HASSAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ) FAWAZ SALEH HASSAN, ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 2:20-cv-00173-LEW ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ) OF AGRICULTURE, ) ) Defendant ) ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND RECOMMENDED DISMISSAL OF THE CASE Plaintiff Fawaz Saleh Hassan seeks to proceed in forma pauperis in connection with the instant suit appealing the decision of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to disqualify his store, Makkah Market LLC/Makkah Halal Market (“Makkah”) in Portland, Maine, from participating for six months in the Supplemental Nutrition…