Harriman v. United States Department of Agriculture

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiffs, Gregory and Kathryn Harriman, a married couple who are farmers in Waldo County, Maine, have brought this lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture and its Farm Service Agency and Rural Economic and Community Development Administration (hereafter, collectively, “USDA”). The Harrimans claim that, because the USDA failed to approve an operating loan application and instead accelerated existing loans in contravention of USDA regulations, they have been economically damaged and are…