Luu v. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RIDGWAY, Judge:

Plaintiff shrimper brought this action against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to challenge the agency’s denial of his application for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (“TAA”) for Farmers program. The matter is before the Court following Plaintiffs failure to respond to an Order to Show Cause why the action should not be dismissed. Jurisdiction lies under 19 U.S.C. § 2395(c) (Supp. II 2002).

Based on Plaintiff s failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause, and in light of the chronology of events in the case to date (detailed more fully…