American Meat Institute v. Pridgeon

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this action in which declaratory relief was originally sought, United States District Judge Enslen of the Western District of Michigan concluded that section 4a of the Michigan Comminuted Meat Law, M.C.L.A. § 289.584a, M.S.A. § 12.964(4.1), violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, art. I, § 8, cl. 3. American Meat Institute v. Ball, 550 F.Supp. 285 (W.D.Mich.1982). The District Court also enjoined further enforcement of section 4a, which requires the posting of placards above meat products not conforming to Michigan’s ingredient standards. On…