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Esch v. Lyng

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 22, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-0885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, nine brothers and sisters whose family has farmed for 115 years in the United States, are the owners of L.J. Farms, a partnership. Their 20,000-acre wheat and corn farm is located in Baca County, Colorado. Late in 1986, without prior formal notice, defendant United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended plaintiffs from participation in certain federal support programs and withheld payments under them. This declaration of ineligibility immediately threatened the future viability of plaintiffs’ farm. As a result of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Ass'n v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  2. Megapulse, Inc. v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  3. Spectrum Leasing Corporation v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  4. International Engineering Company, Division of A-T-O, Inc. v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. John R. Van Drasek, Captain v. John Lehman, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Don Olenhouse v. Commodity Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. Patrick Esch v. Clayton K. Yeutter, Secretary, U.S. Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  3. Justice v. LyngDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1989
  4. Vandervelde v. YeutterDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1991
  5. Esch v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007

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