Gaffney v. United States Department of Agriculture

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ____________________________________ ) RAAHID SALAH GAFFNEY d/b/a ) Stop & Go Deli, ) Plaintiff ) v. ) No. 1:17-00393-MSM-LDA ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ) NUTRITION SERVICE RETAILER ) OPERATIONS DIVISION, ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Mary S. McElroy, United States District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION A family of four living in the contiguous United States on an annual income of less than $26,500 is living below the poverty line.1 Approximately 13.7% of…