Legal Opinion
Peggy A. Hart v. Department of Agriculture and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 16, 1997No. 96-1187PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Peggy A. Hart petitions for review of the Secretary of Agriculture’s determination that she was “responsibly connected” to the M&M Banana Company as an officer and director when that company violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930. 7 U.S.C. §§ 499a-499s. Hart contends that the Secretary did not apply the correct legal standard to her case and that she in fact rebutted the statutory presumption that she was responsibly connected to M&M Banana. Because we cannot determine from the present record whether the Secretary applied the correct legal…
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