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INDEPENDENT MEAT PACKERS ASSOCIATION v. BUTZ

Civ. No. 75-0-105.

395 F.Supp. 923 (1975)

INDEPENDENT MEAT PACKERS ASSOCIATION, an unincorporated association, Plaintiff, National Association of Meat Purveyors, an unincorporated association, Plaintiff-Intervenor, National Livestock Feeders Association, Plaintiff-Intervenor, National Restaurant Association, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Consumer Federation of America et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. Earl L. BUTZ, Individually and in his capacity as United States Secretary of Agriculture, et al., Defendants, American National Cattlemen's Association, a corporation, Defendant Intervenor.

United States District Court, D. Nebraska.

May 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank F. Pospishil, Ben E. Kaslow, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiff.

D. C. Bradford, III, Charles L. Titus, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiffs-intervenors, National Assn. of Meat Purveyors and National Restaurant Assn.

James T. Gleason, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiff-intervenor National Livestock Feeders Assn.

Vard R. Johnson, Omaha, Neb., and Girardeau Spann, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-intervenors Consumer Federation of America, National Consumers League, Americans for Democratic Action, Consumers Affairs Committee, National Consumers Congress, Public Citizen, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL-CIO), Service Employees International Union (AFL-CIO), American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO).

Daniel E. Wherry, U. S. Atty., D. Nebraska, Vincent B. Terlep, Jr., Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Marshall Marcus, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Stephen L. Muehlberg, Asst. U. S. Atty., D. Nebraska, for defendants.

Robert H. Berkshire, Richard J. Wegener, Omaha, Neb., and J. Evan Goulding, Gen. Counsel, Denver, Colo., for defendant-intervenor, American National Cattlemen's Assn.

MEMORANDUM

DENNEY, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court for decision subsequent to a hearing held from May 12, 1975 to May 23, 1975. Jurisdiction is founded under 7 U.S.C. § 1621 et seq., 28 U.S.C. § 1331, 5 U.S.C. §§ 702 and 706, and 28 U.S.C. § 1337.

In this action, filed April 1, 1975, plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief from the promulgation and enforcement of Department of Agriculture...

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