Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Secretary of Agriculture
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided October 20, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-2338PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court upon several motions 1 filed by defendant on April 21, 1978. Defendant alleges that the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, the court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action 2 and that there is no justiciable case or controversy. All parties have filed memoranda rendering the issues raised ripe for decision.
This action was brought as a class action 3 by several farmers who have applied for and were subsequently denied disaster relief for the loss…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Barlow v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Simmons v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. BatsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Matzke v. BlockDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- Simmons v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- King v. BerglandDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1981
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