Legal Opinion

Spencer Livestock Commission Company Mike Donaldson v. Department of Agriculture

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 8, 1988No. 87-7189PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners Spencer Livestock and Michael Donaldson appeal a decision of the administrative law judge, upheld by the Judicial Officer of the Department of Agriculture, assessing $30,000 in civil penalties against them and suspending them as registrants under the Packers and Stockyards Act for 10 years. We affirm.

FACTS

Petitioner Michael Donaldson is the president, manager and controlling shareholder of Spencer Livestock Commission Company. He was registered as both a dealer and a market agent under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 181 et…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Nichols & Co. v. Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
  3. Capitol Packing Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  4. Jacob F. Bosma D/B/A Chino Livestock Commission Company and Yardage v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. Blackfoot Livestock Commission, Co. v. Department of Agriculture, Packers and Stockyards AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Kathleen Frymire-Brinati and Michael Brinati v. Kpmg Peat MarwickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. White v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. Harold Bruce London v. Fieldale Farms Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Robert E. Parchman Virgil R. (Ray) Lemons Jack E. Hamilton v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  5. Jeffrey C. Ferguson v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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