SIEGEL v. LYNG

No. 84-1047.

851 F.2d 412 (1988)

Melvyn SIEGEL, Petitioner, v. Richard E. LYNG, Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture, et al. and United States of America.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Vetne, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Harry S. Gold, Atty., Dept. of Agriculture, with whom James Michael Kelly, Associate General Counsel, Raymond W. Fullerton, Asst. General Counsel, Margaret M. Breinholt, Deputy Asst. General Counsel and Aaron B. Kahn, Atty., Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, ROBINSON and STARR, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

WALD, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Melvyn Siegel, petitioner, was President, Director, and majority shareholder of Finer Foods Sales Company (Finer Foods). Upon citation for flagrant, repeated violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, as amended (Act or PACA), 7 U.S.C. §§ 499a-499s, see Finer Foods Sales Co., Inc. v. Block, 708 F.2d 774

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