Thomas Burton, Jr., Leroy Franks v. United States Department of Agriculture, George Blades, Leroy Franks v. United States Department of Agriculture

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal by LeRoy Franks from a Decision and Order in HPA Docket No. 154 and in HPA Docket No. 173, by Judicial Officer Donald A. Campbell of the United States Department of Agriculture. LeRoy Franks seeks to have the above referenced decisions and orders set aside and vacated pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1825(b)(2) of the Horse Protection Act. Said Decisions and Orders affirmed the findings of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that LeRoy Franks “allowed” his horse to be shown in a “sored” condition in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1824. 1

LeRoy Franks is…