.3d 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2008) (Freedom of Information Act)
Humane Soc'y of U.S. v. Johanns, 520 F.Supp.2d 8 (D. D.C. 2007) (final rule violated NEPA)
N.C. Fisheries Ass'n v. Gutierrez, 518 F.Supp.2d 62 (D. D.C. 2007) (upholding Sec'y decision)
Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 517 F.Supp.2d 391 (D. D.C. 2007) (agency authority to promulgate regulation)
Haw. Orchid Growers Ass'n v. Johanns, 249 F. App'x. 204 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (final rule not arbitrary and capricious)
Int'l Ctr. for Tech. Assessment v. Johanns, 473 F.Supp.2d 9 (D. D.C. 2007) (appropriateness of agency action)
Edaleen Dairy, LLC v. Johanns, 467 F.3d 778 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (exhaustive of administrative remedies)
S. Cal. Edison Co. v. Fed. Energy Reg. Comm., 443 F.3d 94 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (energy purchase)
Holly Sugar Corp. v. Veneman, 437 F.3d 1210 (D.C. Cir. 2006) (Chevron deference to agency's interpretation of sugar loan interest rate)
NW. Indep. Producers Ass'n v. Veneman, 312 F.Supp.2d 23 (D D.C. 2004) (judicial review; exhaustion of remedies)
Avocados Plus, Inc. v. Veneman, 370 F.3d 1243 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (exhaustion of remedies)
La. Fed. Land Bank Ass'n v. Farm Credit Admin., 336 F.3d 1075 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (notice and comment)
Hertzberg v. Veneman, 273 F.Supp.2d 67 (D. D.C. 2003) (Freedom of Information request)
CropLife Am. v. E.P.A., 329 F.3d 876 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (notice and comment)
Shaffer v. Veneman,325 F.3d 370 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (jurisdiction)
Milk Train, Inc. v. Veneman, 310 F.3d 747 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (judicial review)
Hershey Foods Corp. v. Dep't of Agric., 293 F.3d 520 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (exhaustions of remedies)
Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Fla. v. Veneman, 289 F.3d 89 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (notice and comment)
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Star-Glo Assoc., LP v. U.S., 414 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (agency interpretation of statute)
Lion Raisins, Inc. v. U.S., 416 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (lack of jurisdiction over takings claim)
COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sageman v. U.S., --- Fed. Cl. ---, 2008 WL 2604808 (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)
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)
Dus & Derrick, Inc. v. U.S. Sec'y of Agric., 469 F.Supp.2d 1326 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2007) (impermissible construction of statute)
Anderson v. U.S. Sec'y of Agric., 462 F.Supp.2d 1333 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2006) (review of denial of benefits)
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)
CALIFORNIA
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)
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)
Carrancho v. Cal. Air Res. Bd., 4 Cal.Rptr.3d 536 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003) (agency's decision complied with the statute)
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)
GEORGIA
Ga. Dep't of Agric. v. Brown, 607 S.E.2d 259 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004) (termination from farmers' market)
INDIANA
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)
IOWA
Litterer v. Judge, 644 N.W.2d 357 (Iowa 2002) (no legal authority for rulemaking)
KANSAS
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)
MARYLAND
Md. Dep't of Agric. v. Hammond, 907 A.2d 306 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2006) (remanding agency's decision to revoke license)
MICHIGAN
Sierra Club Mackinac Charter v. Dep't of Envtl. Quality, 747 N.W.2d 321 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007) (invalidating state CAFO rule)
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)
NEBRASKA
Spearman T Ranch, Inc. v. Knaub, 691 N.W.2d 116 (Neb. 2005) (doctrine of primary jurisdiction)
NEW JERSEY
N.J. Soc'y for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep't of Agric., --- A.2d ---, 2008 N.J. LEXIS 894 (N.J. 2008) (farm animal cruelty regulations were arbitrary and capricious)
NEW YORK
Humane Soc'y of U.S. v. Empire State Dev. Corp., --- N.Y.S.2d ---, 2008 WL 2917845 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (lack of taxpayer standing)
OHIO
U.S. v. Childers, 789 N.E.2d 691 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003) (exhaustion of remedies)
OREGON
Hawes v. State, 125 P.3d 778 (Or. Ct. App. 2005) (agreement with EPA was not "final order" that was judicable reviewable)
VERMONT
In re Hinsdale Farm, 858 A.2d 249 (Vt. 2004) (lack of jurisdiction by agency)
WASHINGTON
Ted Rasmussen Farms v. Dep't of Ecology, 110 P.3d 823 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005) (agency rule exceeding statutory authority)
Littleton v. Whatcom County, 86 P.3d 1253 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004) (invalidation of agency rule)
WISCONSIN
Metz v. Veterinary Examining Bd., 741 N.W.2d 244 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007) (exhaustion of remedies)