98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7044, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,043, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9738 Ernest Maldonado v. Department of Agriculture United States of America

154 F.3d 1086

98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7044, 96 Daily Journal

D.A.R. 10,043,

98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9738

Ernest MALDONADO, Petitioner,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; United States of America, Respondents.

No. 96-70657.

United States Court of Appeals,

Ninth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted Dec. 2, 1997.

Decided Sept. 9, 1998.

Joseph Choate, Jr., Choate & Choate, Los Angeles, California, for petitioner.

Libbi J. Finelsen, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., for respondents.

Petition to Review a Decision of the Department of Agriculture. D.C. No. PACA RC 94-1042.

Before:…