Legal Opinion

Smith v. United States Department of Agriculture

District Court, S.D. Iowa

Decided August 28, 2012No. 4:12-cv-362 RP-CFBPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ROBERT W. PRATT, District Judge.

Currently before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) filed on *948August 20, 2012. Clerk’s No. 6. Plaintiffs filed a response on August 24, 2012 (“Resistance”). Clerk’s No. 18. Defendants replied on August 27, 2012 (“Reply”). Clerk’s No. 19. The matter is fully submitted.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs challenge Defendants’ decision to close the Decatur County Farm Service Agency (“FSA”) office. See Compl. ¶¶ 19, 21. Plaintiffs are all farmers participating in various farm programs in Decatur County, Iowa. See id. ¶¶ 1-6. Defendant United States…

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