Wooten v. United States, Secretary of Agriculture

OPINION

WALLACH, Judge.

I

Introduction

This matter comes before the court following Plaintiffs Motion to Supplement the Record (“Plaintiffs Motion”) filed on October 14, 2005. Defendant filed its Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion to Supplement the Record (“Defendant’s Opposition”) on November 4, 2005. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs Motion is granted. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 2395 (2004).

II

Background

Plaintiff is challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“Defendant” or “Agriculture”) denial of TAA cash benefits regarding his catfish crop…