United States Ninth Circuit

Because administrative forums exist to challenge the Department of Agriculture's actions, plaintiffs are precluded by the Agriculture Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, 71 U.S.C. sections 601-626, to bring a direct suit challenging producer-handler exemption.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 02/12/2002
• Published 02/12/2002

Judges

• Before:  BRUNETTI, KLEINFELD and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sean D. Garrison, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• James C. Hair, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellee.