Davies v. Johanes

AMENDED ORDER AND OPINION SETTING ASIDE FINAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND REMANDING FOR RECONSIDERATION

SMITH, District Judge.

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”

— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Ch. 6 (1865)

I. BACKGROUND

This dispute arises from a backdrop of Congressional efforts to maintain the economic viability of farming in this country. “During the early…