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WELLFORD v. RUCKELSHAUS

No. 24434.

439 F.2d 598 (1971)

Harrison WELLFORD et al., Petitioners, v. William D. RUCKELSHAUS, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William A. Dobrovir, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. James W. Moorman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioners. Mrs. Joan M. Katz, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for petitioners.

Mr. Raymond W. Fullerton, Atty., Department of Agriculture, with whom Messrs. Charles W. Bucy, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Department of Agriculture, and Alan S. Rosenthal, Atty., Department of Justice, were on the brief, for respondent.

Messrs. John D. Connor and Charles A. O'Connor, III, filed a brief on behalf of National Agricultural Chemicals Association, as amicus curiae.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This is a petition for review of an order of the Secretary of Agriculture,1 refusing to suspend the federal registration for certain purposes of the herbicide known as "2,4,5-T."

On the basis of recent studies indicating that 2,4,5-T may have serious toxic effects on man, animals, and plants, petitioners2 filed with the Secretary a petition requesting him to take action under the...

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