Legal Opinion
Pigford v. Veneman
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 3, 2005No. CIV.A. 97-1978(PLF), CIV.A. 98-1693(PLF)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a motion to modify the Consent Decree filed by certain African American farmers and a motion to disqualify lead class counsel filed by a number of the same African American farmers and others. As a result, the Court again finds itself called upon to review the fairness of the Consent Decree memorializing a settlement agreement entered into more than five .years ago by the United States Department of Agriculture and the plaintiff class of African American farmers, and the adequacy of plaintiff class counsel.
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