United States DC Circuit

Grant of a motion to dismiss and denial of class certification in an action alleging racial discrimination in the administration of various federally-funded loan and benefit programs for farmers is affirmed in part and remanded in part as to a failure-to-investigate claim made under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/06/2006
• Decided 03/31/2006
• Published 03/31/2006

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen S. Hill argued the cause for the appellants.  Alan M. Wiseman, Robert L. Green and Kenneth C. Anderson were on brief., Glen D. Nager, Shay Dvoretzky, Jason J. Jarvis and Robin S. Conrad were on brief for amicus curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles W. Scarborough, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the appellee.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, and Robert M. Loeb, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, were on brief.