Legal Opinion
J. W. Barton, Jr. v. Robert Bergland, Secretary of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1978No. 78-3166PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting summary judgment to the Secretary of Agriculture and dismissing the complaint on the merits. Appellants brought this action for declarative and injunctive relief to compel the Secretary to suspend enforcement of certain provisions of the Official Standard Grades for Burley Tobacco (U.S. Type 31), 7 C.F.R. §§ 29.3001-29.3182 (1977), which require that burley tobacco sold at auction be tied into “hands” 1 if it is to be graded by tobacco graders of the Grading Service of the U.S.D.A. Agricultural Marketing Service. Appellants…
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