Legal Opinion

United States v. Ocala Live Stock Market, Inc.

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided May 11, 2012No. Case No. 5:12-CV-167-OC-10TBSPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S DISPOSITIVE MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

WM. TERRELL HODGES, District Judge.

The Packers and Stockyards Act regulates the conduct of packers, swine dealers, live poultry dealers, stockyard owners, market agencies, and dealers. 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229c. Under the Act, all market agencies1 are prohibited from operating while insolvent (defined under the Act as occurring when current liabilities exceed current assets). See 7 U.S.C. § 204, 9 C.F.R. § 203.10. In addition, the Secretary of Agriculture has promulgated regulations that require…

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Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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United States v. High Plains Livestock, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2015