JOHNSON v. PERDUE

No. 15-3962.

862 F.3d 712 (2017)

Lott JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sonny PERDUE, Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Mark Petty; Linda Newkirk; James Culpepper, III; Hendra Woodfork; Chana Thompson; John and Jane Does, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Carl Wilson , WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.O. Box 1299, West Memphis, AR 72301-1299, for Plaintiff-Appellant

Richard Pence, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Eastern District of Arkansas, Suite 500, 425 W. Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201, Jane W. Duke , Mary Catherine Way , MITCHELL & WILLIAMS, Suite 1800, 425 W. Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201, for Defendants-Appellees

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, KELLY, Circuit Judge, and SIPPEL, District Judge.


Lott Johnson is an African American farmer who operates and manages 79 acres of farmland in Lonoke County, Arkansas. He brings claims against the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and five USDA employees, alleging racial discrimination, retaliation, and conspiracy regarding his loan applications...

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