Major Lewis v. Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture and the United States of America

Major Lewis, who operates Major Lewis Livestock Auction Sales in Conway, Arkansas, petitions this Court under 7 U.S.C. § 194(a) for review of a decision and order of the Judicial Officer of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Judicial Officer adopted as his own an initial decision and order written by an administrative law judge who had held a hearing on the matter. The administrative law judge found that Lewis had violated section 312(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. § 213(a) 1 and section 201.43(b) of the regulations promulgated under the Act, 9 C.F.R. § 201.43(b)…