WELCH v. UNITED STATES

No. 71-2019.

464 F.2d 682 (1972)

Harry L. WELCH, t/a Harry Welch General Merchandise, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kimmel, Atty., Dept. of Justice (L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Alan S. Rosenthal, Atty., Dept. of Justice, and John K. Grisso, U.S. Atty., on the brief) for appellant.

James M. Morris, Manning, S.C., on the brief, for appellee.

Before BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER and FIELD, Circuit Judges.


FIELD, Circuit Judge:

The sole question on this appeal is whether under the Food Stamp Act of 19641 a district court may reduce an administratively imposed sanction for admitted violations of the Act when the sanction so imposed is within the allowable range of the statute and implementing regulations.

The plaintiff, Welch, is the owner of a retail grocery store which in July of 1968 became authorized to participate in the Food...

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