• July 10, 2019
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JUDICIAL: In re Spiech Farms, LLC, No. GK 17-05398-JTG, 2019 WL 2913270 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. July 3, 2019) This dispute requires...

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• July 5, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice: Office of the Secretary, USDA; The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (the Secretary) announces the establishment of...

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• June 21, 2019
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JUDICIAL: United States of Am., ex rel. Kenneth Kraemer, & Kenneth Kraemer & Kraemer Farms, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company,...

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• June 20, 2019
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JUDICIAL: BARK, CASCADIA WILDLANDS, OREGON WILD, & WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, Defendant, & HIGH CASCADE INC., Intervenor-Defendant.,...

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• May 17, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice: Forest Service, USDA; The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is giving notice of its intent to close the Mark Twain...

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• May 8, 2019
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JUDICIAL: ISRAEL K. NEGASH, an individual; ETHIO, INC., a Maryland Corp. d/b/a Sunoco Food Mart, Plaintiffs – Appellants, v. UNITED STATES...

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• April 19, 2019
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JUDICIAL ROLANDO DIAZ REYES, HECTOR IVAN BURGOS RIVERA, JOSE A. GARCIA MARRERO, KIDANNY JOSUE MARTINEZ REYES, EDWIN COSME COLON, & on...

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• April 17, 2019
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JUDICIAL: HENRY AVOCADO CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Z.J.D. BROTHER, LLC & LONG ZHONG “MICHAEL” CHEN Defendants., No. 17CV4559ARRRLM, 2019 WL 1586865 (E.D.N.Y....

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• April 15, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Oceana, Inc. v. Ross, No. 17-5247, 2019 WL 1574916 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 12, 2019):  When fishermen catch fish but do...

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• April 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Sec’y of Labor, Dep’t of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLAND FARMS PRODUCTION & PACKING, LLC, DELBERT BLAND, an...

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• April 5, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Forty Foot Farms, Appellant v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm’n, No. 501 C.D. 2018, 2019 WL 1468541 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 2,...

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• April 3, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) provides the Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to charge...

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• March 22, 2019
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REGULATORY: Final rule: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; This final rule amends Marketing Order No. 959, which regulates the handling of onions grown in...

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• March 21, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: BERT L. BENNETT III & TERRY BENNETT ALLEN, Plaintiffs, v. GRAHAM F. BENNETT; ANN BENNETT-PHILLIPS; JAMES H. BENNETT; & LOUISE...

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• March 20, 2019
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REGULATORY: Notice of open meeting: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research...

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• March 8, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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• March 1, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT, OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants., No. CV 17-1875 (RMC), 2019 WL 954774...

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• February 18, 2019
• Elizabeth

LEGISLATIVE: Dairy v. Harry Shelton Livestock, LLC, No. 18-CV-06357-RMI, 2019 WL 631493 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2019) On October 17, 2018,...

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• February 11, 2019
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JUDICIAL: G.W. Palmer & Co. v. Fla. Fresh Produce Corp., No. 217CV657FTM29MRM, 2019 WL 480501 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 7, 2019): This...

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• February 6, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: OAKDALE GROUNDWATER ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs & Respondents, v. OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant & Appellant. Additional Party Names: Louis F....

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