George N. Abood v. John R. Block, Etc.

Plaintiff Abood, the owner and operator of a small grocery store in Jacksonville, Florida, filed his complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against defendant Block in his capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, alleging that he was denied due process of law when the Department suspended for a period of six months his privileges to accept food stamps. The district court, upon the plaintiff’s motion, issued a temporary restraining order, which remained in effect until the trial of the case, prohibiting the defendant Block…