Hunts Point Tomato Co. v. United States Department of Agriculture

SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Hunts Point Tomato Co., Inc. (“Hunts”) petitions for review of an order of the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), which ordered publication of the facts and circumstances of its findings: that Hunts had repeatedly and flagrantly violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”), 7 U.S.C. §§ 499a-499s. Petitioner contends, inter alia, that the decision not to postpone its hearing after it promised to make full payment to its suppliers was an abuse of discretion, as was the USDA’s failure to take into account the possibility of…