Rodrigues v. Dunn

THORNTON, District Judge.

The Court has before it a motion to dismiss an appeal from a final order of the Secretary of Agriculture.

The reparation proceedings were conducted in accordance with the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, Title 7 U.S.C.A. § 499a et seq.

Briefly stated, the factual background is as follows:

The appellee, Rodrigues, was awarded a reparation order by default, issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Judicial Officer on January 18, 1954. Said order, by its terms, was to beeome final within thirty days unless appealed to the United States District Court. On…