Legal Opinion
Ballanger v. Johanns
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2007No. 06-3889PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff John Ballanger, Jr. (“Ballan-ger”), sought judicial review of a ruling by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) in which the USDA found Ballanger converted wetlands for agricultural use in violation of 16 U.S.C. §§ 3801, 3821-24, and thereby became ineligible to receive certain USDA benefits. The matter was fully briefed, argued, and submitted to the district court, 1 and the district court refused to disturb the agency’s decision. Ballanger appeals, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
Ballanger lives in Iowa and owns…
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