Legal Opinion

United States v. Perdue Farms, Inc. And Franklin P. Perdue

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 20, 1982No. 687, Docket 81-6200PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Circuit Judge:

This interlocutory appeal arises from a civil action brought by the United States under the Packers and Stockyards Act (the “Act”), 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq., against Per-due Farms, Inc. and its chairman of the board, Franklin P. Perdue.1 The government seeks declaratory and injunctive relief with regard to Perdue’s wholesale marketing of dressed, ready-to-cook poultry in the New York City metropolitan area. Chief Judge Jack B. Weinstein, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, denied Perdue’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, ruling that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. United States Railroad Retirement Board v. FritzSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Mohasco Corp. v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Derek Blackmon, Sidney Jones, Tyrone Stephens and Cecilia Grace RolandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  3. Berger v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. Terry S. Fischl v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Talley v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992

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