Hacker v. United States Secretary of Agriculture

Memorandum

AQUILINO, Senior Judge:

Upon commencement of this action pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 2395 and 28 U.S.C. § 1581(d) to contest the denial of a cash benefit under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers program by the Foreign Agricultural Service (“FAS”), U.S. Department of Agriculture, the defendant interposed a motion to remand to FAS so that

it may issue a new and more detailed decision explaining the reasons for its denial of plaintiffs’ request for certification for trade adjustment assistance (“TAA”).

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That motion was granted, and the order of remand has brought forth a reconsidered…