Legal Opinion
Bread for the City, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1591PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Bread for the City, Inc. (“Bread for the City” or “plaintiff’) brings this action against defendants the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack, and the Food and Nutrition Service (collectively, “USDA” or “defendants”). In its Complaint, Bread for the City asserts that USDA misinterpreted the clear command of 7 U.S.C. § 2036(a)(2) and, as a result, failed in fiscal year 2015 to purchase and distribute more than $277 million worth of food required by Congress as part of The Emergency…
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