Legal Opinion

Blackfoot Livestock Commission, Co. v. Department of Agriculture, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 20, 1987No. 86-7198PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Blackfoot Livestock Commission Company appeals the decision of the Department of Agriculture, finding a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229. We hold that substantial evidence in the record supports the agency’s decision. We further hold that the finding of check-kiting was not precluded by a pri- or court decision, the agency had the authority to increase the sanction, and the Jencks Act was not violated. BACKGROUND

Blackfoot operates a stockyard and livestock auction registered with the Secretary of Agriculture and regulated under…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. H. David Miller, United States of America v. Continental Fuel Co., Inc., United States of America v. Don A. BliesnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. The Anthony Company D/B/A Eldorado ClubCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by18 opinions

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